flame scallop

[hedgehog184]

would it be possible to keep a flame scallop in a 20g tank with two 18w pl bulbs tank been up and running for 6 month now is they any truth in that the flame scallop flashes like electric :)

[nick]

Yes some flame scallops flash, But no you won't be able to keep one in a 20g, Unfortunatley they are almost impossable to keep alive in any sized tank.

They don't require light and need a constant supply of food

HTH

Nick

[hedgehog184]

i really would fancy having a go at keeping one of these how would i go about it feeding them and that

[MR Teee]

I think Bigfoot got one from Marinetech IIRC. Perhaps you could drop him a PM to see how his is getting on.

[Tetley]

Hi,

A very diffucult task, keeping a flame scallop. Most last about 12 months, some a lot less. Another choice IMO.


ATB

[moorish]

they are supposed to be impossible to keep alive for a long periods of time.derek

[Blue]

I think Bigfoot got one from Marinetech IIRC. Perhaps you could drop him a PM to see how his is getting on.

He never got it from us, I do not condone the sale of these animals I'm afraid. They should be left in the wild as they are far too difficult to keep long term.

[Macca]

I have had one for a lot longer than most people can keep a gonipora :p

Why they die is because most systems strive to keep very low nutrients in their water column. If you have a rcich flow of nutrients then it is possible to keep these animals as well as some of the hard LPS corals alive IMO.

James

[markey]

i have a spiney oyster

had it a few months now ,not long i know

i am currently feeding fm clam food , its seems to be responding well

of course the true test will be made in about a year if its thriving

thanks mark

[Bigfoot]

I got mine about 6 weeks ago, they do like to be in a dark cave, I put mine in a dimly lit area and he promptly swam back into a cave in the front of the tank, where he's been ever since, I feed him on a squirt of live photoplankton every day, he's fine at the moment, but I wouldn't get another, if you get one chances are he will find a cave to hide in and you won't see a lot of him.
they do have a bright blue electric flash, the only time I saw it was when he was preparing for a move.