flame scallop

[mscenter58]

i no its not really a clam but its pretty close ppl have told me not to get one they have not told me y but should a listen to them is here something that i not getting about them or should i still consider getting one i would love your guys oppions

 

[gohabsgo]

Hi!! i fell in love once with an electric flame scalop(almost the same)i bought a 30$ botle of phytoplancton to spot feed it,but went you put it in the tank the scalop hide in the rock so it is very hard to spot feed it, and finaly you end up never seen it!!So ! long story short mine died 3 month later.That is just my personal experience maybe other here have more succes with them!

 

[hlcroghan]

Extremely hard to keep and they tend to die very easily. I would not recommend it.

 

[mscenter58]

alright thanks for the help

 

[reefkprz]

flame scallops require a LOT of filter foods to stay alive as well as being extremely sensitive to water conditions. they tend to not survive for extended periods in smaller tanks due to the lack of ability to feed enough without effecting water conditions. some successes have been reported for longer periods on tanks that run constant phyto drips, I have heard tell of a story that claims (I dont know if its substantiated or not this is just hear-say) success for over 2 years on a gorgonian species tank with a constant phyto drip.
generally the animals slowly starve to death over a period of months.
unfortunatly part of the problem is the truncated life span of the animal, its natural life span is only 3 years, . size will tell you the approximate age a scallop that is about 2 inches wide is already about 2 years old or more.