thereefman52
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I just recieved two of these in my invert package, they open and are movin around the tank what is their purpose, do i need to feed them anything?? do they need lighting?
Flamse scalop.. help
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partonks
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I was accidentally shipped two flame scallops yesterday and after doing some reading (luckily, I had looked into them before) I opted to give them to my LFS. They are filter feeders and require a very established tank for survival. Supposedly, even in an established tank, their life expectancy is around a year. I'm sure people have anecdotal evidence of happy, healthy scallops, I'm just telling you what a majority of the literature reports.
Scallops "swim" through propulsion of shooting water out the front so they seem to swim backwards (learned this on Discovery!) They will oftent end up in a spot of the tank they can't get out of and out of view. the best thing to do is to place then at the front of your tank in an area with good flow. They do secrete material to "connect" them to a rocky surface, so if they're happy, they'll stay. I'd be very interested to kinow how yours do. They are cool additions to the tank. Hopefully this helps.
PS - SWF.com told me I'll need to add an invert additive about once a week to support the scallop as well.
Scallops "swim" through propulsion of shooting water out the front so they seem to swim backwards (learned this on Discovery!) They will oftent end up in a spot of the tank they can't get out of and out of view. the best thing to do is to place then at the front of your tank in an area with good flow. They do secrete material to "connect" them to a rocky surface, so if they're happy, they'll stay. I'd be very interested to kinow how yours do. They are cool additions to the tank. Hopefully this helps.
PS - SWF.com told me I'll need to add an invert additive about once a week to support the scallop as well.
johnnysalt
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Please tell us you received these in your package by accident and that you didn't INTENTIONALLY order these animals NOT EVEN KNOWING HOW THEY FEED!! 
Don't know about anyone else, but it's frustrating when people do this. And your profile states you have 7 years in this hobby?!?!?
Flame scallops are filter feeders. They move around finding a place they're comfortable with....like an anemone. But you know, maybe secretly they're actually trying to get out of your tank!
[ October 31, 2001: Message edited by: JohnnySalt ]
Don't know about anyone else, but it's frustrating when people do this. And your profile states you have 7 years in this hobby?!?!?
Flame scallops are filter feeders. They move around finding a place they're comfortable with....like an anemone. But you know, maybe secretly they're actually trying to get out of your tank!
[ October 31, 2001: Message edited by: JohnnySalt ]
thereefman52
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HEY HEY HEY lets not jump on the reefman here.. for your information.. yes I HAVE been doing this for seven years And NO i didnt order them, they came free IN this package so I have them.. as soon as i put them in about an hour later i saw both of them use that little "arm" of theirs and attacxh to the rock.. they look pretty happy