royal_marine Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 flame scallops how do you take care of them ? what are there requirements for them to live long ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted February 5, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2011 They are filter feeders and are very hard to keep alive. Most will just waste away. For advanced hobbyists only. Sent from my Milestone using Tapatalk Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefcar Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Not to run on your parade bro but they're more likely to starve themselves to death and not very much to look at. They'll just swim on that dark corner of the tank til they die. There are about 1 out of 10 owners who'd be lucky enough to keep these softies alive for months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 New developments in reefing products have made it quite possible. The food to feed them is available, it now depends on the diligence of the reefer to keep flame scallops alive. Some recommendations you should try are Phytofeast Live from Reef Nutrition, Ultra Clam from Fauna Marin or even Shellfish Diet from Reed Mariculture. Daily feedings are necessary and you will have to monitor your water conditions well while feeding so much food. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 They are filter feeder and only take in food of a certain micron size... One point to note even if they seems to be eating, some of the food that they take in are filtered out without being digested and used if they dun feel like eating it... Keeping them is not impossible but the amount of target feeding and dedication to get them to a healthy state is not what every reefer would want to do... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojyeo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 They are filter feeder and only take in food of a certain micron size... One point to note even if they seems to be eating, some of the food that they take in are filtered out without being digested and used if they dun feel like eating it... Keeping them is not impossible but the amount of target feeding and dedication to get them to a healthy state is not what every reefer would want to do... I have bought 1 piece and thot it died in the rocks until 1 day I decided to move the rocks around and saw it alive.......the way they hop around is cute.......there was once I saw it stick out 1 long tongue to support itself on the glass wall while hanging about a few inches above sandbed.......erm.....I din target feed anything....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) I have bought 1 piece and thot it died in the rocks until 1 day I decided to move the rocks around and saw it alive.......the way they hop around is cute.......there was once I saw it stick out 1 long tongue to support itself on the glass wall while hanging about a few inches above sandbed.......erm.....I din target feed anything....... That is what they typically do.. It will wither away in a few month without feeding.. Edited July 18, 2011 by Terryz_ Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoa guy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 depends on how you define 'advanced'. i agree with fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taufiq85 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hmmm fascinating creatures...you can actually see a blue neon light pulsating around the inner lip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planted Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Wow. You dug out a very old thread. I used to keep. As mentioned, very hard to maintain. Wasted away after couple of weeks. Managed to enjoy its awesomeness for a while. Still think it's better to leave them in nature to continue this species. Here's a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ching Sheng Yang Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 It is quite easy to keep i kept it for 3 months and it is till alive and i dun need to feed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETHS88 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Mine died after 1.5 month anyway it's a beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taufiq85 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Mine still alive too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welly Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Mine alive in my coral tank. And it loves to dance at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Powder blue Tang Posted November 19, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2014 Mine with me about 2 months, never feed any for it, like the blue neon light very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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