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04-13-2008, 11:43 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 23
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 |  flame scallop
Invertebrate Non-Column - Rob Toonen
this is an excellent article about flame scallops. and i was wondering if anyone has ever had one survive more than a year? | 
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04-13-2008, 12:00 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by andybethke  | I tried a couple years past.
Never lasted long.
Usually got stuck in rocks somewhere and wasted away.
Methinks they need lots more swimming room then normally found in our tanks.
Very pretty animal though.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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04-13-2008, 12:05 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 23
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ya i concur that they are awesome looking creatures. ive had mine for about 4 months now and he appears to be doing good. i spot feed him mysis and brine shrimp about every other day | |
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04-13-2008, 12:27 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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i just took mine back to the LFS after about 8 months and he was still lookin great, and hes still doin good in the store. i only fed phytoplankton every other day or every 3 days. i did have to move him once in a while, but he did really good.
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5g, 4 baby black ociis, haitian, rock and bubble tip anemone, frogspawn, hammers, candycanes, blue ricordia, zenia, leather, plate coral, peppermint shrimp, yellow jawfish, porcelain anemone crab, lrg ass. bristle worms | |
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04-13-2008, 12:42 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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I also had one for about 7-9 months then died. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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11-09-2008, 09:21 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2008
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thanks for the great article. Got hooked to my brand new flame scallop by my 7 year old.... and I have to admit.... it's amazing. It settled into the tank very quickly but seemed to be getting a bit to close to my green bubble tip anemone.... which looks to be hosting a gravid clown and her skinny clown guy! I did move the flame toward the back of the tank....
I'm sure i'll be up posting with questions about it in the next few days. Of course, its now in the area of the tank where my mandarin hangs out as I try to force feed him live brine shrimp. I hope I don't wind up with a tank full of anorexic verts and inverts! (guess better there than from my kids)
Anyway, thanks for the article. | |
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11-10-2008, 05:16 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I live on the Nature coast of Fl
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I bought one about 2 months ago--I read this article and the one on plankton food. It found a place that it likes and I have left it there. In one article it stated that the size that you buy them at is usually near the end of their life time and may be the reason that they don't live that long in our tanks. The bigger they are, the older they are. | |
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