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07-25-2005, 01:17 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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 |  New Flame Scallop
I couldn't resist the LFS was running a 20% sale on all livestock and I saw a tank full of flame scallops for $13.99. I picked one up that is 3.5 - 4 inches in diameter.
Anybody have any expirience with them? Anything I should watch out for.
Thanks
Sean
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90 gallon reef, mag 1800 main return pump, 10 gallon refugium + 10 gallon sump, CPR overflows, ASM G-1 skimmer, icecap 660 vho 440 watts. 130#LR and 60#LS. Corals: Finger Leather, Fat Finger Leather, Toadstool, flower pot sps coral, hairy mushrooms. Fish: Yellow tang, Bi-color angel, pecula clowns, royal gramma, coral beauty angel, yellow tail damsel, blue damsel, Sergeant Major Damsel. Misc. hermit crabs, snails, flame scallop, Xenia | 
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07-25-2005, 01:36 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
Posts: 390
Karma: 87
| Re: New Flame Scallop
Sorry All,
I did a search after I posted and found numerous other posts about flame scallops that pretty much answered my questions. $13.99 down the crapper is what I got out of my reading. I will do my best to keep him alive though.
Sean | |
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07-25-2005, 01:37 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 348
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| Re: New Flame Scallop
I don't know much about them, but it is really cool to see them open and close real fast and jet across the tank. It is amazing how fast they can go! | |
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07-25-2005, 01:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
 
| Re: New Flame Scallop
well dont lose faith...my friend has had a scallop for quite some time, it just shaky becuase not much is known about keeping them _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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07-25-2005, 02:17 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
Posts: 390
Karma: 87
| Re: New Flame Scallop
I won't loose faith, and like I do for all my critters I will try and keep him alive the best I can. He sure is cool looking. | |
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07-25-2005, 04:23 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
| Re: New Flame Scallop
yup yup thats all they ever asked for, give them a hug  | |
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07-26-2005, 05:29 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 6,348
| Re: New Flame Scallop
Get yourself some live phytoplankton and your chances of keeping it alive will improve a bit. | |
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07-26-2005, 06:41 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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| Re: New Flame Scallop
They're actually pretty hardy. Keep water parameters stable, watch your salinity, and like amcraig said phytoplankton. Get some live phyto, start a culture, but that's what they eat phyto. And if you're in Illinois I'm assuming you aren't using NSW, but salt mix instead for your water changes, right? IF you aren't using NSW then Phyto supplementation is a must.
You'll be fine, my friend has 9 big ones his 125 gal. They're always hiding , but we count'em, and they're still there. _________ &&&&20 Gal. , Millenium 1000 & 2000 filter, 130watt Corallife 50/50 reef lamp. Maroon Gold-striped Clown, Pygmy (Cherub) Angel, Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 8 Turbo Snails, 1 unknown cone snail , a branch of red grape calerpa , Sun Polyps, Blue-Green Striped shroom, Red shroom, Zoo Polyp colonies, & Green Star polyps, green monti. | |
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07-26-2005, 07:52 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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| Re: New Flame Scallop
Yep, I've been using live phytoplankton already so no change there.
Sean | |
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