Flame Scallop!!! Are They Good Or Bad

[dermp]

Hey guys I was looking at a flame scallop today I was wondering if they are any good for a reeftank??? Do they have any predators and would they hurt any corals.

CHEERS

DERM

[squid]

Flame Scallops don't live a very long time in tanks. They don't hurt anything, they are pretty much filter feeders.

They don't like light, so be prepared for them to go in a shadowy/dark place.

They are pretty cool, 'specially the electric flame scallops

[Mrs Smith]

As squid said, they really aren't good or bad - just really hard to keep. I don't know anyone who's been able to keep one for longer than about a month.

I honestly wouldn't recommend it, as it will be money down the drain. They are cool, though.

Danielle

[dermp]

Thanks thats what I thought, guess I will pass

[MontanaRocknReefer]

Flame scallops are another one of those critters that should be left to the wilds and not in our captive systems!

They seem to have a short life span in our tanks and don't know of many living over a year at best!

[dermp]

Ya that always has me wondering, why do the LFS have access to these sorts of creatures that don't live very long. There should be laws in place to prevent this.