04-05-2006, 09:57 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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My new Electric Flame Scallop
Here it is David, eat your heart out.  Aaron is yours as good as mine? I hope the pics show up. Did not use photobucket this time. 
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04-05-2006, 10:31 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Woodstock GA
Posts: 1,849
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I had a flame scallop until my lion ate it. I wish you the best of luck.
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04-05-2006, 11:13 PM
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TCMAS President
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Lakeland, MN
Posts: 4,947
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I love those things, I will get one when all my stuff gets into its forever tank. (in a few months) Until then I am afraid it would knock something over, all my stuff is pretty packed in, in both tanks, and not anchored down well since I will be tearing it all down in a week here to put it into a temporary tank.
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click on this tcmas I dare you!
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04-05-2006, 11:18 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 53,372
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Looks Nice!
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04-06-2006, 03:17 AM
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Shark

Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,273
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I agree it's gorgeous, but they have a dismal survival record in captivity. Slowly starve to death...poor things... Hope you're ready to give it the nutrition it needs!
Wishing you luck!
Joe
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04-06-2006, 04:38 AM
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Photo Junkie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 1,077
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Yep, I wanted to buy me that cool coral until i was told that it's hard to keep or complicated.
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04-06-2006, 09:01 AM
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Reef Grand Master
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Western WI
Posts: 1,373
Reviews: 21
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I have one in my tank as well and it has been doing fine. It hides under a rock and is tough to get a good view of it and to spot feed it.. Do not keep reaching into your tank to move it to a different location or you will stress it out and kill it. Flame scallops are hard to keep and do need to be spot fed to be kept alive. They are also a short lived species, about 3 years max. in the wild, but usually survive for under one year in captivity.
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04-06-2006, 09:12 AM
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Reef Addict
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Menomonie, WI
Posts: 1,372
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Reefkeeping is an Addiction not a hobby!
~*~*Sheli Jo~*~*
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04-06-2006, 10:37 AM
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Nano reefer!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: River Falls, WI
Posts: 350
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Nice scallop Greg  Too bad you didn't sell me a healthy one!!  ... J/k Good luck with it. I have my $5 on three weeks, that will put it at April 26th. Anyone want to get in on the bet with me to see how long Greg can keep it alive?  Sorry Greg, had too.
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04-06-2006, 11:19 AM
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Shark

Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,273
Reviews: 30
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Can we bet negative days??? :-)
Sorry Greg, I stand to make some money here! :-)
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04-06-2006, 11:44 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Excelsior, MN
Posts: 472
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I have had mine for over 6 months and do not spot feed. He stuck himself to the top of the tank for about two months so whenever I did a water change he was out of the water for about ten minutes.(stupid thing)He is doing just fine
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04-06-2006, 12:03 PM
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Reef Grand Master
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Western WI
Posts: 1,373
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If it was healthy to begin with, they should survive at least 3-6+ months without spot feeding. Spot feeding them or having dirty water in your tank  should help it to survive longer. For the price of flame scallops, it's not a terrible deal spending money on them, just not ideal to spend money on something that more than likely will not survive as long as they would in the wild. Although what ever does live as long in our tank as in the wild. I'm sure most of the anemones that people buy are not going to live for over 100 years in their tank.
Greg - Have you seen the flame scallops at night yet when "lighting" ripples across their mouth?
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04-06-2006, 12:18 PM
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Nano reefer!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: River Falls, WI
Posts: 350
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You can actually see the lighting during the day, and is visible in the second pic. that Greg posted. Its really cool.
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04-06-2006, 02:58 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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Brian....why did you give my secret away? .(..Spot feeding them or having dirty water in your tank  should help it to survive longer.) Everyone knows that I dont believe in the spot feeding but they had no idea how filthy my water is, I could have made some money from the bets. Maybe we should do a poll...(Petunia????)  Seriously though I think I am fortunate that I got a really good speciment and looks plenty healthy, I am comfident that it will do good in there. I wonder how AFish4You is doing with his. Here is the kicker I got charged for a regular flame scallop which made it even better, so next Tuesday I am ordering as many as I can  if anyone else is interested.
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04-08-2006, 04:46 PM
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Shark

Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,634
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I am VERY happy with mine. Yes I can see the flame during the day and under the atics its increadible I will try to get some pics some time but man Deffinetly awsome to watch.. By the way Greg Fluffy is doing great also. .. pogodzip what do you feed yours?
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