Flame Scallops

[Ridemtb]

Whats the best food to feed them?

[SpiderOne]

very poor survival rate. Eats plankton. should be target feed

[Ridemtb]

tried target feedin them with liquidfry marine....but they just close up...

[SharkBait]

tried target feedin them with liquidfry marine....but they just close up...

maybe they are aclimatising?liquidfry marine is not plankton rite?

[flubberina13]

Haha...dun know what my remaining one feeds on but it has been with me for the past two months plus...after his counterpart became sashimi for my Cowie aka cowfish...

What I know is that I do feed a variety of food to my fish and mushies and it may get its supplement then...the following is what I can think of...

1) Ocean Nutrition Formula Two

2) Nauplii

3) Brine Shrimps

4) Phytoplankton

5) pallet food

6) Cyclop-freeze(Dun know if I spelt correctly)

Anyway, they are rather cute when they move...but like to stay in the shade, maybe because of my 'scallops-eating' fish...

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[SpiderOne]

i think its only going to eat the phyto and formula . Maybe nauplii if small enough

[Dispar_Anthias]

maybe they are aclimatising?liquidfry marine is not plankton rite?

nah think it is a mixture of egg yolk and yeast..(am i right???) anyway flame scallop require a tank of its own........

[flubberina13]

anyway flame scallop require a tank of its own........

Most probably...but if necessary to be with fishes, so far no-no with tangs and cowfish...

[Ridemtb]

btw....my scallops are in a reef tank...only got one funny little fish called urchin fish...

[FuEl]

Got 2 scallops in my tank too...been with me for 3 weeks+ already...somehow they tend to hide behind the rocks where it is darker...dunno why...maybe they don't like light? I just leave them there...

Just make sure you feed alot...for me I'm dosing phyto everyday now..used to be once every 2 days..but oh well...see no harm dosing everyday...got skimmer.

[Clownfish]

These scallops need ALOT ALOT of plankton as food.... u must feed live plankton excessively, else they will die eventually due to starvation.... not recommended for beginners... even veterans may not be successful....

This is wat I read, perhaps someone who has successfully kept them for more than a few years can share their experince?

[Tanzy]

It can take up to 6 months for a flame scallop to starve to death, so until you can keep it longer than half a year, it's not really considered successful feeding.

[SpiderOne]

Just make sure you feed alot...for me I'm dosing phyto everyday now..used to be once every 2 days..but oh well...see no harm dosing everyday...got skimmer.

u will see the harm in a few weeks .

[Dispar_Anthias]

u will see the harm in a few weeks .

yeah unless yours is alvy foamer

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

i also have 1 flame ...using Dt to target feed it ....if i have the time and if nt use DT everyday .....