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[DeadmanZ]

Came upon this pic and was attracted by it

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di....cfm?pCatId=557

Any bros here knows where can i get it or rather anyone sellinG ?

[kareen]

I think it is called the electric or flame scallop. Occassionally some LFS do carry them but.......

R u an experiences enough to keep them alive??? They are non-photosysnethese animals so they get their food solely thru the water. In another word, U got to flood your tank with food practically whole day.....

I hope u know what I mean

[DeadmanZ]

no lei... doesnt look like a electric scallop to me.. The tentacles are fatter than electric scallops.. i have seen electric scallops b4 n im sure they dont look like that..n under liveaquaria.com , there r different profiles for this 'flying scallop' and electric scallop.. Anyway.. thanks for your reply n advises

[iantoh]

hi deadmanz,

thats the flying scallop, and ive seen it at pasir ris farmway 2 before, think its at the ah beng shop. also seen it at aquamarin. its shell looks rough and unattractive, so its not likely to catch your eye if its tentacles are not extended. like kareen said, they are obligate filter feeders, and will need to derive their total nutrition solely from particulate foods which they then sift from the water, so youll need good flow and lots of phyto, and golden pearls/oyster eggs, etc. if you have a large tank, there might be less worries as a large water volume will harbour more substantial and more sustainable populations of phyto.

anyhows, if you do find one of these, and decide to try it out, pls do keep us posted on your progress, as it will benefit us all to know their success rates and all.

cheers,

ian

[DeadmanZ]

hey ian...thanks for the info.. but pasir ris is at the other end of me~ lol.. maybe will go and take a look if i have the time. kind of busy recently.. And will post the progress of the scallop if i manage to get hold of 1! CheerS!