Electric Scallop

[ClownFishGuy6]

I was just wondering about this here electric scallop. It looks really cool but I have a coral beauty and I'm not sure if he would try to nip it if t has any algae on its shell and then the scallop attacks it. And also I am thinking about getting a bubble tip anemone but I'm also not sure if the electric scallop and bubble tip anemone would mix at all.
So here are my questions
1) Would a coral beauty angelfish and electric scallop be ok in the same tank?
2) Would a bubble tip anemone and electric scallop be ok in the same tank?
And 3) Can someone put a picture of how hey put the sponge on their power head so I can see and make sure I get the right sponge off of a website please?
Thank you!

 

[ncaldwell]

From what I've seen and heard electric scallops don't last very long in a tank. And when they do they disappear into the rock work and you don't see them very well

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[ca1ore]

Pass on the scallop. Requires large amounts if very small foods. Will starve quickly.

 

[OldReefGuy]

^concurr

 

[Ron Reefman]

I tried an electric many years ago before I knew better. It died in a month.

I had a regular flame scallop in my 180g DT for several years and killed it by accident trying to remove a nearby coral. I now have a new flame scallop in my new tank. It got collected in the Keys back in June, moved to my 180g DT until it leaked. It then suffered through the holding tanksituation for a month until my new 125g DT was set up. So it's 6 months in my care and doing just fine.

BTW, I don't think the scallop will not attack anything in your tank, especially a fish!

 

[Cliving1]

What are you feeding the scallop? Just curious.

 

[heathlindner25]

I tried an electric many years ago before I knew better. It died in a month.

I had a regular flame scallop in my 180g DT for several years and killed it by accident trying to remove a nearby coral. I now have a new flame scallop in my new tank. It got collected in the Keys back in June, moved to my 180g DT until it leaked. It then suffered through the holding tanksituation for a month until my new 125g DT was set up. So it's 6 months in my care and doing just fine.

BTW, I don't think the scallop will not attack anything in your tank, especially a fish!

You've never seen a Flame Scallop go Rogue and start attacking other animals?, worse than a clown trigger:hmm5:

 

[Remy LeBeau]

Check this out.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/7/inverts

 

[Remy LeBeau]

check this out.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/7/inverts

hth.

 

[ClownFishGuy6]

What are you feeding the scallop? Just curious.

I don't have one. It was just because it looked cool

 

[davocean]

Many years ago I had one I was able to keep a long time, but I attribute that to dirty water that was heavy in nutrients that may have helped, and at that time I had weak lighting which ended up being another accidental help in keeping that, they don't like light much, so even if one does last expect it to make it's way into caves or shadow areas of the tank where you might not see it very well.

 

[GoVols]

Pass on the scallop. They should be left in the ocean.

 

[SPR1968]

I have one and have had it for around 4 months. When I added it to the tank I was lucky as I placed it at the front near some rocks and fortunately it locked itself into those rocks so I could see it. Given half a chance it would have disappeared never to be seen again

Over the months it seems to have gradually closed more and more and also pulled itself deeper into the rockwork and I'm not sure if it's even still alive anymore as hardly open and not much action.

I purchased it on impulse without doing any research but I think they need special care with feeding etc. A tip I was given was to cover it with a large plastic bottle with the end cut off so it's enclosed and then add the food to that to make sure it gets fed.

I would tend to agree with leave them in the ocean as most information I have read seems to say they won't last long in captivity without very specific care

 

[Ron Reefman]

The one I have now is my 2nd. The first one I collected in the Florida Keys and kept it in my tank for a couple of years before I killed it by accident (my bad). My current one was also collected in the Keys and it has survived 3 months in my 180g tank, a month in a holding tank (20g) after my 180g broke and while I was setting up a new 125g tank. And now it's been in my 125g tank for 4 months. Given they only live 3 to 4 years, I figure 2 or 3 years in my tank is a typical life expectancy for a flame scallop collected in the wild.

I feed every 2 days and once in a great while it may be 1 or 3 days. I turn off all my pumps and feed a wide variety of foods mixed together in a large mug with some tank water. I then spray food around in the tank with a turkey baster. I mix some granular food with some liquid food (like various Reef Nutrition foods) and some various frozen foods and some nutrient additives. In 10 minutes the powerheads kick on and I let them run for a very short time (like 15 seconds) to stir things back up. Then allow another 10 minutes of no pumps. After that all the pumps come back on and run as normal.

BTW, I have 2 big serpent stars in the same tank and they never bother with the flame scallop. I'm not sure other types of stars would be as scallop friendly?!?!