herefishiefishie
Premium Member
Every week I will be posting a new mollusk for discussion. Please post everything you know about this week's mollusk, to include pics, care and feeding habits, optimal environment, common names, and anything else you can think of.
This week's mollusk is the Flame Scallop, also known as a File Shell. The scientific name is Lima scabra. It is not actually a scallop, it is classified with the file shells. The mantle and tentacles are bright red, with tiny blue eyespots.
The Flame scallop is a filter feeder, and requires a lot of planktonic food to survive in captivity. Unlike a lot of bivalves, the flame scallop does not attach to the substrate, and can travel freely about the tank. When threatened or disturbed, it will retreat at speed in reverse by jetting water from its shell.
Most captive flame scallops do not survive long in captivity, and can be unsatisfying tank inhabitants, as they often end up hiding in a back corner.
Please post any info you might have on the flame scallop.
[Edited by herefishiefishie on 01-31-2001 at 10:05 AM]
This week's mollusk is the Flame Scallop, also known as a File Shell. The scientific name is Lima scabra. It is not actually a scallop, it is classified with the file shells. The mantle and tentacles are bright red, with tiny blue eyespots.
The Flame scallop is a filter feeder, and requires a lot of planktonic food to survive in captivity. Unlike a lot of bivalves, the flame scallop does not attach to the substrate, and can travel freely about the tank. When threatened or disturbed, it will retreat at speed in reverse by jetting water from its shell.
Most captive flame scallops do not survive long in captivity, and can be unsatisfying tank inhabitants, as they often end up hiding in a back corner.
Please post any info you might have on the flame scallop.
[Edited by herefishiefishie on 01-31-2001 at 10:05 AM]