What's the longest you kept one of these? (video)

[Tangwich]

I got this cool little dude (electric flame scallop) 4 months ago as a novelty knowing that it would probably not last more than a few weeks because in the past I tried once or twice and that was the longest I could keep them. But now with phyto and reef roids perhaps there was a chance it could live..and sure enough I have been feeding this cool creature live phyto and reef roids every day or every other day and it's such a pleasure to watch. Has anyone kept one long term?

 

[lowbudget]

wouldnt last a day in my house. dinner

 

[jimmy007]

It's good to eat, sashimi style.

 

[ericta000]

wouldnt last a day in my house. dinner

Funning you said that cause Jesse said the same thing when @jimmy007 cume over his place

 

[Tangwich]

wouldnt last a day in my house. dinner

It's good to eat, sashimi style.

Funning you said that cause Jesse said the same thing when @jimmy007 cume over his place

Not one huh? Not even one serious fricken thread will you guys let me have???? You dirty filthy animals you. See you sunday for breakfast at Baccali

 

[lowbudget]

Funning you said that cause Jesse said the same thing when @jimmy007 cume over his place

bwahahahaha

 

[Sold4JC]

Years ago I kept one for about a year. I was surprised it survive as long as it did.

 

[F-Dawg]

1 month

 

[rishma]

My wife saw one today at the LFS and I had to tell her I couldn’t keep it alive. I’m not sure what they feed on but many years ago I tried heavy phyto feeding and still only lasted a month or two.

 

[Tangwich]

Years ago I kept one for about a year. I was surprised it survive as long as it did.

That's great to know...it gives me hope, thanks!!! Btw...Any tips for long-term success??

 

[Tangwich]

1 month

Just curious, were you feeding it anything? Any pests that could have taken it out?

 

[Tangwich]

My wife saw one today at the LFS and I had to tell her I couldn’t keep it alive. I’m not sure what they feed on but many years ago I tried heavy phyto feeding and still only lasted a month or two.

You should have gotten it...such an amazing animal..and i really think reef roids might be the magic bullet. And the way I saw it wen I got mine was "better me getting it now than someone with the lazy reefing mindset i had the first time i got one."

 

[rishma]

You should have gotten it...such an amazing animal..and i really think reef roids might be the magic bullet. And the way I saw it when I got mine was "better me getting it now than someone with the lazy reefing mindset i had the first time i got one."

Interesting. My last attempt was well before reef roids was on the market. My tank is small and keeping phosphate stable is a constant effort, so I only use reef roids occasionally and sparingly. It’s quite effective at raising phosphate!

I hope yours keeps thriving. They are unique and interesting for sure.

 

[F-Dawg]

Just curious, were you feeding it anything? Any pests that could have taken it out?

I was feeding it phyto every few days and it was doing good until one day it just retracted and died. I haven’t tried another one since.

 

[Tangwich]

I was feeding it phyto every few days and it was doing good until one day it just retracted and died. I haven’t tried another one since.

Oh that sucks...pm sent.

 

[Tangwich]

Well....we had a good run kid. 4 months it lasted but last two nights i noticed the shell completely shut and wen I picked it up right now it wasn't attached and that's because it was completely empty..rip electric flame scallop...I won't kill another one ever again.

 

[dansyr]

I'm sorry that sucks

 

[drexel]

These and basket stars should never be sold in the hobby, they never survive for long. You may extend their lives a little in a NPS system, but probably not by much. Same with the red and yellow NPS gorgs, those things usually wither away in our tanks, but I still see them at shows and certain shops.

 

[Tangwich]

I'm sorry that sucks

Thank you.

Interestingly enough and I believe worth noting... the flame scallop stopped fully opening and showed significant decline in health after I stopped daily dosing of your live phyto. By the time I was able to replace supplementation, I believe the damage had been done. So part of me wants to try again and make sure I have no lapses in daily dosing and part of me feels it's just best to leave these creatures in the ocean. But overall I think it's just best for me to steer clear of these beautiful ocean oddities.

 

[dansyr]

Thank you.

Interestingly enough and I believe worth noting... the flame scallop stopped fully opening and showed significant decline in health after I stopped daily dosing of your live phyto. By the time I was able to replace supplementation, I believe the damage had been done. So part of me wants to try again and make sure I have no lapses in daily dosing and part of me feels it's just best to leave these creatures in the ocean. But overall I think it's just best for me to steer clear of these beautiful ocean oddities.

Ah man now i feel even worse. I got tons of phyto pretty much constantly so if you ever run out let me know. Getting actual blends is probably better, I just grow for BBS/copepod/larval food and random supplementation not for trying to feed a reef or anything NPS, but in a pinch if you're out hit me up I've usually got one or two cultures going. That diatom was growing too fast so I have it mostly banked now and I'm doing mostly some random green i got, acts like nannochloropsis so thats's what I assume it is.

But i agree with you all, best to leave these in ocean. The only people I've known who have been able to keep them have had very, very nonstandard systems, I don't think any of us in the hobby with the tools available have any shot of meeting their needs. It's awesome you were able to keep it as long as you did, and that the phyto helped, but these little weirdos are just not compatible with our glass boxes.