Electric Flame Scallop help

capspath83 · 11/15/2014, 01:23 PM

Hey All,

So I have had an electric flame scallop for about a year and a half now and I am just starting to see signs of starvation...the mantle of the scallop has started to recede a little bit. I have been dosing the tank with Phyco Pure reef blend 3-4 times a week and all was good until now. I know that these scallops are very finicky and that they don't normally survive in captivity but was wondering if there was any way that it would regenerate and get its health back. both of my clams and my plate coral are doing fantastic! Any help would be great as the scallop is one of my favorites in my tank.

Crooked Reef · 11/15/2014, 04:10 PM

I believe their life span is only about 2 years. If you have had it for a year and a half it is at the end of its natural life span. Best I can say is that you did a great job with it to keep it alive for the entire length of its natural life span. Most people can't keep them past a few months.

capspath83 · 11/15/2014, 04:32 PM

Thanks crooked! I appreciate it. I'll have to go out and get another one to replace it once it reaches its demise

11/15/2014, 01:23 PM	#1
capspath83 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edison, NJ Posts: 80	Electric Flame Scallop help Hey All, So I have had an electric flame scallop for about a year and a half now and I am just starting to see signs of starvation...the mantle of the scallop has started to recede a little bit. I have been dosing the tank with Phyco Pure reef blend 3-4 times a week and all was good until now. I know that these scallops are very finicky and that they don't normally survive in captivity but was wondering if there was any way that it would regenerate and get its health back. both of my clams and my plate coral are doing fantastic! Any help would be great as the scallop is one of my favorites in my tank.

11/15/2014, 04:10 PM	#2
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	I believe their life span is only about 2 years. If you have had it for a year and a half it is at the end of its natural life span. Best I can say is that you did a great job with it to keep it alive for the entire length of its natural life span. Most people can't keep them past a few months. __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

11/15/2014, 04:32 PM	#3
capspath83 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edison, NJ Posts: 80	Thanks crooked! I appreciate it. I'll have to go out and get another one to replace it once it reaches its demise