I also have a Flame Scallop and it has been closed, the red hairs are inside, it’s not opening why?
16 November 2008
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It just stays closed now, it’s only been in there for 2 days and now it won’t open back up. I’ve been feeding that and my Haitian Pink Tipped Anemone "Coral-Accel". Do they need something else? Thanks.
It’s probably dead or dying, flame and electric scallops are nearly impossible to keep in the home aquarium because of their highly demanding diets and necessary conditions. Pet stores usually don’t tell their customers this.
Unfortunately, flame scallops don’t usually do very well in aquariums. They are short-lived anyway, living only 3 or 4 years, but in captivity they don’t usually make it past 6 months (about the time it takes to starve to death). They’re filter-feeders and require a LOT of planktonic food. They are not photosynthetic, like their expensive giant clam cousins, and can’t rely on your tank’s lighting to supplement them with nourishment. Without photosynthetic support, they have to rely solely on their own ability to find and filter tiny particles of the right size/flavor for ingestion.
Your scallop may also be stressed because it is being picked on by something else in your tank, such as crabs or other scavengers living in your rockwork.
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