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  1. scubba.steve

    scubba.steve Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Has anyone had any luck with these flame scallops soloy feeding on brine shrimp?
     
    scubba.steve, Jan 31, 2009
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  2. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Nice...
     
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  3. Kerbstreet

    Kerbstreet Plankton

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    yea have had good luck with them but found that they do not tolerate elevated levels of N03. other than that they will roam around where they want. good lookin flame though.

    ~Kerbstreet~
     
    Kerbstreet, Jan 31, 2009
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  4. ollie51

    ollie51 Feather Duster

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    they also need to be target fed phyto or some form of filter feeder food, good luck
     
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  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    They won't eat brine shrimp. They filter-feed phytoplankton. Depending on the size of the scallop, you might need to culture your own because many phytoplanktons sold to the hobby are too big for them. Yours is a male.
     
    inwall75, Feb 1, 2009
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  6. bbsbliss

    bbsbliss Ritteri Anemone

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    Not trying to hijack- but how in the world did you know that was male????
     
    bbsbliss, Feb 1, 2009
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  7. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    Nice! I've always been interested in those at the LFS.

    Do I know you per chance? :) My Scuba Instructor's name is Steve :D
     
    =Jwin=, Feb 1, 2009
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  8. scubba.steve

    scubba.steve Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hahaha no i just hijacked the name from the movie big daddy
     
    scubba.steve, Feb 1, 2009
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  9. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Two ways.

    1 Almost all scallops imported for the hobby are male.
    2 Red mantle

    If one night it starts spitting out a milky substance, he'll know what the milky substance is.
     
    inwall75, Feb 1, 2009
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  10. scubba.steve

    scubba.steve Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Let me guess.... Scallop spunk?
     
    scubba.steve, Feb 2, 2009
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