Stocking advice please

[Rupan]

I am in the middle of stocking my FOWLR tank and I wanted some advice
about my selection. My current setup is a 55gal with 45lbs of live
rock. Eventually I would like to move to a reef tank but dont have the
money for the lighting right now. Currently I have the following:

2 Percula Clownfish
Scooter Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Flame Scallop
Astraea Snails
Blue Leg Hermit Crabs

I would like to add the following:
Flame Angel (I know that caution needs to be taken in a reef tank)
2 Banggai Cardinal's
Bicolor Pseudochromis

Please let me now if you think this would be overstocking. If its not
please give me suggestions on what to add. I do not want to get a Tang
because I have some unexpected plant growth out of one of my live
rocks and I would like to keep it.

Thanks
Eric

[Teeb]

The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef safe..
How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking but
was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?

Teeb

"Rupan" > wrote in message
om...
> I am in the middle of stocking my FOWLR tank and I wanted some advice
> about my selection. My current setup is a 55gal with 45lbs of live
> rock. Eventually I would like to move to a reef tank but dont have the
> money for the lighting right now. Currently I have the following:
>
> 2 Percula Clownfish
> Scooter Blenny
> Cleaner Shrimp
> Flame Scallop
> Astraea Snails
> Blue Leg Hermit Crabs
>
> I would like to add the following:
> Flame Angel (I know that caution needs to be taken in a reef tank)
> 2 Banggai Cardinal's
> Bicolor Pseudochromis
>
> Please let me now if you think this would be overstocking. If its not
> please give me suggestions on what to add. I do not want to get a Tang
> because I have some unexpected plant growth out of one of my live
> rocks and I would like to keep it.
>
> Thanks
> Eric

[Rupan]

"Teeb" > wrote in message >...
> The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef safe..
> How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking but
> was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?
>
> Teeb

I am feeding it Coralife Invertebrate Gourmet Gumbo. I have had it for
about a month now and it still seems vibrant and healthy. My biggest
problem with it is that its defence mechanism is to rapidly close shut
a couple of times. This becomes a problem in my 4" sand bed when he
swooshes away so much sand he is almost hitting glass. So I have to
reach in, lift him up and replace the sand.

Eric

[Dragon Slayer]

Hi Teeb,

I have kept an electric flame scallop for around a year now (give or take a
few months) with great success. the only part about them I don't like is
the fact they go to where they want to be NOT where you put them. and for
me that's in the very back of the tank behind a rock where he is limited on
visibility.

they are not "photo-stetic" so lighting is not an issue with them, therefore
they require "spot feeding". I accomplish this by using a pipette with a
solution of phytoplankton which is carefully snuck in beside him and gently
expelled from the pipette so that it is taken into the scallop via currents.
when I'm doing this the "electric" look is very intense and fast paced, I
have read this electric looking arc is the passing of food particles for the
scallop as it eats.

Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct currents
to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
defense.

kc



"Teeb" > wrote in message
...
> The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef safe..
> How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking but
> was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?
>
> Teeb

[Teeb]

There were several of them in the store the other day.. they were
fascinating to watch but I didn't give them a second glance as far as
considering one because I thought all clams needed more light than I have. I
might have to check them out once hubby lets me go back to the aquarium
store, lol.

Teeb

"Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Teeb,
>
> I have kept an electric flame scallop for around a year now (give or take
a
> few months) with great success. the only part about them I don't like is
> the fact they go to where they want to be NOT where you put them. and for
> me that's in the very back of the tank behind a rock where he is limited
on
> visibility.
>
> they are not "photo-stetic" so lighting is not an issue with them,
therefore
> they require "spot feeding". I accomplish this by using a pipette with a
> solution of phytoplankton which is carefully snuck in beside him and
gently
> expelled from the pipette so that it is taken into the scallop via
currents.
> when I'm doing this the "electric" look is very intense and fast paced, I
> have read this electric looking arc is the passing of food particles for
the
> scallop as it eats.
>
> Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
> scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct currents
> to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
> defense.
>
> kc
>
>
>
> "Teeb" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef
safe..
> > How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking
but
> > was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?
> >
> > Teeb
>
>

[Dragon Slayer]

they are a sight to watch, and you'd think with the colors they have they
would depend on light, but they don't. get one and give it a try, with the
target feeding I don't think you will have a problem with it as your tanks
seam well established by reading your posts on the NG's
kc

"Teeb" > wrote in message
...
> There were several of them in the store the other day.. they were
> fascinating to watch but I didn't give them a second glance as far as
> considering one because I thought all clams needed more light than I have.
I
> might have to check them out once hubby lets me go back to the aquarium
> store, lol.
>
> Teeb
>
> "Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Teeb,
> >
> > I have kept an electric flame scallop for around a year now (give or
take
> a
> > few months) with great success. the only part about them I don't like
is
> > the fact they go to where they want to be NOT where you put them. and
for
> > me that's in the very back of the tank behind a rock where he is limited
> on
> > visibility.
> >
> > they are not "photo-stetic" so lighting is not an issue with them,
> therefore
> > they require "spot feeding". I accomplish this by using a pipette with
a
> > solution of phytoplankton which is carefully snuck in beside him and
> gently
> > expelled from the pipette so that it is taken into the scallop via
> currents.
> > when I'm doing this the "electric" look is very intense and fast paced,
I
> > have read this electric looking arc is the passing of food particles for
> the
> > scallop as it eats.
> >
> > Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
> > scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct
currents
> > to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
> > defense.
> >
> > kc
> >
> >
> >
> > "Teeb" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef
> safe..
> > > How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking
> but
> > > was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?
> > >
> > > Teeb
> >
> >
>
>

[Rupan]

> Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
> scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct currents
> to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
> defense.
>
> kc

I see what you are saying but mine might be an exception. Most of the
time it is doing it because a hermit gets to close to it or it gets
sand kicked in its opening. My scallop has not moved in nearly 2 weeks
and it still abrupty closes.

Eric

[Dragon Slayer]

could very well be the case then. as mine never closes at all as far as I
can see, he/she is always open and "arching" away. I have quite a few
hermits and such but they leave it alone.

as for your sand getting in it, how old is your tank? sand will get a
bacteria coating over it and be more stable as time passes and wont be as
easy to "upset".

or do you have something stirring it up?

kc

[Rupan]

The tank is only about 3 months old. That may be the reason for the
problem. I did use a argonite sand bed but it is not Live Sand.

Eric

"Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message >...
> could very well be the case then. as mine never closes at all as far as I
> can see, he/she is always open and "arching" away. I have quite a few
> hermits and such but they leave it alone.
>
> as for your sand getting in it, how old is your tank? sand will get a
> bacteria coating over it and be more stable as time passes and wont be as
> easy to "upset".
>
> or do you have something stirring it up?
>
> kc

[Dragon Slayer]

after 3 months if you have a fair amount of live rock, your sand is now live
sand. and would be anyways as soon as bacteria collonize on it.

and would you belive today i was looking behind the rock at the scallop and
a crab was taking a stroll that way when i saw the scallop make a few quick
pumps and blast the crab away.

kc

"Rupan" > wrote in message
om...
> The tank is only about 3 months old. That may be the reason for the
> problem. I did use a argonite sand bed but it is not Live Sand.
>
> Eric
>
> "Dragon Slayer" > wrote in message
>...
> > could very well be the case then. as mine never closes at all as far as
I
> > can see, he/she is always open and "arching" away. I have quite a few
> > hermits and such but they leave it alone.
> >
> > as for your sand getting in it, how old is your tank? sand will get a
> > bacteria coating over it and be more stable as time passes and wont be
as
> > easy to "upset".
> >
> > or do you have something stirring it up?
> >
> > kc

[Richard Reynolds]

> There were several of them in the store the other day.. they were
> fascinating to watch but I didn't give them a second glance as far as
> considering one because I thought all clams needed more light than I have. I
> might have to check them out once hubby lets me go back to the aquarium
> store, lol.
>
> Teeb

the flame & electric scallops are non photosynthetic they feed on small micron sized food
instead. they need no lights, and do best hidden as DS found in the rock somewhere hard to
spot. they are filter feeders and do good with either direct spot feeding or saturation
feeding. in the marine world color doesnt mean photosynthetic

--
Richard Reynolds