File clam aka flame scallop breeding
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When I was 100% a noobie one of my first purchase based on lfs recommendation was a flame scallop :( (I stopped giving them business at this point)
Seeing as they filter feed and get preyed on I tossed this sucker in my overflow box hoping for the best. I do regularly add ocean magic photo so it does get fed. At this point it's been in there about two years. Im cleaning the tank and noticed a smaller file clam next to the big clam [emoji54] Did it have a baby? Is that possible? See attached photo for "proof?" I'm baffled at this since based on my research I've been waiting for it to die and hoping it didn't.. Attachment 388523 Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk |
Common hasn't anyone kept these successfully? Anyone know how they reproduce? Am I going to start finding them all over my tank and in my rocks or something?
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That looks like something else altogether. Baby scallops look 100% identical to adults, coloration of the shell and all. My guess would be a boring clam of sorts, I see identical ones hanging out of my live rock. Plus I think you’d need two scallops to make babies at a minimum.
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The little one has wiskers sticking out like the big one I know it's hard to tell in the pic.. I put on light and they close or take a dark pic [emoji31]. Would/could a boring clam jump up I'm to my overflow box? The whole thing has me puzzled. Do you need two file clams to reproduce or are they a sexual? Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk |
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Just found #3 !?!? See the little guy in the middle... Comments anyone please? Attachment 389132
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Any update on if they are?
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It looks like some sort of mussel to me
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