Flame scallop

[fishoholic]

The main things I'm worried about are: the flame scallop hiding in a spot where I can't get food to it/it not eating and it starving to death, my cleaner shrimp or angel fish (coral beauty and juvi emperor) picking on it and hurting it, and since we have a wave box would there be there be to much flow for one? The one in the store looks very healthy so far.

[Myka]

Chances are it will slowly starve to death within a year. They are one of those critters that I feel should be left in the ocean. You hear the odd story of someone keeping them successfully for several years, but those stories are far and few between.

[JOEL]

I have read somewhere that hermit crabs will also bother theme and pick at theme till they die I can't remember where I read that.

[RicePaddy]

Feeding is a problem as mine seemed to wanted to play hide and seek. In the end it either starved to death or a bristle worm got in and made a meal out of him.

Will

[fishoholic]

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences. I have decided not to get one. I would hate to see one slowly starve to death or made a meal of.