Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Flame Scallop
Lima scabra
Also called: Ctenoides scaber
Photo: Autor desconocido · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Limidae
- Origin
- Caribbean
- Size
- 6 – 8 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- filter feeder (phytoplankton)
- Reproduction
- releases gametes
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Red mantle with tentacles and electric flashes. Very striking, but it usually starves without an abundance of phytoplankton.
