1080HD Electric Flame Scallop Video

[Bongo Shrimp]

Finally got my two electric flame scallops, check it out. This video is of one of them.

Make sure you watch it in 1080HD by clicking the quality option in the lower right corner.

YouTube - Electric Flame Scallop

 

[revhtree]

That is cool!

 

[inactive]

Oh man I just got shown up! That is awesome!! Amazing quality as well!

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Thanks guys!

 

[Alucard]

Wow very cool, wish my comp at work could handle full 1080

 

[MikeB]

You need to get a night shot

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

You need to get a night shot

You cannot see it at night- which leads me to thinking that there is really not any actually electricity involved. If you look closely, it looks like the mantle is a flap of tissue folded up. I think on the inside of the fold is light blue pigment. When the flap of tissue is unfolded and then folded back up quickly, it LOOKS LIKE a flash of light.

 

[Azurel]

You cannot see it at night- which leads me to thinking that there is really not any actually electricity involved. If you look closely, it looks like the mantle is a flap of tissue folded up. I think on the inside of the fold is light blue pigment. When the flap of tissue is unfolded and then folded back up quickly, it LOOKS LIKE a flash of light.

That is exactly what is happening.....

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Yeah but I can't find a single place that says so. Even live aquaria says it is real electric pulses.

 

[soccerbag]

Either way, awesome video. very cool. Are these hard to keep in the home aquarium?

 

[Azurel]

I knew I read it some where and I found the link....
The Electric Flame Scallop

The thin tissue underneath creates bioluminescence which isn't really electricity, the flap in front folds and unfolds showing it off making it look like little bolts of electricity.....There isn't much known about them really,I had one for about a year till it moved to the back of the tank and I couldn't feed it any more.....

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Yeah, along with the natural short lifespan, no one really knows what they eat. I'm feeding DT phyto and LIVE rotifers. We shall see how they do.

 

[revsgirl]

Those things are sooooo cool! :bigsmile:

 

[jstuver]

That's really cool and excellent quality video!

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Thanks!

 

[kellyjn]

That is wild. Great flame scallop and great video.

 

[Chris_SG]

nice video really and good quality, thanks for sharing