Oyster spawnning or what's happening?

[Yuki Rihwa]

One of the Oyster release a milky white looking liquid and make my tank super cloudy, I'm not sure what's happening, spawnninf maybe? lol, see the video below.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Oh that is awesome!!!!!!

Yea I'd say spawning!!! Well at least the new scallops are getting fed.

Whered you pick that one up Yuki?


Yes totally jealous.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Oh that is awesome!!!!!!

Yea I'd say spawning!!! Well at least the new scallops are getting fed.

Whered you pick that one up Yuki?


Yes totally jealous.

I bought 4x Live Oyster from a local Asian Super Market (AA Supermaket on Beach Blvd, Garden Grove), they were on ice but not long enough to kill them and they were responded to my poke test so I pick 4 best looking one and all 4 of them alive.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I bought 4x Live Oyster from a local Asian Super Market (AA Supermaket on Beach Blvd, Garden Grove), they are were on ice but not long enough to kill them and they were responded to my poke test so I pick 4 best looking one and all 4 of them alive.

Nice. That the way to do it.
When I lost the first one or two when I did that, they definitely did not look like that.
That really looks like tan being jetted from the animal. Death is a murky ooze.

Do you know where they came from? Cold water warm water?

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Nice. That the way to do it.
When I lost the first one or two when I did that, they definitely did not look like that.
That really looks like tan being jetted from the animal. Death is a murky ooze.

Do you know where they came from? Cold water warm water?

The tag said it's USA farm.
I can see the flesh of all 4 oysters are white color with black rim run along the edge. They are responded to their surounding spot like when my six lines wrasse inspecting them they will close their shell.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The tag said it's USA farm.
I can see the flesh of all 4 oysters are white color with black rim run along the edge. They are responded to their surounding spot like when my six lines wrasse inspecting them they will close their shell.

They are prob a cold water oyster, USA pallet prefer them.
But if they look good they are good.
Mine were just off Mexico , still cold water but I had them over a year.
A wild sponge died in my sump and killed them.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Look like 1 of the Oyster on it way out this morning, it doesn't close or responded to anything. If its condition not improve then I'll pull it out after work today. The other 3 seem regained their strength and open up wider.
*Water cleared out and back to normal loooking this morning, no skimming at all I just let my tank process in a nature way

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Well, I came back home and as my expected the Oyster already dead and a bit smell when I picked it up.
I did poke test the other 3 and sadly they are also dead too, the one that spawned yesterday knew its gonna die so its tried to spawn 1 last time, my guess its survival instinct that need to done for life to goes on
It was short live for them but It was a nice try on my end...hey at least they died without being eaten alive if I left them at the market

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Circle of life.

How long did you let them warm up?

I think I added tank water to the ice and oysters when I got them.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Circle of life.

How long did you let them warm up?

I think I added tank water to the ice and oysters when I got them.

I did drip acclimate them for 4 hours (1 drop per second so there is no sudden temp change shock) like I usually do for everything.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I did drip acclimate them for 4 hours (1 drop per second so there is no sudden temp change shock) like I usually do for everything.

Dang. Well you have it your best shot.

I think mine had been in ice for just a few hours. Pure luck.

 

[Oliver d]

Keep local pearl oysters in my reef tank with no proplems at all.

 

[Mark Derail]

This is really cool!! Once my tank is fully cycled nicely with current bio-load, I'll look into getting at least one.

How would you QT an oyster? Feed it dirty water from main tank? Wait a month to see if it lives / prospers?

 

[Oliver d]

No QT at all collected then on the beach and simply added them to my tank after letting the To C stabilize

This is really cool!! Once my tank is fully cycled nicely with current bio-load, I'll look into getting at least one.

How would you QT an oyster? Feed it dirty water from main tank? Wait a month to see if it lives / prospers?