Anyone keeping a fish market oyster in their tank

Auston · 09/18/2015, 09:39 AM

Anyone keeping a fish market oyster in their tank or have made an attempt for fun. What were your experiences.

CStrickland · 09/18/2015, 10:05 AM

We grow oysters where I'm from, the waters a lot colder than a tank. There's a lot of cool bivalves on the reefs but idk of market oysters are them. They taste better in the winter anyway, that's why we only get them in months with an r in the name.

Reef Frog · 09/18/2015, 11:18 AM

There is a member on RC that did a Chesapeake Bay tank with lots of Maryland oysters. Very cool & unique. Don't know if it's still running and how the oysters did over time. I'm not sure how American oysters (Maryland, Louisiana, Texas) would do in temperatures of 77-82F that never change. And I imagine they might need to be fed phytoplankton.

Apparently, before Europeans colonized the Maryland-Virginia area, the enormous oyster banks on the Chesapeake could filter all of the Bay's water a few times a day (or something like that) and the water was crystal clear. Now the water is green almost everywhere and the two native oyster species are imperiled by viral diseases (not harmful to humans though) and are perhaps 1%-2% of their original pre-settlement population.

billsreef · 09/18/2015, 04:21 PM

They need to eat lots of phytoplankton. T-Iso and Tetraselmis are the best for culturing bivalves.

figuerres · 09/18/2015, 07:11 PM

Florida / gulf oysters might work? we get summer water temps over 80 for months, but do they need a cool winter season? The ones I see near the shore and in the mangroves are all twisted and the shells are sharp as heck, will cut your feet if you step on them by accident.

Lucky Lefty · 09/18/2015, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Reef Frog

Apparently, before Europeans colonized the Maryland-Virginia area, the enormous oyster banks on the Chesapeake could filter all of the Bay's water a few times a day (or something like that) and the water was crystal clear. Now the water is green almost everywhere and the two native oyster species are imperiled by viral diseases (not harmful to humans though) and are perhaps 1%-2% of their original pre-settlement population.

Well... thats certainly very sad to read. Go humans!

09/18/2015, 09:39 AM	#1
Auston Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 338	Anyone keeping a fish market oyster in their tank Anyone keeping a fish market oyster in their tank or have made an attempt for fun. What were your experiences.

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CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	We grow oysters where I'm from, the waters a lot colder than a tank. There's a lot of cool bivalves on the reefs but idk of market oysters are them. They taste better in the winter anyway, that's why we only get them in months with an r in the name. __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

09/18/2015, 04:21 PM	#4
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY/North Miami Posts: 36,538	They need to eat lots of phytoplankton. T-Iso and Tetraselmis are the best for culturing bivalves. __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

09/18/2015, 07:11 PM	#5
figuerres Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Plant City,FL,USA Posts: 1,339 Blog Entries: 15	Florida / gulf oysters might work? we get summer water temps over 80 for months, but do they need a cool winter season? The ones I see near the shore and in the mangroves are all twisted and the shells are sharp as heck, will cut your feet if you step on them by accident. __________________ Denny, Geek of all things... I guess I could fit the phrase "inquiring minds want to know..." :-) Current Tank Info: 150 reef tank underway, getting it stocked

09/18/2015, 11:18 AM	#3
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	There is a member on RC that did a Chesapeake Bay tank with lots of Maryland oysters. Very cool & unique. Don't know if it's still running and how the oysters did over time. I'm not sure how American oysters (Maryland, Louisiana, Texas) would do in temperatures of 77-82F that never change. And I imagine they might need to be fed phytoplankton. Apparently, before Europeans colonized the Maryland-Virginia area, the enormous oyster banks on the Chesapeake could filter all of the Bay's water a few times a day (or something like that) and the water was crystal clear. Now the water is green almost everywhere and the two native oyster species are imperiled by viral diseases (not harmful to humans though) and are perhaps 1%-2% of their original pre-settlement population.