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    Spiny Oyster

    Does anyone have any experience with a spiny oyster? They look kind of interesting and according to the following link are easy to care for and reef safe. I have not experience with this dealer so I don't know whether to trust their descriptions or not.

    Spiny Oyster (Spondylus americanus)

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    Re: Spiny Oyster

    They are easy to collect from the Gulf of Mexico, which is probably why they are available in the trade. I seriously doubt that they are easy to care for in an aquarium. Azooxanthellate bivalves rarely live long in captivity because we can't supply them with the proper nutrients.
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    Re: Spiny Oyster

    I bought some LR from the LFS the other day, took it home, and found a large oyster attached to one of the rock complete covered in coralline. he's kinda cool, and I figure the LFS wasn't feeding him planktonic foods, because they didnt know about him when they sold the rock to me ;)

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    Re: Spiny Oyster

    Quote Originally Posted by rjs5134 View Post
    Does anyone have any experience with a spiny oyster? They look kind of interesting and according to the following link are easy to care for and reef safe. I have not experience with this dealer so I don't know whether to trust their descriptions or not.

    Spiny Oyster (Spondylus americanus)

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    Rob
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    If your going to post a link do it to the subject at hand not just to a website.Like this.Spiny Oyster Small

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    Re: Spiny Oyster

    You'll need to keep a high nutrient load to keep one alive for long.


 

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