Spiny Oyster

[rjs5134]

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)

Thanks

Rob
"Beer is living proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

[Ninong]

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.

[Jgisler2006]

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 ;)

[Steve McKay]

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)

Thanks

Rob
"Beer is living proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin

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

[returnofsid]

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