I think my Pacific oyster spawned sometime today (at least one of the two that I have). I haven't seen it happen in real time though.
I found some white stuff on the bottom and I think these are the sperm of a male oyster that settled to the bottom of the tank.
There are a ton of tiny particles floating in the water. I think the oysters are the only thing in my tank that can spawn this much of anything.
I have not seen the oyster sperm or eggs before so I can't be sure but from what I've read, the eggs spawned by female oysters should be bigger so I think these are the sperm and not the eggs.
The water temp went up by around 2 degrees Celsius over last week so it makes so it was the right condition for it to spawn but I've never expected it.
The nems, shrimps, and bristle worms all seem quite excited for some reason. Especially the bristle worms. They are crawling out from the rocks.
I don't have any corals in my tank to feast on these.
Too bad I don't have a microscope with me yet. I ordered one recently and I'm still waiting for it to get here (should be in about 3~4 days).
I found some white stuff on the bottom and I think these are the sperm of a male oyster that settled to the bottom of the tank.
There are a ton of tiny particles floating in the water. I think the oysters are the only thing in my tank that can spawn this much of anything.
I have not seen the oyster sperm or eggs before so I can't be sure but from what I've read, the eggs spawned by female oysters should be bigger so I think these are the sperm and not the eggs.
The water temp went up by around 2 degrees Celsius over last week so it makes so it was the right condition for it to spawn but I've never expected it.
The nems, shrimps, and bristle worms all seem quite excited for some reason. Especially the bristle worms. They are crawling out from the rocks.
I don't have any corals in my tank to feast on these.
Too bad I don't have a microscope with me yet. I ordered one recently and I'm still waiting for it to get here (should be in about 3~4 days).
