Oyster shell question

[H@rry]

M@ry Ruth went to the seafood market Friday and noticed that they has some fresh Gulf oysters. Knowing how well I like them she brought me two dozen. After opening them I decided to put one shell in each tank to see how the fish would react. They loved them! The wrasses and clowns tore into the bits of flesh left on the shells. The next morning I noticed my 5 inch A. tenella was 2/3 white! I freaked, yanked it out, inspected it, and dipped it in CoralRX for 5 minutes. No cooties came off and no eggs were noted. I sawed off the part that was still alive which amounted to a 2 inch frag. This morning it is white also.

Anybody think the oyster shell could have been responsible for this or was it just a coincidence? None of the other corals seem to have been affected and the fish look like they are wanting another shell.

 

[_Alex_]

i have done it in the past but i didnt have any sps at the time... and the sps i have now isnt thriving by anymeans.... im more of z/ps and lps..... but i never noticed anythign with any of my other corals from doing it.. but like i said its been a while since i have done it..

 

[returnofsid]

How were the oysters cooked? The oyster shell, itself, wouldn't have caused this. However, I suppose it's possible that something used to cook the oyster could have caused this, though unlikely.

 

[H@rry]

They weren't cooked at all, raw. (You're supposed to cook oysters?)

 

[arotbart]

Clams on the half

Ocean nutrition sells them..clams on the half....my mystery wrasse goes nuts for them. Picks the shell clean......

 

[returnofsid]

Well, if eaten raw, and assuming nothing was added to them, prior to packaging, the shells aren't your issue. However, there's always the possibility that something was added to them, prior to packaging.