How long to leave an oyster in the tank?

[daniella3d]

If it can stay in the tank for all day it's just fine. The first time I put an oyster I put it to late at 6:00 pm. Next time I will put it early morning so the fishes have plenty of time to finish it up.

Today I put a mussel and the copperband liked it as well but he was not as found of it as it was for the oyster. Still, when I removed it tonight it was nearly all consumed.

I am guessing that I should not put this each day, but rather twice a week or it will pollute my tank if I do it each day? I wonder how often people with copperband butterfly are feeding oyster and mussels?

Originally Posted by untamed

I think you should try to find oysters (or clams) that are of a size that they will be eaten cleanly within a single day....12 hrs or so. I don't think you would want any uneaten portion of anything sitting overnight, if possible.

A good clean up crew should polish off anything uneaten by the fish in less than a day.