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If there was a LFS that had cultured black pearl oysters that were seeded with a nucleus, how many of you would be interested in them?Also what would you be willing to pay for them?Remember there is a pearl growing inside.
 
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lol...bidding starts at one dollar...do i hear two dollars two dollars anyone.... anyone....sold to hydro for one dollar...when do i pick it up?...lol
 
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Hi, It's James.

Excellent idea, but while black pearl oysters grow well in lagoons in Tonga, they don't do so well in the average reef aquarium (I'd love to hear otherwise).

I would be interested in giving it a try.

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I can get you an oyster for $.50 in Kemah, does that count? :)
 
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i was thinking i could get a bunch of em and make me a lil necklace...i'd look so cute....
 
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I probally have like 10 or 15 really small pearls from oysters that i suchked while working in a seafood reasturant in Port Aransas, TX. This thread made me go look at them to see if they were still there. I did give like half of them to my mom and sister no idea if they still have theirs.
 
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I agree with James on this one, I wouldn't think they would grow that well in the typical home aquarium.
 
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And I hate to be crude but, dont you have to KILL them to collect the prize? Kinda run contrary to our overall goal, dont it?
 
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And I hate to be crude but, dont you have to KILL them to collect the prize? Kinda run contrary to our overall goal, dont it?
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Good point
 
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Not realy cause you enjoy them untill they die. And when they die you get a pearl its kinda the one thing in your tank that keeps on giving
 
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So then what you are saying is that you just have to have patients and wait till they die :) So then I can summize that the better job you do of keeping them alive, the larger the perl will be on the other end :) Maybe this does play right into the conservation minded reefer :)
 
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oysters do not do well in aquariums. otherwise, i'd keep a couple oysters and scallops. sadly, it doesn't work out that way. :( i really like the way they look, regardless of what's inside.
 
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I've eaten an oyster with a little pearl inside. Mighty nasty little shock to the tooth, I must say.
 
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While innovative, I wouldn't pay more than 20 bucks.
I would however be ineterested in giving it a shot :)
 
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Does anyone know how long it takes for a pearl to grow? Are we talking months, years? I think it would be fun to try if the price was reasonable. Not everyone gets to have a set of balck pearl earrings that they grew themselves!
 
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I think that would be so cool to grow my own earrings! I'd give it a shot. I might even be willing to do a species specific tank for them :D
 
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