My new buddy - - UPDATED PICS!

[albert_dao]

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/gallery/Salt/Cephs/Cuttlefish.jpg

35 minutes and 67 pictures later, I've finally gotten a good shot of the little guy (<2").

[IslandReefer]

Hey Albert........cuttlefish?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Love those guys. Had an octopus once that hid all the time. Would love to try a cuttlefish some time in the future. Cool buddy. Good luck with it.

Anthony

[andestang]

He looks great :mrgreen: Hard to keep so I've read :question:

[whaase]

I was in Safeway one day and overheard the PA talking about a delicasy (sp?) dish they were selling that had cuttlefish in it. :eek: Just another reason I don't eat seafood! :biggrin:

Walter

[muck]

Those guys are so cool... :eek:
What are you feeding him Albert?

[albert_dao]

Yup, it's a cuttlefish.

Right now, he's on amphipods, ghost shrimp and... gorilla crabs, haha.

I've got 15 camel shrimp coming in to live with him this Friday. I tried dropping in a monkey shrimp (Saron) but it was too big. Hopefully, the camels will prove a bit less trouble to work with then the ghost shrimp (3 hours of acclimating is such a pain).

[Beverly]

Would love to see a movie of your cuttlefish swimming :cool:

[Delphinus]

I didn't notice the size at first.

Wow. :cool:

Good luck with it! What's its natural expected lifespan?

[whaase]

Here's one in action. Make sure you have Quicktime.

http://www.stickycricket.com/movies/cuttle.html

Walter

[Beverly]

Cool, Walter :cool: Didn't know how they got around or how they ate. Amazing animals :smile:

[albert_dao]

http://www.stickycricket.com/aquarium/movies/metasepia.html


THAT'S CRAAAAAAAZY!

Flamboyant cuttlefish.

Anyway, from what I've read, this guy probably doesn't have much more then 4-10 weeks left in him. They just grow really rapidly, then die of old age. Must suck eh?

[albert_dao]

Here's another shot of the guy looking sneaky in the macro's.

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/gallery/Salt/Cephs/Cuttlefish2.jpg

[whaase]

Is there anything they won't go after? Like.... say... fingers? :biggrin:

Walter

[Invigor]

i have a bird that could use his skeleton in 4-10 weeks ;)

just kidding!

that's quite the neato creature you've got there.

[albert_dao]

Check out the very first pic in the thread for a size comparison. Crazy!


http://www.cichlids.ca/images/gallery/Salt/Cephs/Cuttlefish3.jpg

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/gallery/Salt/Cephs/Cuttlefish4.jpg

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/gallery/Salt/Cephs/Cuttlefish5.jpg

Making faces at me, hah.