Sepia latimanus are 6 months old and flashing colors like adults
From TONMO and Reefbuilders http://vimeo.com/26347872 The Sepia latimanus, the broad club cuttlefish, at the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences are six months old and are really starting to show the behaviors of adults. Sometimes known as the Giant Cuttlefish, S. latimanus is reported to reach 50cm in length and weigh up to 10kg (though […]
Ornate Ghost Pipefish mating, releasing larvae caught on video
http://vimeo.com/25210712 Text by Matt Wandell, Video by Rich Ross – Posted Jun 20, 2011 04:00 PM on Advanced Aquarist’s blog Since our last update we’ve been able to observe mating several times, and Academy biologist Rich Ross has captured it on video. Ornate Ghost Pipefish spawning and ‘birthing’ at the California Academy of Sciences, June 2011. As reported earlier on Advanced Aquarist, […]
A video update of some cephalopods at the California Academy of Sciences including: hunting Coconut Octopus, mating Dwarf Cuttlefish, hunting hatchling Flamboyant Cuttlefish and feeding Broadclub cuttlefish.
http://vimeo.com/25738832 Things have been hopping at work with cephs! It is remarkable to work at a place with such diversity. Things are mating, hatching, eating and above all growing. I am amazed that the Sepia latimanus hatched in February this year are now almost 7 inches long. The Amphioctopus marginatus are growing almost visibly day […]
Skeptical Reefkeeping Part 5: Experts and Changing Your Mind
From Reefs Magazine In the previous installments we talked about skeptical methodology and how it can be used to sort through the overwhelming amount of reefkeeping information that is now at the virtual fingertips of reef hobbyists. We also discussed how skeptical thinking has impacted the idea of sustainable reefkeeping, scientific terminology, magic products and […]
Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, on display at Steinhart Aquarium
http://vimeo.com/24524860 From TONMO http://vimeo.com/24524860As far as we can tell, on June 1st the Steinhart Aquarium became the first aquarium to display Amphioctopus marginatus, the Coconut Octopus or Veined Octopus. This small robust octopus has gotten a lot of attention over the past few yeas first as one of the documented octopuses capable of bipedal locomotionhttp://www.sciencemag.org/content/307/5717/1927.full and as […]