The Ballet of the Wunderpus
From Conscientious Aquarist and previously in C-the journal By far, the most fascinating, challenging and fulfilling animals I have had the pleasure to keep have been cephalopods. The boneless and jointless arms, the all-seeing eyes, the color and texture changing abilities, the jet propulsion locomotion, the misdirection of inking to confuse predators, the ‘live fast and die […]
Welcome Ceph Overlords – from UltraMarine
From UltraMarine Cephalopods may very well be the coolest animals in our oceans. They are problem-solvers, can change the shape, texture and color of their skin, and are master predators. These animals have long been of interest for aquarists, but their short life spans and poorly understood husbandry needs have made them quite challenging to maintain. […]
Wunderpus markings are unique and allow for photoidentificatio
From Reefbuilders As it turns out, those pretty spots on the mantle of the octopus Wunderpus photogenicus are unique to each animal and could be used to track these animals in the wild in much the same way that whales are tracked. Currently, there is not much information on this cephalopod in the wild because their crepuscular lifestyle […]
Individually Unique Body Color Patterns in Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) Allow for Photoidentification
Individually Unique Body Color Patterns in Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) Allow for Photoidentification published by PLoS ONE – see also the Wunderpix site
Keeping and Breeding the dwarf cuttlefish Sepia bandensis
From TONMO and Advanced Aquarist Originally published in AdavancedAquarist.com, http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/9/aafeature, republished here with permission from the author. Why Cuttlesfish? I may be biased. Ok, I am completely biased. I think cuttlefish may very well be the coolest animals on the planet. They maneuver around their tank like hummingbirds, vertically, horizontally, their fin appearing blurred like bird wings. […]