bobtail squid mateing

[jvhfish]

I've shown these at wwm. my bobtail squids..getting it on

 

[jvhfish]

next pic

 

[jvhfish]

lol forgot the pic.....EDIT!!!

btw I have about 8 of these, collected from my back yard...there not really squid, nor cuttlefish...sorta there own class. these are full grown ..about the size of a large grape. some of my smaller ones are pinhead size

 

[acroporas]

VERY COOL

 

[opihi]

very, very cool! i didn't know they were so easy to catch. maybe next time i come home, you can show me how you catch them?

 

[cephalopoder]

Euprymna.scolopes. Vey cool. Can you catch some and send them to me lol. I would love to get my hands on some of those to breed!
chris

 

[OctoMonkey]

Very nice!

They have to be perfect for home aquariums!

C

 

[jvhfish]

stay tuned, im trying to breed them.

 

[XxAngelzDustxX]

btw I have about 8 of these, collected from my back yard...there not really squid, nor cuttlefish...sorta there own class. these are full grown ..about the size of a large grape. some of my smaller ones are pinhead size

Sorry if I seem a lil slow lol but what are they? What do you mean you got it from your back yard?

It seems like everyone knows what your talking about except me

They are so beautiful, how hard are they to keep?

 

[jvhfish]

they are a small cephalopod, (5cm) endemic? to hawaii, From what i gather they have light producing bactiera living in symbiois within two ventral organs. I find them "in my back yard" at night...i live in kaneohe bay, near coconut island. they suposedly are ez to reproduce and seem to be ez to keep...(although they eat a ton for such litttle guys)

I feed my larger ones live fish/shrimp also from the bay, i raise shrimp for the smaller ones, and for the babies i go and look for crab spawns, and use a brine net

 

[opihi]

jvhfish: how hard is it to catch these guys? do they come into shallow water at night? i'd like to try catching them next time i come home.

thanks,
jeff

p.s. i sent you a PM

 

[XxAngelzDustxX]

Is there a place that sells them? How much do they go for?

How often do they display that beautiful coloration?

 

[XxAngelzDustxX]

oh and what are they called?

 

[chepvegas]

Where can I buy them, I mean there in hawaii they gotta be in the trade. If any one here knows there I can buy em send me a tell I keep an octo and these guys would so rule to own and breed

P.S. jvhfish I sent you a tell.

 

[OctoMonkey]

angeldust:

they are a bobtail squid Euprymna.scolopes

 

[jvhfish]

http://wetwebfotos.com/talk/thread.jsp?nav=false&forum=25&thread=9380&start=0&msRange=15

im keeping a update over at WWC 's forum. inculding availabilty
for all those interested for more info. or have some plz use this link

 

[johnrags1234]

Is there a place that sells them? How much do they go for?

How often do they display that beautiful coloration?

No one sells them. They are next to impossible to get outside of hawaii. Cephsource used to, but the hobbiest side of the breading facilities went under and you have to meet VERY specific requirements to be a qualified buyer. This means scientists, university level reseacrher/teacher.

Price isnt really a factor, no one has them!


Its a long shot jvhfish, but:

If you successfully raise them, PLEASE contact me. I would love a breading unit in my 75g refugium......

Johnragsdale@aol.com
Or PM.

Thanks!