biomekanic
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If anyone is selling E scolopes now?
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/tcp/Escolopes.html
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/tcp/Escolopes.html
Does anyone know?
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cephalopoder
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No one except the NRCC and they only sell to researchers.
Unlike cuttlefish that can be cultured for successive generations, no one has had much luck in doing so with Euprymna. This is one reason why they may not have been able to be produced for the aquarium trade. New adults need to be collected from hawaii on a regular basis to culture. There is no one that I know of out side of public aquariums in Hawaii that collects them. Euprymna also has a planktonic period of 30 days before they settle to the benthic behavior of the adults. This can make the hatchlings difficult to rear. They are strong swimmers in this planktonic phase unlike planktonic species of other cephs that are more drifters of the current and need to be reared in something like a kreisel. This strong swimming ability allows them to be reared easier than other planktonic species. Euprymna also have a very short life span of about 6 months and are able to breed at around 2 months of age. They have been reared from egg to adult by people who have access to them and hopefully one day they will become available to all.
chris
Unlike cuttlefish that can be cultured for successive generations, no one has had much luck in doing so with Euprymna. This is one reason why they may not have been able to be produced for the aquarium trade. New adults need to be collected from hawaii on a regular basis to culture. There is no one that I know of out side of public aquariums in Hawaii that collects them. Euprymna also has a planktonic period of 30 days before they settle to the benthic behavior of the adults. This can make the hatchlings difficult to rear. They are strong swimmers in this planktonic phase unlike planktonic species of other cephs that are more drifters of the current and need to be reared in something like a kreisel. This strong swimming ability allows them to be reared easier than other planktonic species. Euprymna also have a very short life span of about 6 months and are able to breed at around 2 months of age. They have been reared from egg to adult by people who have access to them and hopefully one day they will become available to all.
chris
cephalopoder
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If you go looking, you will find them in calm shallow water about a foot in depth with a fine sandy bottom. They are nocturnal so you will need to go at night and use a flashlight with the help of a red cover on the lens. They burry them selves in the sand and can attach sand to their body as camo. Bring a long handled fish net and place the net on top of the sand when you see movement. Try not to lift it out of the water and scoop it up in a clear plastic container.
Should you luck out and get one and it lays eggs, I'll be happy to take some and start the rearing over here
Should you luck out and get one and it lays eggs, I'll be happy to take some and start the rearing over here
biomekanic
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Talked to the people at octopets, the big drawback is their short lifespan, but it sounds like they might give it a try.
The killifish of the ceph world...
The killifish of the ceph world...
cephalopoder
Premium Member
Jim of Octopets has tried doing the Pacificas but he could not get any specimens in good shape. They came up pretty beat up from the fishing boats drag nets. You would also need a chiller for this species and keep around 60F.
