Hello all,
I'll start off by introducing myself, since I'm new to the forums. I'm a high school student in Virginia, and my current coursework includes a class related to oceanography and marine biology. As part of my own studies (tangentially related to the course) on cephalopods and their behavior, I came across your forum. Just to be clear, I'm not interested in raising cephalopod species at present, so my questions are mainly theoretical, rather than practical.
One particular question I have regard to cephalopods relates to cephalopod captive breeding programs. From what I understand, some members of this foum have successfully bred Sepia bandensis and some species of large-egged octopus. I have also read that there is a tendency for fertility and viability to be reduced in the F1 and F2 generations of captive bred cephalopods (Flamboyant keeping/breeding). I was wondering if any of the members of this forum have experienced such a phenomenon in their breeding efforts, and if there is any explanation for these occurrences.
Also, I am not entirely sure where most of the members of this forum acquire their cephalopods. Based upon an archived article (Cephalopod Care), I am led to believe that this community has experienced "cycles" in which captive cephalopods lived for a long period of time, followed by a period of reduced lifespan. Could this be due to an increase in the number of captive bred cephalopods in the community over time?
Thanks for your input.
I'll start off by introducing myself, since I'm new to the forums. I'm a high school student in Virginia, and my current coursework includes a class related to oceanography and marine biology. As part of my own studies (tangentially related to the course) on cephalopods and their behavior, I came across your forum. Just to be clear, I'm not interested in raising cephalopod species at present, so my questions are mainly theoretical, rather than practical.
One particular question I have regard to cephalopods relates to cephalopod captive breeding programs. From what I understand, some members of this foum have successfully bred Sepia bandensis and some species of large-egged octopus. I have also read that there is a tendency for fertility and viability to be reduced in the F1 and F2 generations of captive bred cephalopods (Flamboyant keeping/breeding). I was wondering if any of the members of this forum have experienced such a phenomenon in their breeding efforts, and if there is any explanation for these occurrences.
Also, I am not entirely sure where most of the members of this forum acquire their cephalopods. Based upon an archived article (Cephalopod Care), I am led to believe that this community has experienced "cycles" in which captive cephalopods lived for a long period of time, followed by a period of reduced lifespan. Could this be due to an increase in the number of captive bred cephalopods in the community over time?
Thanks for your input.