Wow, it's been a while since an update...
Final cuttle count is 14 babies; Six in net one and Eight in net two. The oldest cuttle in net two will be one month old on the 16th, just four days away. All of the cuttles in net 2 are pretty confident eaters. I have seen a couple eat frozen mysis shrimp, which I would feed when I ran out of live mysids and was waiting for another batch. The cuttles in net 1 are actually better at eating frozen than those in net 2, despite them being younger and more shy than the others. I believe this to be because of the extra flow, which keeps the food suspended instead of laying on the bottom. I am going to start making the transition to shore shrimp in net two in about a week. I have been only feeding once a day, I will sometimes feed twice.
All of the cuttles are beginning to be more day-active. Those in net two have started to act interested when they see me watching them. They will sometimes change colors when they see me, but more often they will just swim over a look at me. I am beginning to see a larger variety in color changes and more complex patterns, though nothing too exciting yet. I have also noticed an excess of pods on net 1, which could be due to the extra light and extra algae growth. Net two seems pretty clean from any natural fauna. I think this is because the cuttles roam along the netting and suck up any food they find. I have seen several skimming along the sides of the net and a couple along the bottom.
Cuttle size is about 1/2"-5/8" in net 2, and 3/8"-1/2" in net 1. Mysids are becoming easy to eat but big pods are still a challenge.
Was anyone able to get the videos to work? I am going to upload them to photobucket soon so they will be easily viewable by everyone and I will have new pictures up soon.