[Squid]: Pacific Bobtail Squid

[:)GlassDragon]

Well, I passed on the advice/news to my daughter that these guys are generally boring from a kids perspective - got immediately grabbed by the arm and asked, "can we please get cuttles then?!
Followed by, "but seriously, why does that make them boring?"

So, these guys take quite awhile to hatch don't they? Like four (or was it more) months? And you thought looking a adults buried in the sand to their eyeballs was a bit boring......

 

[DWhatley]

If I am remembering correctly, the bobtails only live 6 to 8 months and that may be the biggest drawback to keeping them IF you could find a source.

 

[Jean]

newest pic of the eggs

 

[:)GlassDragon]

Ooh, how neat to get an update and Sarah will be thrilled to see them too -thank you Jean! They look like pretty little pearls...

 

[mcmusashi5]

jean are you planning to sell them

 

[Jean]

No. They'll be released to the wild

J

 

[mcmusashi5]

No. They'll be released to the wild

J

oh thats cool

 

[Jean]

They still look much the same but the water temp is cold so it will have slowed down maturation.

J

 

[bluespotocto]

Are all the adults dead?

 

[Tommycs]

Recent Pic of the eggs, still very opaque white. And a pic of the last adult (a rare active shot!) which passed away last week


J

Should answer that question.

 

[mcmusashi5]

I would think if kept in a tank with no live rock and a thick sandbed, at feeding time it would be cool to look at them bursting out at the food

 

[Jean]

I would think if kept in a tank with no live rock and a thick sandbed, at feeding time it would be cool to look at them bursting out at the food

Only if you're awake in the wee hours!!!! They are extremely nocturnal, except at the end of their life when they are more day active!

J

 

[mcmusashi5]

Only if you're awake in the wee hours!!!! They are extremely nocturnal, except at the end of their life when they are more day active!

J

you just had to burst my bubble jk BUBLE BURSTER darn Australians JK

 

[DWhatley]

you just had to burst my bubble jk BUBLE BURSTER darn Australians JK

sooo Jean ... are you Kiwi enough now to get your dander up

 

[mcmusashi5]

sooo ... are you Kiwi enough now to get your dander up

whah