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Sad news RIP Fidgety Fred.
Sad news to report, yesterday we found Fred dead in his tank, probably due to senility as he was getting a bit prone to butt burn and his appetite had decreased, we had plans to release him but he preempted us
Sad news to report, yesterday we found Fred dead in his tank, probably due to senility as he was getting a bit prone to butt burn and his appetite had decreased, we had plans to release him but he preempted us
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RIP Fred
as of July 10, we have a new octopus, Bella, she is very shy, so I haven't been able to get a pic as yet, I will keep trying!
Finally here are a couple of Pics of Bella, she is still very shy, so these aren't the best, she's about 50cm or so arm spread. In these she is on the tank bottom near one of the drains, hiding amongst the seaweed! Today she's gone into the concrete drainpipe we have in for a den and is not really on view, if you squint you can kind of see her!
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Bella looks a lot smaller than Fred. Is that perspective or is she likely a lot younger?
Hi, yes Bella is smaller than Fred and is likely younger!
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It's a 5 minute promotion of the aquarium films (& everything else!) by Andrew Scott as part of his course (Master of Science Communication).
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It's a 5 minute promotion of the aquarium films (& everything else!) by Andrew Scott as part of his course (Master of Science Communication).
A+ and now I know how to correctly pronounce Dunedin
That little check of what you find book is a wonderful idea, I hope they are used often!
That little check of what you find book is a wonderful idea, I hope they are used often!
We're almost out of the South Isl guide (reprinting!) and the Nth Isl is going well too!
Sad news, Bella has started to lay eggs, only 5 on the glass so far but tis the beginning of the end. She had us fooled, she's small for the species and is showing no other signs of senescence. So we'll look after her til the end.
Sad news, Bella has started to lay eggs, only 5 on the glass so far but tis the beginning of the end. She had us fooled, she's small for the species and is showing no other signs of senescence. So we'll look after her til the end.
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Jean, I forgot, is this a small egg species like our Western Hemisphere GPO? How long is gestation?
Yes, this is a small egg species and gestation can be up to 80 days. As of yesterday she hadn't laid any more and she did eat a crab, so we may have a bit left with her yet.
After some discussion, Bella was released near a rocky reef. She hadn't laid more eggs so we thought to give her and them the best chance we could! Will keep you updated on our search for another, plus our baby!
still looking for a new big octopus, junior is on display but still very shy, we have him/her in a darkish tank so no pics yet, the flash completely freaks the wee guy out!
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