SQUIDCAM III

[OB]

"Chiller"! That's the word I was looking for!

 

[OB]

It doesn't actually chill, but it does allow for lots of extra drama

 

[Steve O'Shea]

Like my life needs extra drama!

They are so small, ~ 3mm length, and the camera is struggling at this size (so the pics are pretty poor). Here are just a couple of the squid (now 17 of them) that bob around in the tank .... but they don't want to oblige me and stay in one place for a shot

 

[cuttlegirl]

Cute! Did you tell them who you were? Maybe they didn't understand the importance of being still... I think they are pretty good shots of 3 mm jetting blobs...

 

[DWhatley]

I'm with Cuttlegirl on the photo compilments! I am never able to get that much detail on the little squirts and my best attempts were on benthic large egg dwarfs.

 

[Thales]

Eeeeeee!

 

[DWhatley]

Thales,
You better get crackin' (or should that be Kraken?) on your cuttle tank or Steve will be one up on you. Might as well strike while the iron is hot and trade on your new fame to request another new innovation.

 

[Steve O'Shea]

The webcam is installed tomorrow Then I'll start the SQUIDCAM IV thread.

Righty, you'd best see if CUTTLECAM.com has gone ....

 

[OB]

That has rhythm and pace...

 

[tonmo]

That's great! Steve, maybe a SQUIDCAM sub-forum would be best?

 

[DWhatley]

How about a cam forum with the hopes there will be more

 

[tonmo]

There probably should be a personal ceph cam forum perhaps under the Ceph Care category, but SquidCam would be specifically for this unusual project I, II, III, IV, V, VI, etc

 

[CaptFish]

How about a cam forum with the hopes there will be more

I like it!
I'd put legs on a web cam, I just need to know how.

 

[tonmo]

Ok - consulted with D and Dr O. The squidcam thread will reside in *this* forum, not a new forum. Meanwhile, we'll continue explore ideas around a video / streaming forum and/or feature as it relates to ceph care. Will blog about it when we have a plan.

 

[Steve O'Shea]

I'm not sure how long I can keep the squidcam operational; keeping these things alive requires a tremendous amount of work, and time is something I have so little of these days. All going to plan we can probably keep these animals alive for 6 to 7 months, but after that I may not be in NZ for a few months so will be unable to keep the next generation going. A new forum would quickly go quiet without any activity.

We'll be using these current squid for a documentary in early February, which is one of the reasons why I've started this again; there are a number of documentaries being filmed over the next few months.