Hi
I've been volunteering at my aquarium for a bit. I'm an education volunteer so usually I just get to talk about the animals but the other day my boss suggested I go around with an animal husbandry volunteer while she fed. We fed loads of animals, I especially liked watching the sea anemones and bamboo sharks, but by far the best was watching her feed the cuttefish! I did have a couple question though that she couldn't help me with: First, though you can see pattern change watching the cuttles move around their tank, there was no colour change during feeding, which I had expected (and seen on videos....). Is getting fed in an aquarium just not exciting enough? Do any of you keep cuttles that change colour when feeding? Also, both cuttles float around with their front two arms raised - I had read that this behaviour usually came about when hunting, but it did not show up during the feeding. What is the real meaning of this position? I've seen them hover in it for 10 minutes, without feeding or interacting visibly with the other cuttle in the tank.
Thanks for any answers. Clearly I don't know much about these animals but the 2 at the aquarium are very cool and I'd love to understand a bit more!
Sarrah
I've been volunteering at my aquarium for a bit. I'm an education volunteer so usually I just get to talk about the animals but the other day my boss suggested I go around with an animal husbandry volunteer while she fed. We fed loads of animals, I especially liked watching the sea anemones and bamboo sharks, but by far the best was watching her feed the cuttefish! I did have a couple question though that she couldn't help me with: First, though you can see pattern change watching the cuttles move around their tank, there was no colour change during feeding, which I had expected (and seen on videos....). Is getting fed in an aquarium just not exciting enough? Do any of you keep cuttles that change colour when feeding? Also, both cuttles float around with their front two arms raised - I had read that this behaviour usually came about when hunting, but it did not show up during the feeding. What is the real meaning of this position? I've seen them hover in it for 10 minutes, without feeding or interacting visibly with the other cuttle in the tank.
Thanks for any answers. Clearly I don't know much about these animals but the 2 at the aquarium are very cool and I'd love to understand a bit more!
Sarrah