Flamboyants at California Academy of Sciences

[Thales]

Ok, some success.

The one above was hatched prematurely and did not survive. However...

and an adult

One hatchling now, several more on the way. Hope hope hope.

 

[DWhatley]

Richard,
The little one is unbelievable! :findgerscrossed:

 

[Phil1078]

Wow Richard! Those pictures are so cool! I have been seeing dime-dwarfed cuttles, but your little Metasepia are the best! The coloration is so amazing!

By the way, the metal cuttlefish with ink in the center as seen on your cuttlefish farm website is a great design. Would make a great key chain or magnet.

 

[rryyddeerr]

hell yeah phil. i was thinking belt buckle. that would rock the house.

 

[DWhatley]

http://www.cafepress.com/dd/4617909

 

[elaflam]

I forgot all about cafepress....I've had a sweatshirt and clock with his logo for years now! How are the little flambo's doing now?

 

[kpage]

Really cool, how did you manage to get that job?

 

[Thales]

Some eye candy of the remaining adult:

 

[DWhatley]

As usual, the photos are great Rich but ... WHAT ABOUT THE HATCHLINGS?

 

[Thales]

No longer with us do to mechanical problems. 3 or 4 more on the way though!

 

[DWhatley]

This sounds an awful lot like recordings I recall from 10 years ago

 

[Thales]

So...none of the hatchlings made it past a couple weeks. One was born early with yolk sac, two had technical problems and one failed to thrive. This is exactly the pattern that I saw with my first attempt at breeding bandensis, so go figure.

We still have one on display.

Here is a 'behind the scenes' promo:

 

[DWhatley]

The inking events with the food is certainly not something people see everyday. Good show!

Any chance the corals are putting out enough stinging cells that it effects the baby cuttles?

 

[Reef Geek]

Very, very cool. I've seen mine ink once or twice when he's startled, but that was ridiculous!

Quite the number of young that you're keeping together as well.

 

[Thales]

The inking events with the food is certainly not something people see everyday. Good show!

Any chance the corals are putting out enough stinging cells that it effects the baby cuttles?

I don't think so D - they seem to do just fine. They hide right under the meat of the Acanthophyllia deshayesiana.