Octopus briareus photos and videos

corpusse · #1 01-03-2011, 03:57 PM

Some more from today

A few are slightly out of focus but I think they still capture him well.

I haven't seen him this light green since he was a kid lol

flipzed · #2 01-03-2011, 04:26 PM

thats really neat. now i want one lol. where did u pick this guy up from?

Delphinus · #3 01-03-2011, 05:26 PM

That is pretty darn cool! Thanks for sharing!

corpusse · #4 01-03-2011, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by flipzed

thats really neat. now i want one lol. where did u pick this guy up from?

I got him at seaumarine.

lastlight · #5 01-03-2011, 05:47 PM

Wow those darker shots are too cool. Too bad you can't have the lights on and still get to see him.

corpusse · #6 01-04-2011, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Wow those darker shots are too cool. Too bad you can't have the lights on and still get to see him.

I think in time he will come out more. I am hoping he's only around 5-6 months old, but I guess he could be closer to a year.

I believe his natural lifespan is about 18 months. Cephs just don't live very long..

Here is another video I shot today. I just have a cheapo camcorder that doesn't do well in low light.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDmHlerWX9Y&hd=1

It's cool to watch him just slide under the live rock, despite the fact he is noticeably full of fidder crabs