Metasepia

[Anonymous]

Important note - this is not a recommended species. Their numbers in the wild seem to be going down, and they are not a beginner animal. There is also evidence that they are toxic both in bite and in flesh. Luckly, they are also expensive and hard to ship, so they shouldn't flood the hobby. I urge anyone interested in them to not buy them unless they are experienced with cephs and making an effort to breed them.

This one came from Japan so it is prolly M. tullbergi

It ate within 5 minutes of being in the tank (and again this morning), and doesn't seem scared of anything, so no spectacular displays yet.

Haven't determined the sex yet.

 

[Anonymous]

You are hereby Cephalopod Jesus.

 

[Anonymous]

Those pictures are incredible.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

You are hereby Cephalopod Jesus.

:lol:

Rich, set up a big pool and keep Sepioteuthis next!

 

[jhemdal1]

Cool critter. Did you get that from Koji? He had some on his list last week. 12,000 yen if I recall, same as he charges for striped octopus. I have a great non-stop connection from Narita to Detroit on Northwest, but the typical multiplier is around 4x (with all the associated costs), so I'd be looking at about $480 for one from him - a bit too rich for my blood.

JHemdal

 

[Anonymous]

You are hereby Cephalopod Jesus.

PUBLIUS

 

[Anonymous]

You are hereby Cephalopod Jesus.

:lol:

Rich, set up a big pool and keep Sepioteuthis next!

I know a good place to do that!

 

[Anonymous]

Cool critter. Did you get that from Koji? He had some on his list last week. 12,000 yen if I recall, same as he charges for striped octopus. I have a great non-stop connection from Narita to Detroit on Northwest, but the typical multiplier is around 4x (with all the associated costs), so I'd be looking at about $480 for one from him - a bit too rich for my blood.

JHemdal

I would guess it came from him because I got a call from another wholesaler about them on his list. This one came from a wholesaler in LA who knows I am on the lookout, and was way too expensive, but I had just sold a bunch of bandensis and its my birthday and it wasn't from and LFS so....
Since I have a good still camera now, I also thougt it was worth it.

Its a shame the dollar is tanking...things from Japan didn't used to be so expensive.

 

[Anonymous]

Rich your supplier deals with Koji so I say Jay is right on the money