Sea Pen update

[Chrissyhac]

Hi All

Just a a few pics to let you know how i'm getting on.....

Firstly Mum and Dad built a sand bank for me to live bury my foot in...been in about 2 weeks now...:thumbsup:

who turned on the lights...?
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/chrissyhac/Marine%20Aquarium/marinetank008600x450.jpg

Getting up now mum?
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/chrissyhac/Marine%20Aquarium/marinetank009600x450.jpg

where's my breakfast...?
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/chrissyhac/Marine%20Aquarium/marinetank010600x450.jpg

Big stretch!!!
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/chrissyhac/Marine%20Aquarium/marinetank002600x450.jpg

fully awake now!!
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/chrissyhac/Marine%20Aquarium/marinetank003600x450.jpg

I'm very happy in my new home.....:D

[Shultz]

Nice set of time lapse photo's :worship:

Cheers, Shelton.

[kukkurin]

how long does it take to do that?

[Chrissyhac]

Hi the quickest he has got up has been about 10 minutes, and going to bed about 6 minutes, on average i guess it would be about 20 minutes, i think it depends on how hungry he is!!:laugh:

[zimreef]

Looking very good so far chrissyhac - cool set of pics!

Nice to see it buried in the sandbed and displaying such behaviour. What are you feeding it?

John

[Chrissyhac]

Hi all, it really is an amazing thing to watch, did some research where we found out that it needs a deep sand bed to be happy in, they recommended 4 to 6 inches. He has 2 to 3 at the minute and seems really happy, he stays within his "bed" but always rises in a slightly different spot.
As for feeding him, at the moment he`s getting some "Phyto feast" on a daily basis and seems to love it, soon as he gets a sniff of it his "arms" really stretch out for it. (So far so good).

[MoOriginal]

well done you
i had one of those and same size bed as yours - couldnt for life of me get it to settle or go in sand -
sadly it passed over to the other side...

[Chrissyhac]

Sorry to hear that MoOriginal :(
Ours now seems to have settled, hasn`t changed position for almost a week. We have a large rock with a small cave in it...he seems to have got his foot in and under the back of the cave and "rises" in the morning from within the cave itself ! I`ll post some pics tomorrow, catch him as he is waking, he must be enjoying his new "house" because he is growing well, roughly 7 inches when fully awake and when he extends his "arms" to feed he must be 4 to 5 inches across ! :)

[Chrissyhac]

Quick update, he`s still thriving, in fact he`s very athletic. Finds himself a nice spot for a few weeks and then up sticks and moves, not very far, 7 to 10 inches, then he`s happy again for another few weeks and he`s off again !! :thumbsup:

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa113/chrissyhac/Marine%20Aquarium/marinetank096.jpg

In this shot, he got too big for his foot and fell over, :laugh: I think he`s learned now, the bigger he makes his body (semms to be able to "swell" at will) the smaller he has to have his foot !!
Soon sorted himself out though. :thumbsup:

[zimreef]

Well, certainly looking very healthy! Looks like PhytoFeast is doing the trick!

Are you feeding anything else?

John

[Swimmingwiththefishes]

Well, certainly looking very healthy! Looks like PhytoFeast is doing the trick!

Are you feeding anything else?

John

20 Malboro by the looks of it!:laugh:
Alan

[Chrissyhac]

Been feeding "Gamma Nutra Plus" for 2 weeks now, all inhabitants seem to love it so far.

20 Malboro by the looks of it!:laugh:
Alan

It`s a right pain when he wants a light !! :laugh: :laugh:

[ChrisBFish]

Stunning creature! Well done, and all the best!

[l337dave]

wow I've never seen one of those before!


dave.

[Chrissyhac]

It is a fantastic animal, spend hours watching it, especially "waking up" and retracting at night.
Few more pics here: http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=224304