Giant Isopods
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Jeox;2616874; said:Wasn't that Carl on aquateen hunger force?
Best episode. ever.
Yea!!! My bad....was awhile ago. Lol, "I'm gonna need a wheelbarrow in here!"
I don't have necropsy pics that I can share, sorry.
Bery basic on the inside. Simple GI tract and basic organs. Not much muscle to them at all. Eyes were HUGE (obviously), and were more complex than I would have expected.
My biggest issue was most looked like they had been brought up from depth too fast when caught. They are fairly deep water animals, and thrive in cold dark areas. the ones we had were bycatch, and weren't specifically collected with the idea of them staying alive long term. I've never heard of anyone having success keeping them long term. Most exhibits are short lived, or constantly restocking them.
Bery basic on the inside. Simple GI tract and basic organs. Not much muscle to them at all. Eyes were HUGE (obviously), and were more complex than I would have expected.
My biggest issue was most looked like they had been brought up from depth too fast when caught. They are fairly deep water animals, and thrive in cold dark areas. the ones we had were bycatch, and weren't specifically collected with the idea of them staying alive long term. I've never heard of anyone having success keeping them long term. Most exhibits are short lived, or constantly restocking them.
i take it you have some where you work matt? how big do they get and how long do they live in exhibits? also do you know of anyone with a deep sea type set up for these guys?
I don't know of anyone who has kept them alive longer than a few months. Ones we had lived only a few weeks. If you catch them and bring them up slowly, they last longer. Ones we had were accidental catch, and brought up very fast. Usually they are half dead by the time they are put on display. The cold temps just drag out death longer. Getting them to eat was a pain. They eat dead rotting food, but it's not like you can leave food to rot in a closed tank.
In the last pic I posted, you can see a 2" PVC inlet pipe with a T fitting to give you an idea of adult size.
In the last pic I posted, you can see a 2" PVC inlet pipe with a T fitting to give you an idea of adult size.
