Holy SQUID Batman!! - Aquarium Advice

greenmaji · 01-15-2006, 04:53 AM

I've been intrested in the giant squid ever since I was a kid and first heard about them being found in washed up wales.. I wondered when the day would come when one would be found alive.. hmm story came out yesterday..

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ant_squid.html

roughly 25ft or 8meters depending on your measuring system.. :P

I heard they got alot bigger at adulthood.. but its pretty cool anyway.. :P

too bad they injured it..

well.. could have been worse..

rubysoho · 01-15-2006, 12:43 PM

wow, that is pretty cool that they finally photographed a live one. I don't know why everyone is so surprised that they are active eats. If you ever watch the smaller ones you'd figure the larger ones were just the same (especially because they probably need to eat more as well! ) But it does suck that they hurt it. I don't like the idea that they baited and hooked it

However, so long as the damage to the tentacle is all that happened, it should be okay.

DepotFish · 01-15-2006, 02:07 PM

They creep me out completely. Especially since some scientists predict squid will one day be the dominant species on earth. They're smart like primates in the sea.

greenmaji · 01-16-2006, 03:28 PM

yea.. from my understanding the tenticals are kinda like lizard tails.. in that they grow back most likely..
maybe someone could correct me if Im wrong on this..

Im all for evolution and such but Im kinda at a loss as to when scientists think human evolution will end, I can see evidance of evolution in humans now.. maybe Im just weird like that..

And I dont know why it would be creepy.. that particular speices of squid is likely anchent.. possibly antiquated in the squid world (amongst the new squid croud).. J/[acronym:49fda1ee0b="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]K[/acronym:49fda1ee0b]

Toirtis · 01-17-2006, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by greenmaji

.. hmm story came out yesterday..

Um...yesterday? When this did hit, a few months back, I danced for hours....I have been waiting for footage of Architeuthis for decades.....now for some Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni footage.

**Fishyfanatic** · 01-17-2006, 09:29 AM

That is pretty cool, I LOVE Squid.

Cute [acronym:40712d9aa6="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:40712d9aa6].

And yes, the story broke on September 27th, 2005 but the pics were taken in September 2004.

Billsgate · 01-17-2006, 09:32 AM

That is very cool......Awesome to see that there are live legendairy beasts roaming the deep-seas.....

StripesTheEel · 01-17-2006, 08:47 PM

neato..!

greenmaji · 01-18-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Toirtis

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenmaji

.. hmm story came out yesterday..

Um...yesterday? When this did hit, a few months back, I danced for hours....I have been waiting for footage of Architeuthis for decades.....now for some Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni footage.

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Originally Posted by Fishyfanatic

And yes, the story broke on September 27th, 2005 but the pics were taken in September 2004.

double wamy.. lol
I didnt know.. I should have put in a ?
I had just seen the artical and thats when it was dated..

And I flipped out Toirtis.. And are you sure you hadn't been waiting longer then that? I thought you were older then me.. [acronym:d691f8408d="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:d691f8408d] (by a little bit anyway :P )

01-15-2006, 04:53 AM	#1
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Holy SQUID Batman!! I've been intrested in the giant squid ever since I was a kid and first heard about them being found in washed up wales.. I wondered when the day would come when one would be found alive.. hmm story came out yesterday.. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ant_squid.html roughly 25ft or 8meters depending on your measuring system.. :P I heard they got alot bigger at adulthood.. but its pretty cool anyway.. :P too bad they injured it.. well.. could have been worse..

01-15-2006, 02:07 PM	#3
DepotFish Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 871 Images: 4	They creep me out completely. Especially since some scientists predict squid will one day be the dominant species on earth. They're smart like primates in the sea. __________________ Anybody who's seen the personality of fish has had their minds and hearts opened to a whole new world.

01-17-2006, 09:29 AM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,267 Images: 15	That is pretty cool, I LOVE Squid. Cute [acronym:40712d9aa6="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:40712d9aa6]. And yes, the story broke on September 27th, 2005 but the pics were taken in September 2004. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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StripesTheEel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 882 Images: 23	neato..! __________________ Matt Fight fish illiteracy..teach them to read the forums

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01-15-2006, 12:43 PM	#2
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	wow, that is pretty cool that they finally photographed a live one. I don't know why everyone is so surprised that they are active eats. If you ever watch the smaller ones you'd figure the larger ones were just the same (especially because they probably need to eat more as well! ) But it does suck that they hurt it. I don't like the idea that they baited and hooked it However, so long as the damage to the tentacle is all that happened, it should be okay.

01-16-2006, 03:28 PM	#4
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	yea.. from my understanding the tenticals are kinda like lizard tails.. in that they grow back most likely.. maybe someone could correct me if Im wrong on this.. Im all for evolution and such but Im kinda at a loss as to when scientists think human evolution will end, I can see evidance of evolution in humans now.. maybe Im just weird like that.. And I dont know why it would be creepy.. that particular speices of squid is likely anchent.. possibly antiquated in the squid world (amongst the new squid croud).. J/[acronym:49fda1ee0b="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]K[/acronym:49fda1ee0b]

01-17-2006, 09:32 AM	#7
Billsgate Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,604 Images: 8	That is very cool......Awesome to see that there are live legendairy beasts roaming the deep-seas.....

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