R.I.P Kaleeko - Mbu Puffer

[zombiefetus]

lol, it looks like he got bored with it when it stopped moving.

[L!$A]

Yah lol, he ended up eating about 3/4 of it, then my bf took out the remaining bits because his tummy was getting too fat.
I felt pretty bad for the cray, because it was still moving after being bit in half! Then someone told me they cannot feel anything.. so it made me feel better. lol

[Flutter]

I'm not so sure I would believe that...

[Nick]

Crays have a complete lower brain, so they certainly react to pain just like anything else with a more or less complete nervous system does. I used to slice the brains of feeder crays apart before feeding them when I was in a long snail drought, and had nothing else crunchy to offer. Slice with a razor knife, and SMASH, I could kill it in less than a second. They keep moving autonomically for about 5 minutes, random leg and claw twiches, which was enough for my puffers. It's purely sentimental for me - I had a pet cray as a small child.

Kaleeko is a clever puffer - rather than going for the crays face/claws first, he takes out the tail, which is how they do those last-moment, 1/10 of a second escapes. That's some problem solving ability. He figured out that he could take out both claws and most of the legs, and still miss 90% of the time, and remembered for the future that if you snag the tail, they're sitting ducks. Smart, smart fish.

And a fatty

[L!$A]

Thanks Nick, I've never had a cray as a pet lol, but I do feel bad again
Kaleeko has a lot of personality, and you could tell he was getting frustrated!

[L!$A]

Some new photos of Kaleeko aka Mr. Photogenic


Rubbing his lips on the glass...



Are you going to feed me now or what??

[doraemon]

I love picture no.2 haha that is real cute and it potm worthy for sure

[J-P]

yes they are great pics! Digital cam?

[L!$A]

Thanks Wendy I've entered Kaleeko into this months POTM, not that pic tho!!

& J-P Yes, it is a digital cam, a Canon Powershot SX110 IS.. nothing too fancy, but it does the job!!

[L!$A]

Newest photos that my bf took last night, including some of Kaleekos little buddie..

Close up!




Our IT Datnoid

[ACF]

:O Another fatty LOL =) Quite a bit of dark in him as well, very nice mbu! He's grown quite a bit since the last time you posted pics eh!? Nov-Apr..

[L!$A]

haha yah .. it has been awhile.. we haven't had the time to take pics for awhile!

[ACF]

at the rate he's growing u better start reinforcing your floor joists with some *Railroad Ties* and start buying some 2" glass, o and figure out which wall you don't like in your place LOLOL!

[L!$A]

haha yeah we're gunna need a huge tank.. we're actually having someone come by and inspect our flooring/structure this weekend

[ACF]

WOW thats awesome! Hope everything goes well!! Updates