Tag: feeding behavior

Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) – Video

This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA The Pacific sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens which lives in the Pacific Ocean is a free-floating, large jellyfish with a bell of up to about 30-50 cm across in diameter. It has four long oral arms surrounding its mouth. Sea nettles have bright distinctive colors which make them a popular …

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Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofleini (feeding behavior and predation)

This photo was taken on 9 June, 2012 at: Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Feeding behavior: This octopus hides in its den under rocks or in a cave. By night, an octopus leaves its den to hunt after its favorite prey such as crustaceans, small crabs, scallops, abalone, snails, clams and fish. Octopuses in general when feed …

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Feeding behavior of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) during grow-out (Video)

This video shows the feeding behavior of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) whereas the feeding aggressiveness is obvious and will be always the case if fish are in good health and when the aquatic environment is close to optimum. This Tilapia has a small stomach and so would require a relatively long time to get its …

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