Sea Aquarium

Sea Aquarium

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Sea Lemon, Archidoris pseudoargus, laying eggs.

Sea Lemon, Archidoris pseudoargus, laying eggs.
This particular Sea Lemon was found washed up on the tide line at Poole Harbour. I must admit I did not recognise it at first as it looked like a strange jelly like blob. It was not until a couple of days in the aquarium that it recovered, it has been fed on pieces of sponge washed up on the beach.


 
Sea Lemon eating sponge.

Wednesday 21 February 2018

Common Goby, Pomatoschistus microps

Male Common Goby in Breeding colours
These Common Gobies are found on most coasts, particularly in estuaries.
Pair of Common Gobies

Male Common Goby.
 

Friday 9 February 2018

Hermit Crab, Pagurus bernhardus, releasing larvae.

Hermit Crab, Pagurus bernhardus, releasing larvae.
This occurred late in the evening, temperature 14.7 centigrade.
 

Monday 5 February 2018

Daisy Anemone

Here a Daisy Anemone, Cereus pedunculats, is consuming the recently moulted skin from a Shore Crab