Live Squid
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Hey claw, When I lived in Texas we used to go out and catch wild squid from Galveston Bay. Two problems we came across were the high mortality rate and the bad habit of inking. I'm under the impression that the ink in concentrated form can be harmful to fish.
On the other hand in Galveston, University of Texas has a medical school that does research on cuttlefish. They had a huge tank, as big as a swimming pool with cuttlefish. We used to catch live shrimp and go feed the cuttlefish. They are so fast. As soon as the shrimp hit the water BAM! they were gone. Something to see.
On the other hand in Galveston, University of Texas has a medical school that does research on cuttlefish. They had a huge tank, as big as a swimming pool with cuttlefish. We used to catch live shrimp and go feed the cuttlefish. They are so fast. As soon as the shrimp hit the water BAM! they were gone. Something to see.
If I can discourage you in anyways, you may want to read peoples accounts of keeping octipii (I guesss that is the true latin plural, right?). I cant imagine it being a pleasent experience or memory. Not to knock you because if you can do it more power to you
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Terrence:
<strong>If I can discourage you in anyways, you may want to read peoples accounts of keeping octipii (I guesss that is the true latin plural, right?). I cant imagine it being a pleasent experience or memory. Not to knock you because if you can do it more power to you</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's a Greek word, therefore, octopusses is the correct term.
<strong>If I can discourage you in anyways, you may want to read peoples accounts of keeping octipii (I guesss that is the true latin plural, right?). I cant imagine it being a pleasent experience or memory. Not to knock you because if you can do it more power to you</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's a Greek word, therefore, octopusses is the correct term.
Icepicks comments concerning squid are all valid IME. I've tried locally captured ones in the past without much success. Not sure how octopus got mixed up in this but they (at least tropical varieties such as those found here in Florida) are much easier than squid to maintain and can make a very interesting pet provided you have a well secured full cover for your tank and keep them well fed.
Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi have a display tank with Cuttlefish. I think they just need a setup similar to FO. There are specific requirements (low light, lots of food so frequent water changes) but are easy to keep. It is similar to Octopus aquarium. Octopus, Squid and Cuttle fish are shortlive. I do not believe that they survide more than a few years.
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