Some cuttlefish shots

[Anonymous]

I reintroduced two groups of S. bandensis today, and here are some pics of the fireworks.

 

[ChrisRD]

Cool! 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Cuttle fight!

Cuttle fight!

Ahhh, everyone run down to the quad, CUTTLE FIGHT!

:lol:

Looks good Rich. I wish I was there to see the color changing. Get it on film in HD ?

 

[Anonymous]

That is so freaking awesome. Their life span similar to octopus?

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I think so

 

[mr_X]

what size tank would you recommend for one of those?

 

[Anonymous]

Check out the Keeping Cuttlefish link in my sig!

 

[trido]

Those truely are some sweet cuttle pics. Wish I could have been there to see that. Did you ever decide to get that 240 cube?

 

[Anonymous]

Awesome!!! 8)

 

[Unarce]

Nice, Rich! Now I wish I kept that 24g I had sitting in the garage

 

[Anonymous]

Nice, Rich! Now I wish I kept that 24g I had sitting in the garage

I hate you for saying this. :twisted:

I just bought a 33 cube.

 

[Anonymous]

(mutters to self I DO NOT NEED TO START ANOTHER REEF TANK)

 

[Anonymous]

(mutters to self I DO NOT NEED TO START ANOTHER REEF TANK)

yes you do, yes you do, yes you do.

 

[shavo]

what is the price tag for one of these little fellows??

 

[Anonymous]

It depends. They are really hard to get. Eggs are often easier to get, but raising the cuttle for the first month or two can be really expensive - food costs! So, a baby may go for 20-50 bucks, same with a one or two month old.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't they only live for a year to 18 months?

 

[Anonymous]

I have plenty of empty tanks here. However, I've read the articles and yet I have NEVER seen a cuttlefish or eggs offered anywhere on any list I have ever seen in 7 years. Octopus yes. Even blue rings occasionally. But never cuttlefish.

I wouldn't have the foggiest where to actually get one.

 

[Anonymous]

They don't show up on lists as cuttlefish eggs, but are listed either as squid eggs or octo eggs so you just kind of have to know about them. Sadly, many wholesalers get them and feed them to other fish. Most LFS wont touch them. Besides that, they simply aren't imported all that much.
I have been trying to make them more available, but it is a small market, and I am much more interested in making captive bred animals available than furthering the trade in wc animals.

Yep - they only live a year or so.

 

[Unarce]

Must be touch having to witness senescence so frequently

 

[Anonymous]

It can really suck. Sometimes they die quick and thats nice, sometimes the hang on and get very sad and pathetic.

However, for the year they are around, they are simply amazing animals!