Cuttlefish feeding

[lvpd186]

I stopped by my brother's house today to help him tear down a tank and he showed me his cuttlefish. Those things are super cool to watch. One of them kept making this black flash run down his back (kind of like a strobe). It was amazing to watch. I was able to get some video of them eating, as soon as it is uploaded to youtube I will post a link. You will have to excuse the video quality though, all I had was my iphone and my brother wasn't expecting me to film anything so the glass wasn't clean.

 

[lvpd186]

Here is the link to the video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVdkLiPFrAY

 

[jbob]

wow those are awesome!! i've never seen a video of them, really cool

 

[alanmorehead]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing

 

[peterpaul]

That is really nice. How large is the tank the cuttlefish are in?

 

[lvpd186]

The tank is a custom one that he built, but I think it's 75g total. I don't know the dimensions off hand, sorry.

 

[elderfo]

Brad, how big and old are the cuttle fish? If i remember right, they have a short lifespan.

 

[lvpd186]

Re: Cuttlefish feeding

They are under a year old and about 3-4 inches. Not sure how long they live but I believe you are correct. Dave has mentioned he might not get anymore because there is a lot of work and they don't live all that long. Maybe our speaker will shed some light on the topic?

 

[jd474]

Do you know what species? Most warm water cuttles only live 18-24 months, and some less than that (~200 days, is all). Cool animals, though.

 

[lvpd186]

I'm not sure but I can ask him. They are warm water & I think the time frame seems right.