cuttlefish

[bobbyp]

i already have a cuttlefish that is abnout 6 inches maybe bigger, I want to get another babby and put him in my frag tank. Does anyone know if they are reef safe?????

 

[little_squid]

lol are you really asking this after owning one ??? wow as long as it only has corals your fine anything else be lunch from what ive studied on them

 

[OctoMonkey]

yep, anything that moves apart from urchins, stars and hermits is lunch...

also some corals and anemones will sting a cuttle badly

 

[bobbyp]

Well the one i have now, i just got a tank for him alone, never put anything else in the tank, thanx for the info, about coral.

 

[Energy]

I have successfully kept them in a reef. They only went after the fish. They left the snails, hermits and everything else alone. DON'T USE GREATER THAN 175 WATT HALIDES! Anything larger will permanently blind them.

 

[FishhyRen]

the BIG question is where in the world did you get the cuttlefish!!!

 

[bobbyp]

Thanx for the info. Energy, i'm in San Antonio, TX a fishstore sells them here, and gets them in often if you request them

 

[FishhyRen]

could you give us their info so we can see if they'll ship?
Thanks!

 

[bobbyp]

Sure i'll ask the owner and get back to you guys

 

[Energy]

Please! Name and a number would be great. Probably almost 100% they are Bandesis but oh well- maybe they are healthy!

 

[J.A]

Any idea what species it could be? It seems a little bigger than your average bandensis. Got pics?

 

[bobbyp]

No pics, but the average size of the cuttlefish that they get is about 4-5 inches, i'm still waitting to talk to the owner, he's been in Las Vegas