How to tell if it's a male or female cuttlefish?

[puppychow0103]

Hey.... guys!

I've got two baby sepia bandensises, i think one is about one month old and the other about 3 months old, how can i tell if they're male or female? I don't see any fighting going on between these two yet, so does that mean one is male and one is female? or is it too early to tell? What if i see them start fighting, does this mean they're both males or females? Does female fight with female? Or they fight even is with different sex?

 

[Thales]

You cant. Have you read this article?:

http://www.tonmo.com/cephcare/cuttlefish.php

 

[puppychow0103]

Yes i have! and thanks for the link anyway.

By the way, is it true that you'll have more baby cuttles ready to supply to New Alameda Aquatics for the next month or two???

 

[Thales]

Prolly not. All the local cuttles are too young, and it seems the season has ended for wild caught eggs.
Where did you get your second cuttle?

 

[puppychow0103]

I got my second cuttle last Thursday from New Alameda Aquatics also, and i thought all the cuttles came from u to them, the second cuttle is about 2-3 times bigger than the first one, lets just hope they're both sepia bandensis. Do u know anybody else in the bay area that might have an extra or two baby sepia bandensis for sale or trade for coral?

 

[Thales]

Did you get the first one from NAA?

I don't know of anyone who has extras.

 

[puppychow0103]

I got the first one from a friend of my and he got his from NAA as well. How many time do they mate and lay eggs in their life time? And does female cuttle die short after laing eggs like the octopus?

 

[Thales]

So, they are all from the same batchs of eggs. The size differential may be nutritional.
The other questions:
Don't know how many eggs. They mate all the time.
They don't seem to be cut short after laying.

Not much science at all has been done on these guys so many of the questions we just don't know. The best place to find others who have experience with S. bandensis is www.TONMO.com, go to the ceph care section and click cuttlefish.