Look what they've got at House of Fins!

[scolley]

Hey folks. I was in House of Fins yesterday and got a BIG surprise at the checkout counter. Or maybe I should say I was GREATLY surprised by a very LITTLE thing. It was so awesome, I had to take videos to share.

I posted a couple of video links over in the Cephalopod forum. Here's the link: Flamboyant Cuttlefish at House of Fins. Check it out!

 

[gdubs97]

Wow. That thing is cool!!! Reef safe? Doubtful. Looks like it will get out of a tank.

 

[scolley]

Reef safe? As I understand it, yes - with large cautions. As in... it will eat all your crustaceans. It will eat all small fish. And if any bigger fish threatens it - it will "ink", and BADLY foul your water.

And it requires the same conditions as you would give SPS EXECPT that it prefers water around 72 degrees, I think.

And finally, they are hard to train to frozen food, so live food feedings are needed a couple of times a day. And not just the same things all the time. Variety is required.

So reef safe? In a limited way. Hard to keep? Absolutely.

Oh yeah... it will stay in the tank though.

 

[Dotterer]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

 

[JoeBellz]

Hey folks. I was in House of Fins yesterday and got a BIG surprise at the checkout counter. Or maybe I should say I was GREATLY surprised by a very LITTLE thing. It was so awesome, I had to take videos to share.

I posted a couple of video links over in the Cephalopod forum. Here's the link: Flamboyant Cuttlefish at House of Fins. Check it out!

very cool, we actually had one in at Westport Aquarium not too long ago, it was pretty amazing to watch. But, the octopus we had was actually a little cooler in terms of being active. I would totally attempt some cuttles if they lived longer.