My First Flamboyant Cuttlefish!! - Page 2

WallysWorld · 08/11/2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bubonic

Any special setup for a cuttlefish?

Each Cuttle requires a different setup. As far as Metasepia sp. go I would say a large bottom area would be best as they do not travel too much into the upper water column. No powerheads or at least I am afraid of trying them!! Part of me says cuttles are too smart to get sucked into a powerhead but another part of me says why chance it. The return line to the tank is taken from the protien skimmer effluent water as to give as much oxygen as possible. Lighting doesn't seem as important unless you want more color from your cuttles. Meaning as with most sea creatures better lighting shows off more colors. Most important feed them!! They like to eat!

P.proteus · 07/21/2015, 04:37 AM

how much was. I saw several sites talking about it's deadly toxin. So Is there a special way handle it ?

greatwhite198 · 07/23/2015, 06:04 PM

snorvich · 07/25/2015, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by WallysWorld

You like to make me suffer!!

I know a guy that went on a shark trip in the atlantic and came home with a male flamboyant cuttle.

In the Atlantic?? See distribution here.

Betta132 · 08/31/2015, 11:45 AM

Cute! Does it ever attack the damsels? They seem a tad large for such a tiny bab to eat.

MrMarth · 09/17/2015, 06:30 PM

I'm fairly certain that isn't a flamboyant cuttlefish (metasepia pfefferi). I raised and bred them for 6 months last year and I never saw any that pale. Still a cute cuttlefish though!

Sterling9543 · 09/24/2015, 08:22 AM

I'm curious as well

photoblepharon · 09/25/2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by greatwhite198

That is Sepia latimanus. They get over 2' long. Very bad cuttle for a home tank, it needs a multi thousand gallon tank. It won't last long.

ShaunMonahan · 10/13/2015, 12:17 PM

Congrats! Flamboyant Cuttlefish are so very unique and cool to work with

08/31/2015, 11:45 AM	#30
Betta132 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,239	Cute! Does it ever attack the damsels? They seem a tad large for such a tiny bab to eat. __________________ When you put an animal of any kind in a situation where it can no longer fend for itself, such as an aquarium, it's your job to care for it to the best of your ability. It's that simple.

07/21/2015, 04:37 AM	#27
P.proteus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 7	how much was. I saw several sites talking about it's deadly toxin. So Is there a special way handle it ?

07/23/2015, 06:04 PM	#28
greatwhite198 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 27

09/17/2015, 06:30 PM	#31
MrMarth Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 139	I'm fairly certain that isn't a flamboyant cuttlefish (metasepia pfefferi). I raised and bred them for 6 months last year and I never saw any that pale. Still a cute cuttlefish though!

09/24/2015, 08:22 AM	#32
Sterling9543 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 17	I'm curious as well

10/13/2015, 12:17 PM	#34
ShaunMonahan Clam nut Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 270	Congrats! Flamboyant Cuttlefish are so very unique and cool to work with