First Cuttlefish!!

CuttleMama17 · 05/19/2013, 07:35 PM

I've had a slight cuttlefish obsession since I don't know when and am planning on ordering 3 eggs soon within the next few weeks. I've been doing my fair share of research and I will probably use brine shrimp and ghost shrimp as food. I could really use a couple tips if anybody has any. Thanks!
-Lexi

asid61 · 05/21/2013, 03:23 PM

Have you tried mysid shrimp? That seems to be the consensus on cuttle foods. I don't think brine works very well.

CuttleMama17 · 05/21/2013, 03:27 PM

Okay, thank you.

duy · 09/03/2013, 06:51 AM

where can you order the eggs?

spieszak · 09/03/2013, 06:58 AM

fosters and smith announced tank raised cuttle's at MACNA (coming soon). Don't know if you might want to wait on that, or pay what might be a premium price, but it might help your chances of success.

shse666 · 09/06/2013, 06:56 PM

You could buy a LOT of eggs for what LQ allegedly is going to charge for a tank raised cuttlefish.

Perhaps though, that is their exact point.

spieszak · 09/09/2013, 07:33 PM

they are on their site now. $149. now, i agree thats a lot of eggs, but add in the uncertainty of the eggs and the live food to get them to shipping size, and it seems 'almost' fair. add in that captive bred are likely to have a higher tolerance to captive conditions and to me it does seem fair. of course, that doesn't mean i'd pay that, just that i think they haven't set an exhorbatant price.

reefergeorge · 09/10/2013, 10:48 PM

Don't use brine. Get weekly shipments of mysis/mysids and order them until you can get them onto the shore shrimp.

I lost all mine (14) within a week of switching to frozen. I wish I didn't cheap out.

SantaMonica · 10/15/2013, 05:39 AM

$149 does not seem that bad for such a rare thing.

Mr. Oraange · 01/19/2014, 12:56 PM

Paradise Pets offers 5 S. bandensis eggs for as little as $54.95.

allendavant · 02/04/2015, 01:45 PM

I think $150 dollars is a completely reasonable price for captive bred Cuttlefish. You will spend $80 a month, per Cuttle, on live Mysid shrimp, in the first 3 months, raising them from eggs.

adova · 02/04/2015, 02:14 PM

and for a treat you can try:

g0rilla · 03/10/2015, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adova

and for a treat you can try:

lmao amazing

my buddy feeds his fresh water mollies

shah1 · 05/06/2015, 07:57 PM

lol

Sterling9543 · 09/24/2015, 08:24 AM

Hah

05/19/2013, 07:35 PM	#1
CuttleMama17 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 2	First Cuttlefish!! I've had a slight cuttlefish obsession since I don't know when and am planning on ordering 3 eggs soon within the next few weeks. I've been doing my fair share of research and I will probably use brine shrimp and ghost shrimp as food. I could really use a couple tips if anybody has any. Thanks! -Lexi

09/03/2013, 06:58 AM	#5
spieszak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,877	fosters and smith announced tank raised cuttle's at MACNA (coming soon). Don't know if you might want to wait on that, or pay what might be a premium price, but it might help your chances of success. __________________ I'm new to this saltwater thing, all comments should be taken with a BUCKET of salt! :-) -Stacey

09/09/2013, 07:33 PM	#7
spieszak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,877	they are on their site now. $149. now, i agree thats a lot of eggs, but add in the uncertainty of the eggs and the live food to get them to shipping size, and it seems 'almost' fair. add in that captive bred are likely to have a higher tolerance to captive conditions and to me it does seem fair. of course, that doesn't mean i'd pay that, just that i think they haven't set an exhorbatant price. __________________ I'm new to this saltwater thing, all comments should be taken with a BUCKET of salt! :-) -Stacey

09/10/2013, 10:48 PM	#8
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	Don't use brine. Get weekly shipments of mysis/mysids and order them until you can get them onto the shore shrimp. I lost all mine (14) within a week of switching to frozen. I wish I didn't cheap out. __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.

10/15/2013, 05:39 AM	#9
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	$149 does not seem that bad for such a rare thing. __________________ Inventor of the easy-to-DIY upflow scrubber, and also the waterfall scrubber that everyone loves to build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424843

05/21/2013, 03:23 PM	#2
asid61 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 1,111	Have you tried mysid shrimp? That seems to be the consensus on cuttle foods. I don't think brine works very well.

05/21/2013, 03:27 PM	#3
CuttleMama17 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 2	Okay, thank you.

09/03/2013, 06:51 AM	#4
duy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 45	where can you order the eggs?

09/06/2013, 06:56 PM	#6
shse666 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 116	You could buy a LOT of eggs for what LQ allegedly is going to charge for a tank raised cuttlefish. Perhaps though, that is their exact point.

01/19/2014, 12:56 PM	#10
Mr. Oraange Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lincoln Park, Chicago Posts: 11	Paradise Pets offers 5 S. bandensis eggs for as little as $54.95.

02/04/2015, 01:45 PM	#11
allendavant Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 57	I think $150 dollars is a completely reasonable price for captive bred Cuttlefish. You will spend $80 a month, per Cuttle, on live Mysid shrimp, in the first 3 months, raising them from eggs.

02/04/2015, 02:14 PM	#12
adova Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,450	and for a treat you can try: __________________ No, honey - that's been in the tank for a while Current Tank Info: 240g Custom In Wall

05/06/2015, 07:57 PM	#14
shah1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 53	lol

09/24/2015, 08:24 AM	#15
Sterling9543 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 17	Hah