My First Flamboyant Cuttlefish!!

[Thales]

True but I was hoping to find someone who breeds them.

This may be on the horizon.

 

[Speaker73]

A bunch of those pics are mis identified and have been for years - though the company has been told.

They also seem to have a habit of sending cephs that are different from what was ordered.

Oh well. It seems as if they aren't selling retail at this time anyway. I guess the owner is going to retire and is looking for someone to sell his business too....

 

[WallysWorld]

This may be on the horizon.

You like to make me suffer!! :headwally:

I know a guy that went on a shark trip in the atlantic and came home with a male flamboyant cuttle. :lol2:

 

[bensr20det]

Very cool. Thanks for the video

 

[bubonic]

Any special setup for a cuttlefish?

 

[WallysWorld]

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]

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

 

[greatwhite198]

https://vimeo.com/134363922

 

[snorvich]

You like to make me suffer!! :headwally:

I know a guy that went on a shark trip in the atlantic and came home with a male flamboyant cuttle. :lol2:

In the Atlantic?? See distribution here.

 

[Betta132]

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

 

[MrMarth]

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]

I'm curious as well

 

[photoblepharon]

https://vimeo.com/134363922

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]

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