Species only tank what should i get?

[reef_dart21]

i went to {edit} but i can not find the link to the person selling the cuttle fish. could you give me the link?
i was wondering if i could jsut go with a dwarf octopus just have a huge lie rock in their but not many crevices for it to hide

 

[reef_dart21]

i have just foudn cuttlefish eggs for sale for about 30 bucks for i think about 4 plus shipping. is that expensive or no?
also how bout the octopus on swf.com is it a dwarf or no?

 

[texasmetal]

Um, okay folks, no need to edit out a CEPHALOPOD specific website that doesn't sell anything. I guess just google: The Octopus News Mazagine Online then.

 

[texasmetal]

Originally Posted by Reef_Dart21
i have just foudn cuttlefish eggs for sale for about 30 bucks for i think about 4 plus shipping. is that expensive or no?
also how bout the octopus on swf.com is it a dwarf or no?
No, it's not a dwarf. It is O. hummelincki (aka filosus). They are VERY interactive and day active.

 

[texasmetal]

Originally Posted by Reef_Dart21
no octopus that is very small or every a dwarf fuzy lion fish, or a sargassum frogfish? would work?
Yes, a fuzzy dwarf or a sargassum frogfish would be fine in a 40 gallon.

 

[reef_dart21]

well my one freind at a lfs told me they are getting in Black cuttle fish and will give me all 3 for about 120$ if i take them all but if i dont they will cost me about 60$ each.........should i take or what?

 

[texasmetal]

"Black" cuttlefish doesn't tell me much. That is a good deal though. I'd hate for them to turn out to be a large species though. Anything larger than S. bandensis needs a very large tank, like 180 gallons.

 

[reef_dart21]

I'm sorry but i do not know what species all i know is this:
They are black with dark red trimming around the outside and tentacles and they JUST hatched so they are pretty tiny.
i wish i could tell you the species but i dont know i could ask them about it and see

 

[reef_dart21]

just out of couriosity what if i were to instead of using live rock just have coustom made rock that go in the tank and have a hollow center and branches?
would this be cuttlefish and/or octopus safe?

 

[myerst22]

Go with a Rhinopias or Frogfish. Cuttlefish and octopus are short lived, usually a year or less. Heres a pic of my Rhino.

 

[monkdaily]

texasmetal, i live in grand prairie idk if u know where thats at it close to ft.worth on the other side of arlington toward dallas, anyway do u know of a lfs that has octos? i would like to see a nice octo or cutllefish tank.

 

[texasmetal]

Originally Posted by monkdaily
texasmetal, i live in grand prairie idk if u know where thats at it close to ft.worth on the other side of arlington toward dallas, anyway do u know of a lfs that has octos? i would like to see a nice octo or cutllefish tank.
Sure. Sometimes Dallas North Aquarium has octos, not very often though. Most lfs's won't get them unless they are special ordered. I see Mimics and Wonderpus' in stores in Dallas occasionally, usually for about $300-$600 and those are rare, possibly endangered, and very rarely live for more than a month in captivity. Kinda retarded to buy one. You should go to Dallas World Aquarium in downtown Dallas. They have a Giant Pacific Octopus and a cuttlefish tank.
As for the frogfish and rhinopias, they are generally short lived in captivity too. For some reason, Frogs tend to develop diseases, growths, and expire quickly sometimes without warning (I've kept several, some longer than others). Rhinopias very rarely live longer than 2 years in captivity (another ridiculously expensive short lived animal) Although, they are extremely fun fascinating and beautiful fish.

 

[reef_dart21]

Originally Posted by TexasMetal
Sure. Sometimes Dallas North Aquarium has octos, not very often though. Most lfs's won't get them unless they are special ordered. I see Mimics and Wonderpus' in stores in Dallas occasionally, usually for about $300-$600 and those are rare, possibly endangered, and very rarely live for more than a month in captivity. Kinda retarded to buy one. You should go to Dallas World Aquarium in downtown Dallas. They have a Giant Pacific Octopus and a cuttlefish tank.
As for the frogfish and rhinopias, they are generally short lived in captivity too. For some reason, Frogs tend to develop diseases, growths, and expire quickly sometimes without warning (I've kept several, some longer than others). Rhinopias very rarely live longer than 2 years in captivity (another ridiculously expensive short lived animal) Although, they are extremely fun fascinating and beautiful fish.

well i had just reserved some cuttle fish eggs and he said they are dwarf size and wont get no bigger than 4-5".

 

[texasmetal]

Originally Posted by Reef_Dart21
well i had just reserved some cuttle fish eggs and he said they are dwarf size and wont get no bigger than 4-5".
Sounds awesome. Good luck! They are most likely Sepia Bandensis.

 

[reef_dart21]

i will try and show some pics later of them at the store ^_^ the guy is waiting till more hatch because they went pretty quik.
the ones he sold were awsome i guess they were trained to take food frmo the hand and i never knew cuttle fish throw out a tentacle and then take the food.......im excited ^_^

 

[mike22cha]

Congrats on getting them ordered. Any pics of the setup you plan putting them in?

 

[reef_dart21]

i am still planning on a 40 gallon hex but i recently posted a fourum here asking to buy a 55 gallon or more tank so i could hold more of em so i am not sure yet.

 

[reef_dart21]

i have cycled water (starting to cycle at least) in the 40 hex but i could always transfer.

 

[texasmetal]

You want the tank to be set up for at least 3 months, or buy someone elses filtration that's been running on an established tank for a few months. Plan on ordering a few hundred live mysis shrimp or whatever pods you can get every week (mysis would be best). Keep them in a net breeder so you don't lose them... the babies are about the size of a pea and you'll lose them if you don't keep them contained for the first few weeks.
You're about to get a good dose of being "Daddy".

 

[texasmetal]

Here's a good thread about raising baby cuttles... http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7595 (Moderators, Please don't edit out this link, it will be VERY helpful and this website IS NOT a competitor, matter of fact, the OWNER of swf.com has visited and posted regarding the Octopus hummelincki's swf.com gets from Haiti on occasion)
This lady had 3, 2 males, 1 female. The female eventually laid just over 200 eggs. She was having a hard time finding homes for them all so a bunch of them went to the NRCC (National Research Center of Cephalopods). It follows from laying to hatching, with pics. I seriously can't state enough how much help TONMO is when it comes to octos and cuttles.