Cuttlefish Availability

[Illithid]

I guess I am just jealous of the Octo thread, but we should know where cuttlefish are available too.

Just to let everyone know-
Aquatropics has bandensis eggs-I just talked to them (4-5-06 5:00pm)
Click here to get thier contact info.

 

[Nancy]

You're right - I just haven't set up the Cuttlefish Availabillity post (which sticks at the top of the forum) yet.

Glad there are some available.

Nancy

 

[speek]

any idea if they ship?

 

[Illithid]

I know for a fact they do.

 

[speek]

excellent thanks!

 

[jojo]

I was indoor reef www.indooreef.com the other day asking about octopuses and they said they can also get S.Prashadi, S.Apama, and S. Latimanus cuttles and are willing to ship.

 

[Brock Fluharty]

Those would be cuttlefish I think. S. stands for sepia, which are cuttles. Never heard of those species at all, let alone in the aquarium trade.

 

[jojo]

Yes they are cuttlefish.

 

[Illithid]

I was indoor reef www.indooreef.com the other day asking about octopuses and they said they can also get S.Prashadi, S.Apama, and S. Latimanus cuttles and are willing to ship.

I have never heard of s.prashadi. I couldn't find it in ceph world guide either. I am surprised they can get the others too.

 

[jojo]

Here is some info I found on the prashadi http://www.cephbase.dal.ca/spdb/speciesc.cfm?CephID=37

 

[Thales]

Apama and latimanus get very big, like a meter and 1/2 a meter respectively.

 

[jc45]

Has anyone kept any of them?

 

[cttlfish]

I have never heard of anyone keeping S.prashadi or S.apama, although I belive a few people keep S.latimanus. Although keeping an S.apama would be undeniably cool (the cuttle would be almost as big as you...), you'd need a tank the size of a swimming pool to give it adequate space. S.prashadi does not appear to be common in the pet trade, even though it looks fairly common, and is medium-sized, at least according to this website here: http://www.zen-ika.com/zukan/01-10/p06.html. Truly, the only thing that seems to be keeping S.prashadi out of our aquariums is the fact that it's not really well known.

 

[William Tyson]

Hmm.........