at the moment, i have a spare 3 ft tank and have been planning to stock it with feeders for my octopus, as well as a seahorse or two and maybe something else. i have seriously considered a cuttlefish before, but at the time i didnt have room for it.
now that i do, im reconsidering the idea. my set up is a 6 foot tank for my octopus, a 4 ft tank for some macro algae and some extra things, and then a 3 foot tank i have left over from when my giant centipede died all running together. it seemed like a good place to keep some live prey animals for my cyanea, when it finally arrives, but i just learned that flamboyant cuttlefish only grow to 6-8cm, which should be a good size in a 3 ft tank (if im wrong someone let me know).
im just wondering what everyone thinks of them as pets, and if it would be worth giving up the feeder tank for one. i live on the coast of qld, so the travel time from the ocean to my house is probably about 10 mins, and i would probably be able to get a fairly small one as long as i dont mind waiting for it to be found.
the other issue is the poison in their flesh. if it died in the tank and i didnt notice for a day would it be released into the entire system and kill everything? obviously if that was a possiblity i would give up the idea very quickly.
are there any special requirements for the species im not aware of, or fatal flaws in my setup that i need to address? thanks.
now that i do, im reconsidering the idea. my set up is a 6 foot tank for my octopus, a 4 ft tank for some macro algae and some extra things, and then a 3 foot tank i have left over from when my giant centipede died all running together. it seemed like a good place to keep some live prey animals for my cyanea, when it finally arrives, but i just learned that flamboyant cuttlefish only grow to 6-8cm, which should be a good size in a 3 ft tank (if im wrong someone let me know).
im just wondering what everyone thinks of them as pets, and if it would be worth giving up the feeder tank for one. i live on the coast of qld, so the travel time from the ocean to my house is probably about 10 mins, and i would probably be able to get a fairly small one as long as i dont mind waiting for it to be found.
the other issue is the poison in their flesh. if it died in the tank and i didnt notice for a day would it be released into the entire system and kill everything? obviously if that was a possiblity i would give up the idea very quickly.
are there any special requirements for the species im not aware of, or fatal flaws in my setup that i need to address? thanks.