Nautilus pompilius

[AquaCeph687]

can anyone provide a care sheet for the Nautilus pompilius and needs, please.

Thanks in advance

 

[marinebio_guy]

What do you need to know?

 

[AquaCeph687]

well, i need to know the tank setup and how to take care of them equipment and stuff you know.

 

[Colin]

there are no plans for a care sheet as not many people keep them and those that do cant often satisfy their needs...

are they for a home aquarium?

 

[corw314]

Just visited Jenkinson's Aquarium and they still have the same Nautilus in a 55 Gal tank looks like a undergravel filter run by powerheads and I would think some other type of filtration. They keep it in a darkened tank. Most people would not even know he is there unless they read the signs.

 

[Phil]

Are you sure you really want a nautilus?

I believe they are hard to keep, are very unresponsive and you will need to keep them in a deep aquarium in cold water in the dark. Nonetheless, good luck if you do attempt it.

In short, they make poor pets and require very specific conditions and I don't think many people around here would recommend keeping them.

For information you might want to have a look at this old thread:
http://www.tonmo.com/community/index.php?threads/462/page-1&pp=20

 

[marinebio_guy]

The filtration for them is nothing special, you will have to have a chiller. But like stated above they just sit there and do nothing all day.

 

[AquaCeph687]

Well, thanks for telling and i think im having second thoughts.

thanks for replying to my post everyone

 

[joel_ang]

Very few people keep nautilus in a home aquarium as they need a deep tank , chillers and they aren't too easy to care for. I only know one of our members L_S has kept a nautilus before, but it only lasted a couple of days. Do a search and see if you can find the thread, he had a few nice shots of it but i'm not sure if the images are still there.

 

[oscar]

apart from the requirements - why do you want one - not to be rude - but they really dont have any personality like other cephs as far as i have heard, i think a purpose built setup could house one if you did lots of research but what is the point!!! lol

arent they a threatened species anyway - i know you can get them but...

 

[Colin]

as phil said... keeping them cold is normally the main problem... seen too many in reef tanks and people wondering why they died!?