Octo or Cuttle in my specimen reef?

[Thales]

Sepioteuthis
Sepi(a) - Cuttle, Teuthis - squid

This confusion comes up a few times a year, and the its represented in the latin for the animals. Super neat!

 

[DWhatley]

Many years ago we were snorkeling or diving in the Keys and saw a huge school. We were not sure if they were cuttles or squid at the time and have laughed that it to 30 years to discover what they were.

 

[Faaborg]

Okay so looking at the original post should I plan on an octo then?

 

[Animal Mother]

It's really up to you. You should read several of the different journals in the journals and photos forum and make a decision on which best suits you. As you said, you can keep a small community of cuttles which is nice.