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I am putting this post under this category because the others just didn’t seem to fit I have just a few questions but first some background.
This coming summer if all goes well I will break ground on a new home, the home will included a full wet basement and a number of built in aquariums, my first plan called for a single 4000 gallon reef tank but it wasn’t cost effective so I have redesigned to have four Tenecor U1320 tanks built into a island with solar tubes to provide natural sunlight that will be supplemented with standard MH/VHO aquarium lighting as needed, I have one tank for reef, one tank for FOWLR one for Aggressive fish and one unknown and that is where the questions come from, seeing I am in the design phase I can alter anything I want I was considering jelly fish for the last tank , Octopus/ Cuttlefish or a tank for sharks, skates and rays. I have a few books and I have read some FAQ’s and posts the only part about the care of feeding of Octopus, nautilus or cuttlefish is the very short life spawns it is very costly to have to replace the livestock every 12 to 18 months so let me give you the questions I have.
1. Is there a species of Octopus, nautilus or cuttlefish that lives years and not just months?
2. Suggestions on other sites to read or books to purchase I don’t mind doing research if you can point me in the right place.
3. I don’t really want to have a 1320 Gallon tank for just one critter what can co-exist with an Octopus, nautilus or cuttlefish.
4. What about a mated pair and raising them? A few sites have said they will fight but others say a mated pair would be okay.
Thank you in advanced
Joe
This coming summer if all goes well I will break ground on a new home, the home will included a full wet basement and a number of built in aquariums, my first plan called for a single 4000 gallon reef tank but it wasn’t cost effective so I have redesigned to have four Tenecor U1320 tanks built into a island with solar tubes to provide natural sunlight that will be supplemented with standard MH/VHO aquarium lighting as needed, I have one tank for reef, one tank for FOWLR one for Aggressive fish and one unknown and that is where the questions come from, seeing I am in the design phase I can alter anything I want I was considering jelly fish for the last tank , Octopus/ Cuttlefish or a tank for sharks, skates and rays. I have a few books and I have read some FAQ’s and posts the only part about the care of feeding of Octopus, nautilus or cuttlefish is the very short life spawns it is very costly to have to replace the livestock every 12 to 18 months so let me give you the questions I have.
1. Is there a species of Octopus, nautilus or cuttlefish that lives years and not just months?
2. Suggestions on other sites to read or books to purchase I don’t mind doing research if you can point me in the right place.
3. I don’t really want to have a 1320 Gallon tank for just one critter what can co-exist with an Octopus, nautilus or cuttlefish.
4. What about a mated pair and raising them? A few sites have said they will fight but others say a mated pair would be okay.
Thank you in advanced
Joe