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My current octopus will be dying soon, and I'm looking either of the squid listed above. Does anyone know where I may be able to acquire one?
skywindsurfer;168818 said:My plan is to acquire a few small squid (preferably either of the two that I've listed, but at this point any will do) just a few inches or so. I will place a plastic paper back drop across the back of the tank so that the squid can see a solid barrier. Pile enough rocks against one end of the tank to add a three demensional barrier that covers the entire wall to keep the squid from going into that wall. Place a large amount of power heads/pumps on the opposite wall to push a strong current across the entire length (96") of the tank in the hopes that a palaegic squid could stay near the center of the tank with the current allowing them to swim continuously almost like a tredmill. The current will be stronger the closer the animal gets to the surface with the current across the substrate gentle enough to rest. The tank will be in a room with very little traffic. I am also considering placing some sort of design to break up the viewing window as well.
Could you give more information on the design and setup of this pond?Jean;168876 said:We tried to keep some in a 100,000L concrete pond, no go, they still crashed into the walls no matter how we directed the pumps, or aquascaped,
I know that they say square/rectangular tanks will not work because of collisions with walls. A cylindar tank with a circular flow keeps them centered. Could you tell me more about the harmonic vibration you are talkinng about?added to that square tanks are lethal, they appear to set up some sort of harmonic vibration which destroys their ability to orient themselves! You'll need a cylindrical tank.
I had planned on keeping the tank stocked with small fish and crustacean the entire time. I know that squid have the largest appatiet of most cephalopods and cannibalism is a great and most of the time inevitable occurance. I want to have a small school so that my chances of keeping one alive more successfull no matter what the others die of.Feeding is another issue! They will need mega quantities of live food, I don't know if anyone has successfully weaned them onto dead food yet and they may very well turn cannibal!
I know it's hard and my hopes for success are not much higher than failure, but I thought it would be a worth while experience to try. Thanks for your input though. I greatly appreciate all of this.Sorry to be so negative but holding squid in captivity is much much harder than octopus or cuttlefish and really not practical for a home aquarist!
busydoingscienc;168881 said:I don't know how large of a squid you're thinking of attempting to keep, but it would seem to me that if it were small enough something that would be used for jellyfish might suit your needs (such as a large modified biorb), at least to get started.