Things aren't to good :(

[joel_ang]

Just to keep this simple:

I go into LFS,
I come ot of LFS with cuttle a wee bit smaller than the current one.
I get home and acclimate the cuttle,
I release it after sometime.
Original cuttle lunges at new one,
I seperate the two with a feeding stick
Get new one out and put him with the fu man chu.
Me=

Any comments or ideas what happened?

 

[Colin]

well,

doesnt seem like your original cuttle wants to share his room with a new one! Perhaps the tank is too small for two territories? Maybe you added another male?

I have never tried putting two cuttles together that didn't 'know' each other but i would have thought it would be tricky, they are not naturally sociable animals

 

[corw314]

That's too bad..... How is he??? Good luck!!! Hope he's ok!!!

Carol

 

[neptune]

GL Joel! Sorry to here this first intro didn't go well. But perhaps Colin has some good points!!! GL Again!!!!

 

[Burstsovenergy24]

So sorry Joel.

Do they see each other? Is that better or worse?

 

[joel_ang]

Sadly he went into the big fish tank in the sky. Five mins after he was transferred, I gave him a shrimp which he took real fast, he acted normally and then I came here to post, I cam ack an hour later with a black tank.

 

[neptune]

Oh no Joel, so sorry to hear the news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Burstsovenergy24]

I hate it when that happens.

 

[joel_ang]

Who doesn't, I feel kinda guilty that the cuttle didn't have too good an experience with me

On a lighter note, I learned something, I think maybe the original cuttle had already established its territory and hence wanted to defend it. Maybe the cuttles at the LFS were ok with each other since they arrived at the same time?

 

[neptune]

Joel, out of curiosity, what size tank is it, and if you said and missed it soory!!

 

[Burstsovenergy24]

Thats how it is with some fish. You put the least argessive thing in first to establish its territory.

 

[NickA5582]

I'm so sorry, Joel.

 

[Melissa]

Sorry to hear this, Joel. And surprised, as you've done so well with your tanks. Sounds like you have another fierce cuttle at home.

Melissa

 

[rc]

wow, i have to say i envy some of you guys who can walk into a store and walk out with a cuttle, ive been trying to get one for almost a year now, and so far im no closer to haveing one

 

[Nancy]

But now, rc, you have an exceptional octopus!