SRC Member arcanehacker Posted June 8, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hi yah.. anybody know if LFS still bring in Nautilus? Heard there were few farms bringing them in years back. Think its before the CITIES AVA saga. Now I haven't heard of any. Are they controlled species? Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Maxstar81 Posted June 8, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 Um, never seen any in the LFS b4. Anyway, they are usually at the dept of 400-500m. They come up to about 100m to feast on crabs. Ur fish tank how deep !? If you manage to buy, can I do a house visit !? Will be damn spectacular to see 1 upclose. Good luck hunting !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Ah Beng last time got bring before if not wrong... Wun survive long in captivity... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted June 8, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 Um, never seen any in the LFS b4.Anyway, they are usually at the dept of 400-500m. They come up to about 100m to feast on crabs. Ur fish tank how deep !? If you manage to buy, can I do a house visit !? Will be damn spectacular to see 1 upclose. Good luck hunting !!! I got another 4ft tank I can commision .. There were few shipments few years back.. but I never got to see it in person also. The feeling of having a prehistoric creature in a tank is amazing. .. Think some bros here should have seen before. Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted June 8, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 Ah Beng last time got bring before if not wrong... Wun survive long in captivity... May I know why? Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Due to the pressure bah? I cant remember what is the problem with them when they are in a different pressure level? Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member gunzo Posted June 8, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 Saw it at LCK a few months back. maxstar81, Terryz, depth really doesn't mean they can't survive shallow waters.. its how they are conditioned in the process of shallowing off that determines whether they can survive well.. barotrauma, bends etc.. just like divers going too deep its the temperature thats the problem.. the tank they were in was sooooo cold condensation was forming macham like the tank sweating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted June 8, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 Saw it at LCK a few months back. maxstar81, Terryz, depth really doesn't mean they can't survive shallow waters.. its how they are conditioned in the process of shallowing off that determines whether they can survive well.. barotrauma, bends etc.. just like divers going too deep its the temperature thats the problem.. the tank they were in was sooooo cold condensation was forming macham like the tank sweating oh oh.. yeah.. deeper is much colder or something like that.. man!! .. so in order to keep them, I must set my temp much lower I suppose? Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tineng Posted June 8, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 8, 2006 so those in CF just last year. If you must, i think their has a slightly better chance of surviving as it seems that these people know what they are doing in acccilmaing the beautiful animals to captive condition. But as everyone say, its not easy, and given that i have not personally kept one before can't really comment....maybe you got some lobong with underwater world who can share their expereience in keeping these species.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AREA51 Posted June 10, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 10, 2006 i think normal tanks can still stimulate the depth pressure etc (think of underwater world ) have always been fascinated by these wierd creatures, looks so special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acontia Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 nautilus can be kept in captivity, and is not difficult to keep them happy. the most important element is temperature. water quality needs to be excellent, with minimum flux of parameter. diet is is also important for good growth, as they need lots of calcium. the other important thing is lighting. too much and they suffer from eye infection this guys are nocturnal animals. lower wattage blue moon tubes are the best for them. this is are captive born baby nautilus. 1-2 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acontia Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 for those that want to keep nautilus at home. if u can meet their requirements, do it. if u can't, don't even think about it. its not for beginners and even pros, will have a hard time maintening the water parameters, not the animals itself. temperature alone will cost u a boom to maintain, they do best at 15-18 degrees C condensation from the tank will make u mop the floors 5 times a day just like islam prayer. unless u keep them in an aircon room at 18 degrees C and also run a chiller then both u and the animal will be really happy. if u really like to look at this animals, go to a public aqaurium. leave this beautiful animals to the Xperts cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted June 13, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 13, 2006 nautilus can be kept in captivity, and is not difficult to keep them happy.the most important element is temperature. water quality needs to be excellent, with minimum flux of parameter. diet is is also important for good growth, as they need lots of calcium. the other important thing is lighting. too much and they suffer from eye infection this guys are nocturnal animals. lower wattage blue moon tubes are the best for them. this is are captive born baby nautilus. 1-2 months old. thats a cute one.. is that yours .. so small eat what? Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acontia Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 they eat twice a day. cut fish, cut prawns, cut squid. theres a total of 3pcs of captive born baby pompilus right now in the hatching tank. more then 30 eggs are incubating as we speak. they are soooo sweet, u bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 acontia, you breed them? or you got the eggs? Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dkk08 Posted June 13, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 13, 2006 they eat twice a day.cut fish, cut prawns, cut squid. theres a total of 3pcs of captive born baby pompilus right now in the hatching tank. more then 30 eggs are incubating as we speak. they are soooo sweet, u bet. Good job on breeding them acontia bro Do show some pics of the parents and their tank setup Quote “Frogs have it easy, they can eat what bugs them” "If you have no critics you'll likely have no success." - Malcolm X Glory Glory Man Utd! DeZ aka Desmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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