my cuttlefish tank

[smalljerm]

well, i`ve recently purchased 3 wild caught cuttlefish, but 2 died cause they fought to death , so right now i`m left with one cuttlefish and one fu manchu lionfish with live rocks, but they are getting along great! heres some pictures

[chamty]

well, i`ve recently purchased 3 wild caught cuttlefish, but 2 died cause they fought to death , so right now i`m left with one cuttlefish and one fu manchu lionfish with live rocks, but they are getting along great! heres some pictures

Nice!

What is the size of your tank? Any chiller?

[Gouldian]

Great job! Hope to see more of this interesting creatures here.

[big_ben102000]

should be quite interesting to watch

[smalljerm]

Thanks for the encouraging words yupp i really love this cuttlefishes! will keep you guys updated on how its going.!

[smalljerm]

Nice!

What is the size of your tank? Any chiller?

My tank is 3feet by 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet. and nope there isnt any chiller, just a hang on the back filter plus hang on back protein skimmer, but right now i`m saving up cash to buy a new filtration system. yup

[smalljerm]

anyway i need some help, there has been algae growth on my sand. how do i get rid of it? i cant have any clean up crew cause i got a lionfish and cuttlefish and they are huge fans of shrimp and crabs , all i cant have are starfish, i have 3 right now, but they arent doing much. how?!

[Gouldian]

anyway i need some help, there has been algae growth on my sand. how do i get rid of it? i cant have any clean up crew cause i got a lionfish and cuttlefish and they are huge fans of shrimp and crabs , all i cant have are starfish, i have 3 right now, but they arent doing much. how?!

Easy, blackout the tank for the next couple of days. Anyway, cuttlefish and lionfish fare better in low light condition. You can also add some carbon and PO4 media at the same time.

For this kind of species tank try not to add any corals to further challenge your husbandry as your options to deal will nuisance algae will greatly reduced.

HTH

[stevenkoh08]

try using API Algeafix

[smalljerm]

so if i dont on the lights for the next few days, the algae will be gone? also i dont have any corals, i`m planning to keep it Fish only with live rocks, yupp. but will the chemicals used for getting rid of algae, will it harm my cuttlefish or lionfish? or is it copper based? cause cuttlefish dont fare well with copper, even if its just tiny traces of copper as their blood is copper based.

[netviper]

You can try getting 1 or 2 tuxedo urchins.

Seahares also do well in clearing nuisance algae

[smalljerm]

You can try getting 1 or 2 tuxedo urchins.

Seahares also do well in clearing nuisance algae

Hmm any idea where in singapore carries them as of now? and does star fish help with algae too?

[Reefzzz]

Thanks for the encouraging words yupp i really love this cuttlefishes! will keep you guys updated on how its going.!

bro, ur cuttlefish really very cute.. There was once i had wanted to keep a couple of wild caught sotong. But they already started squirk black ink into the bag i am carry them and poison themselves.. I end up having them for dinner..

[Reefzzz]

bro, ur cuttlefish really very cute.. There was once i had wanted to keep a couple of wild caught sotong. But they already started squirk black ink into the bag i am carry them and poison themselves.. I end up having them for dinner..

bro, maybe u can give me some advise on how to bring them home alive?

[smalljerm]

bro, maybe u can give me some advise on how to bring them home alive?

hey bro, i dont think it was sotong you bought, cause soton= squid right? i think its more like cuttlefish, anyway if it is really squid, dont buy it cause the chances of them surviving in captive is extremely low, basically for cuttlefish, you should try not stressing them out too much on the way home, like try reducing bag movement, keep them in a dark plastic bag so they wont feel stress, also they are extrememly sensative to water quality, so try not leaving them in the bag too long but of course still need to acclimate them into the tank, the main problem with cuttlefish is not about bringing them home alive but rather keeping them in your tank alive, because they are extremely delicate, they will need excellent water quality , one of the biggest problem with buying cuttlefish is that most of them are wild caught, and given that cuttlefish life span is very short, most of the cuttlefish that you get , you wouldnt know how old it is, with most having a few months left to live. best is to get cuttlefish eggs and raise them up from young, but it requires more attention and care, but it will be the most rewarding as cuttlefish are highly intelligent and they will learn to recognise you as their owner very quickly. i`m ordering cuttlefish eggs, if your interested, you can just pm me . enjoy

[smalljerm]

bro, maybe u can give me some advise on how to bring them home alive?

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