Cuttlefish

It also says in my research that they do better in groups. It would be fine in my refugium though. I wanted a deep sand bed though so it would leave little room. Dwarf cuttles are suppose to not do good in deep sand beds because they will just stir it up too much. Dwarf cuttle species are also not affected in anyway by high flow. I do understand how the stress of other fish could cause them to ink though.

 

Please take note: No one completely shut down your thread on cuttlefish.

This is your 3rd thread on the topic.

I have merged the two of the three.

Please either change the title of original cuttlefish thread to include your current interest in cuttlefish or add to an existing thread.

When a thread is shut down it's closed.

 

When I said shut down I did not mean not answer. I meant everyone told me it was a terrible idea when they arent fish that are insanely hard to keep.

 

BMX if your reading states that they are pretty easy to keep and you think you can do it, then go for it. After I did my research, I concluded that they seemed pretty hard to keep in a general reef aquarium....they also are not readily available and it would put too many limits on things I could ultimately keep in my tank. That was my conclusion from the reading, but your conclusion is your own.....do let us know how it goes because I've always loved them and would love to see someone keep them successfully in a reef type environment!

 

They do need to be in their own tank and practically under no exceptions can they be kept with fish.

 

I have seen many people attempt Cuttlefish over the years.Every one of them ended in disaster. There is just no way to keep one from inking unless you have a very large tank.(Even then it is still a very real possibility) Doing maintenance seems to be the hardest part as any sudden movements can cause the Cuttle to ink. These are very intelligent animals and become bored quite easily. There is a very good reason why you will not find many people who successfully keep them and for me that is a relief as I believe they do not belong in aquariums at all.Money should not be a factor in determining the value of an animals life and we should always keep that in mind.
There are many ways for a cuttlefish to die. An injury from fighting can become infected or the injury itself can be terminal. Sometimes, a cuttlefish will be eating well and active one day, only to be floating lifeless the next morning. If you are able to keep a cuttlefish to the end of its natural lifespan, you may get to experience the animal going through senescence, which really means the process of getting old, but in cephalopods the process is downright gut wrenching. The onset of senescence is often marked by a clouding of the eyes. Since eyesight is central to a cuttlefish's hunting ability, such clouding can be disastrous. The ability to track and catch prey is impeded, with the animal's tentacles seeming to not function properly and an inability of the tentecular club to hold onto prey. Eventually, the animal can become lethargic, showing no interest at all in eating or even moving. To make it even more painful, senescence can last for days or months.

The death of your cuttlefish is awful and it is going to happen.They have a short lifespan of 13 months on average.

 

Sounds like a bad time for the cuttlefish. I would not go this route.