Do you think you'll ever be able to get ahold of cuddlefish in this lifetime?

[DannyJ88]

I was just wondering if anyone thinks taht someday it will be legal to keep cuddlefish. You know the 1's that are kinda like squid and they cahnge colors and stuff. People just discovered them like a few years ago. I was just wondering if you guys think it will ever happen.

 

[420Loach]

a few years ago? ive been buying them for years! of course its dried and shredded in a plastic bag, like beef jerky, but hey its cuttlefish. pretty tasty actually.

of course i know you mean live cuttlefish, ive never seen one at any lfs here. i think it would be kinda cool to have one, but id imagine youd need a pretty big tank for them, and if there even half as smart and strong as an octopus, thered be next to no way to keep them in the tank besides a deadbolt lock on the lid.

 

[S.Reef]

Its not illegal to buy them...but they are rare! I have not seen one on a distributor list ever. It might be easier to find a diver who can get one specifically for you.

 

[DannyJ88]

You sure they aren't illegal. I thought that because they were rare that you oculdn't because they are like endangered or something. And why woudl you need a big tank, They dont seem like they get very big. I've only ever seen then in pic and on TV but all the 1's on them are like 8" tops.

 

[ecotank]

You pay for all expenses (air, hotel, new diving gear, etc) and I'll be glad to get ya one

 

[S.Reef]

No they aren't illegal, just hard to find. Max length is somewhere around 2ft I think.

 

[S.Reef]

Umm...go to wetwebmedia.com...lot of good info on cuttlefish.

 

[420Loach]

i doubt there endangered. i was serious when i said i eat shredded cuttlefish. they also sell a spicy version, pretty cheap too they sell 12oz bags for 1.29 where i buy it.

 

[wayne]

They're not vaguely endangered. You can get them now, but because they're pelagic (meaning free swimming in the middle of the ocean), require cool water and usualy darkness they're considered not easy. Best seen at the public aquarium , where they're a common display

 

[colesea]

Hard to find? In what waters? Ever dive off of Bahia Honda Key down in Florida? Heck, alls I've ever done is snorkle off the beach and I've seen cuttlefish on every trip (that's a total of three back in 2001, for a total four cuttlefish). They're beautiful creatures, flashy colors and everything. And curious little buggers. The first pair I ever saw didn't even take off when a dozen splashing kids followed them around.

But I wouldn't want to keep one in a home aquarium. Isn't their lifespan only something like one year?
~~Colesea

 

[dbacksrat]

the lifespan thing is right--it would be pretty sweet to keep em in a tank, but it would be best to let them live out their lives in the ocean
if anyone quotes me on that, i'll sick my tiger barbs on em