Cuttlefish Imperial March

[James]

From our very own Rich Ross... cool video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEUk8OoldRY

to see some cuttlefish in real life make sure you head to Nerac next weekend.
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[Josh]

Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer!

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

That is so wild, awesome video!!!

 

[ed51802]

wouldnt want to cuttle with those fishes lol

 

[Alex]

that video was amazing. they remind me of chameleons.

 

[jcolon2]

At first I was really enjoying the video. I thought the music was humorous because of how it paired with the movements of the cuttlefish. they all swarmed together like invading alien troops. Then I saw a cuttlefish attack and kill a fish for the first time. Then the humour was gone. Those things are viscious. So much for "cuttle" fish. I didn't realize how aggressive they are. They were literally fighting over that one fish. And they snatch the fish up so damn quick. Wow.

 

[reefs4life]

It's nature man, I'm sure if we didn't have food available to us as much as we do, we'd behave the same way.

I personally think they're awesome and had no clue you could feed them guppies, I just thought feeding freshwater fish to a saltwater animal wasn't good but I guess not. I tried raising 3 of them in my fuge once but they disappeared and I had no clue what to feed them so I put them in the fuge for the purpose of them finding pods and stuff.

 

[masterswimmer]

Outstanding!

 

[roc5288]

Awesome. Are they hard to keep? Can they be keep with other type's of fish?

 

[dacaptain78]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. They are definitley one of my favorite animals. I wish I had the time to devote to a cuttlefish set up.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

S. bandensis don't get large so they would probably be one of the better species to try out, but you should still read up on them and setup a species only tank.

www.tonmo.com

I have been planning on setting up a cephalopod tank for a long time now and I think as soon as things calm down I'll probably end up doing it and I'll probably start with these guys.

 

[KathyC]

At first I was really enjoying the video. I thought the music was humorous because of how it paired with the movements of the cuttlefish. they all swarmed together like invading alien troops. Then I saw a cuttlefish attack and kill a fish for the first time. Then the humour was gone. Those things are viscious. So much for "cuttle" fish. I didn't realize how aggressive they are. They were literally fighting over that one fish. And they snatch the fish up so damn quick. Wow.

Justin, what do you think fish eat in the ocean? Nobody is out there dropping flakes & pellets in there to feed them...

..and if you want to take it a little further -did you ever have a pet bird? - that white 'cuttle bone' found in many folks bird cages - that is actually the internal skeleton from the cuttle fish.

What comes around go around - it is the circle of life

 

[tentacles]

Cephalopods and Star Wars. Get out of my head, Rich.

 

[Thales]

Thanks James! I always loved that vid. Good to see you at the BAS talk the other night - good times!

Freshwater fish, as long as they aren't copper treated, are fine for a snack, but not a long term food item. Freshwater crustaceans are ok according to a Rob Toonen Advanced Aquarist article that I would have to dig up. I have raised an entire generation of S. bandensis on FW ghost shrimp FWIW

If anyone is interested in keeping and breeding these guys check out this article -

http://www.tonmo.com/cephcare/sepia-bandensis.php

or for a more scientifical kind of report check out the 2010 Drum and Croaker available for download here:
http://www.columbuszoo.org/drumcroaker/pastissues.htm

Of course, browsing www.TONMO.com is always a good idea for cephy stuff.

Oh - about the word cuttle, from an earlier article

Just what the origin of the word 'cuttlefish' is has not been pinned down, but according to cephalopod researcher John W Forsythe, "The name Cuttlefish originally came about as the best guess of how to spell or pronounce the Dutch or perhaps Norwegian name for these beasts. It is derived from something like 'codele-fische' or 'kodle-fische'. In German today, cuttlefish and squids are called tintenfische, meaning 'ink-fish'. I've been told that the term fische actually refers to any creature that lives in the sea or are caught in nets when fishing, not just fishes. Anyway, that's what I understand the derivation of name to be."

 

[Thales]

Cephalopods and Star Wars. Get out of my head, Rich.

:lol_large

 

[CheckSix187]

Those things are so awesome

 

[Scuba20v]

Those things are so awesome

X2!!!!

and jcolon2-> :alm to Face::