Feeding Cuttlefish

[Reef Geek]

I used a breeder-net hung at the top, but my temp stays closer to 80. Not sure how much flow you can get thru your fish-holder without the holes being large enough for a newly hatched bandensis to slip thru, but that's a topic for another thread. 8)

But I ordered a couple of eggs from a store in N.Y. and the rest my LFS came up with for me.

 

[Cephdoc]

The flow doesnt seem to be that great through it, i just bought it today on clearance... $2.00 lol. Anyways, there has to be alot of flow for them in the holder? well that was a wasted 2 bucks! I wanted something i could monitor them in besides just a breeder net... hmmm.

 

[DWhatley]

I think Thales cut out a panel and replaced it with netting for some he used. Hopefully he will chime in and explain. I don't remember if he cut out the ends or the side opposite the tank wall. If I am remembering correctly, he left the side he kept at the tank wall solid so that he could monitor and photograph without the net interference.

 

[Cephdoc]

I think i understand now, the water gets "dead" without the exchange of new fresh water then right?

 

[Cephdoc]

Its not very big at all... i hope it will work, i will upload a quick pic here... its full of algae right now lol. And if this is the case i will open the box and turn over the algae for the night and let some new water in.

 

[DWhatley]

Not so much "dead" as stagnant, polluted and low on oxygen (important!)

 

[Cephdoc]

Here are some pics of it, showing the slits in the lid and sides. Im sure i could fabricate alittle netting though cutting out the back or something... if i cut out the sides.. then it might not float. and it floats really well (to my surprise).

 

[DWhatley]

They also dump over really well too (albeit, I was using a cascade filter when I used one like it but it doesn't take much). I would not leave it unsecured. An algae cleaner magnent works well but you will need to keep the tank water level. If you are using a sump this should not be an issue but I kept a fixed one in my sump and had a few issues with varying water level and a fixed net.

 

[cuttlegirl]

I used this breeder box for my three cuttles, I actually thought it had better water flow than the net kind. It does tip over easily.

 

[Cephdoc]

Cuttlegirl!! Its been awhile since ive heard from you! Ha, but you used a similar box? I am thinking about putting a smaller rock in it and sinking it when the time comes. I mentioned to my dad that i wanted to modify it today and he didnt like that idea lol. He thinks it fine the way it is, and it might be, i just want to ensure it being fine. So i was going to take one of the ends and modify it with black mesh.

 

[cuttlegirl]

Why are you going to sink it? I just left mine floating with a little chaeto in it for the babies to hide. You can modify it with black mesh, I just think the tiny net in the other breeders is too small to get good water flow.

 

[Cephdoc]

Im not sure why i would sink it, just to keep the current from blowing it all over the top of the tank. Put a smaller rock in it with some algae, and then they can have at it. Real wuick question why i have one of you interested, are the babies more likely to ink than the adults? I watched this video and they are just going crazy after they were fed...

Love this video BTW!!! Cant wait to possibly go to visit!