Sepia. bandesis

Milkshakeboi · #1 05/21/2005, 05:49 AM

hello everyone,
Just wanted to share to you guys about my sepia.b that i bought 4 weeks ago..The little fellow was only about 1" when i got it ain't it cute sooooo small.....
Well i prefer smaller cuttles cause they usually don't tent to spit too much ink when caught.This guy i got eat anything from shrimps to fishes..

It is really interesting....Share with me your cuttle i am really interested in knowing bout them!!

MJI · #2 05/21/2005, 12:30 PM

I'm currently trying to raise some Bandensis (that is the assumed ID for now) from egg.

I have 35 babies at the moment feeding on mysis.

Here's a few pics:

rwhhunt · #3 05/21/2005, 04:28 PM

when they are that young and small, do they swim around much???

MJI · #4 05/21/2005, 04:54 PM

They tend to walk on the two "legs" mainly, but do swim occasionally.

Those babies are about 11mm in those pictures.

cirri · #5 05/24/2005, 08:55 AM

GL to both of you nice babies there MJI!!

MJI · #6 05/24/2005, 12:02 PM

Thanks cirri!

Energy · #7 05/24/2005, 05:36 PM

Awesome!

Thales · #8 05/25/2005, 11:57 AM

Hey Mike!

Going through mysids like gang busters eh!

Righty

MJI · #9 05/25/2005, 03:42 PM

Too right Rich, lucky I can catch em myself now!

MJI · #10 05/29/2005, 12:46 PM

OK here's an update! Took these while i was transferring the babes to a clean breeder net.

And the rearing tank:

3.99AfterTaxes · #11 05/30/2005, 08:59 PM

Do they fight?

Thales · #12 05/30/2005, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 3.99AfterTaxes
Do they fight?

Not till 3 or 4 months.

cirri · #13 05/31/2005, 07:14 AM

Mike,

You have me so jealous! What great pics. Did you receive eggs or were you lucky enough to have a pair mate?

MJI · #14 05/31/2005, 09:43 AM

Had them imported Cirri

reefnewbie54321 · #15 05/31/2005, 04:07 PM

how exactly did u do that? do u know of anyway i could import cuttlefish eggs?

MJI · #16 05/31/2005, 06:27 PM

Your location is not in your avatar, but if you're in the US, Lefty is the man for you!

reefnewbie54321 · #17 06/01/2005, 04:38 PM

im in mass. near boston. Lefty is a member correct? Also is it legal? I remeber my dad trying to smuggle a comoto dragon outta florida while we were on vaction and there was hell to pay ... not sure if its the same thing but I dont want any trouble.

MJI · #18 06/01/2005, 05:46 PM

Left posted above... He is a member

williams-crist · #19 07/12/2005, 02:09 PM

Reefnewbie,

You must mean a komodo dragon. That's really funny! How does one smuggle in a komodo dragon anyway? I don't imagine they can be very quiet or very non wiggly.

I wonder why someone would ever want a komodo dragon? But then I suppose some would say who would want an octopus.

Only reefcentral could relate.

B Pierce · #20 07/13/2005, 04:38 PM

MJI, that is amazing! Are they hard to breed/raise? What size tank do you have the adults in?

BTW do you sell the babies.....and do you ship?

Bill

MJI · #21 07/13/2005, 07:12 PM

Bill,

The hardest thing is probably getting hold of them in good condition, or getting the eggs.

Hatching and rearing are not difficult per se, but it takes a lot of time and effort.

My adults are in a 75gallon, and there are now 8 in there that I can count (but they do hide well).

All my babies are now gone, but even if i had some left I would not ship to the US. Eggs are a different matter though, and may look into this at a later date when mine (fingers crossed) breed.

I know Lefty (from here) has raised some before and he would be the best to advise on availablity/conditions in the US.

B Pierce · #22 07/13/2005, 07:16 PM

thanks mike

Keep us updated!

Bill