Metasepia pfefferi (flamboyant cuttlefish)?

snorvich · 07/13/2014, 02:08 PM

Anyone keeping or breeding these?

myaerica · 09/09/2014, 07:57 PM

I know Laura Birenbaum was. She had them in the fosters booth at macna last year in fl

Betta132 · 09/14/2014, 03:14 PM

Dallas Aquarium has some. You could check their website for someone to ask.

redhorse · 10/30/2014, 03:55 PM

What would a good price be for an adult. Local pet shop ordered and might be getting in on Monday. (just doing my research)

allendavant · 02/04/2015, 01:29 PM

Update please! I will be amazed if you are able to get one through you LFS! I have only seen one offered for sale, ever, and it was already going into senesence. The guy was asking like $600. What a crook. Good luck in your endeavor. I would love to hear if you were able to find one and what you paid.

EI Gringo · 03/22/2015, 04:53 PM

Don't they only live for about a year? I wouldn't buy an adult cuttlefish knowing it would die any day, let alone at that price D: correct me if I'm wrong. I love flamboyants though, they're incredible creatures

snorvich · 07/12/2015, 01:23 PM

They are remarkable in several ways. First their incredible threat coloration and secondly their lethal venom. But they are not aggressive and very small so I was wondering about aquariums for them. I spent a fair amount of time taking pictures of them mating (at dawn) which is a real hoot.

Dejongi · 07/13/2015, 05:50 PM

I saw one of the wholesalers had some not too long ago on facebook. Wanted to ask my LFS to check on them, but I know it was a bad idea to even think of it. I can wait till they are available as CB at a affordable price someday...

FishAndAquatics · 07/14/2015, 01:05 PM

Coralimports.com has them! But they're deathely poisonus, so be careful!

nanoreefer1000 · 08/10/2015, 10:07 PM

Look on tonmo, they have a lot of good info on cephs. From what I've read, WC specimens are incredibly hard to keep and short lived. The dwarf Sepia cuttlefish is a better option.

Opcn · 01/26/2016, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FishAndAquatics

Coralimports.com has them! But they're deathely poisonus, so be careful!

Yeah as a rule nothing from your reef tank should go in your mouth. They are poisonous, but not venomous (to humans, to an arthropod they are), and they don't secret their poison but contain it within their flesh. Don't eat them and you'll never notice that they are poisonous.

Calappidae · 02/05/2016, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Opcn

Yeah as a rule nothing from your reef tank should go in your mouth. They are poisonous, but not venomous (to humans, to an arthropod they are), and they don't secret their poison but contain it within their flesh. Don't eat them and you'll never notice that they are poisonous.

but what you do have to worry about is when they die or get injured they secret the toxin into the water column.

I remember Dr. caldwell had a blue ring die and it poisoned the tank, and poisoned him when he reached in (he had a name for the condition but i forget it.).

gordonj1 · 02/09/2016, 03:37 AM

I heard Monterey Bay Aquarium has closed the life cycle, but they are only available for research institutions I think. You might be able to email their cephalopod people there.

Betta132 · 03/21/2016, 09:35 PM

The Atlanta Aquarium has several in a tank maybe 50 gallons or so, as well as another type of cuttle and a couple of octopi. Might be worth contacting them as well.

07/13/2014, 02:08 PM	#1
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Metasepia pfefferi (flamboyant cuttlefish)? Anyone keeping or breeding these? __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

09/14/2014, 03:14 PM	#3
Betta132 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,239	Dallas Aquarium has some. You could check their website for someone to ask. __________________ When you put an animal of any kind in a situation where it can no longer fend for itself, such as an aquarium, it's your job to care for it to the best of your ability. It's that simple.

07/12/2015, 01:23 PM	#7
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	They are remarkable in several ways. First their incredible threat coloration and secondly their lethal venom. But they are not aggressive and very small so I was wondering about aquariums for them. I spent a fair amount of time taking pictures of them mating (at dawn) which is a real hoot. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

08/10/2015, 10:07 PM	#10
nanoreefer1000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bay Area,CA Posts: 1,040	Look on tonmo, they have a lot of good info on cephs. From what I've read, WC specimens are incredibly hard to keep and short lived. The dwarf Sepia cuttlefish is a better option. __________________ 6 gallon reef

03/21/2016, 09:35 PM	#14
Betta132 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,239	The Atlanta Aquarium has several in a tank maybe 50 gallons or so, as well as another type of cuttle and a couple of octopi. Might be worth contacting them as well. __________________ When you put an animal of any kind in a situation where it can no longer fend for itself, such as an aquarium, it's your job to care for it to the best of your ability. It's that simple.

09/09/2014, 07:57 PM	#2
myaerica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eau Claire,WI Posts: 461	I know Laura Birenbaum was. She had them in the fosters booth at macna last year in fl

10/30/2014, 03:55 PM	#4
redhorse Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamonga. CA Posts: 115	What would a good price be for an adult. Local pet shop ordered and might be getting in on Monday. (just doing my research)

02/04/2015, 01:29 PM	#5
allendavant Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 57	Update please! I will be amazed if you are able to get one through you LFS! I have only seen one offered for sale, ever, and it was already going into senesence. The guy was asking like $600. What a crook. Good luck in your endeavor. I would love to hear if you were able to find one and what you paid.

03/22/2015, 04:53 PM	#6
EI Gringo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Derbyshire, England Posts: 525	Don't they only live for about a year? I wouldn't buy an adult cuttlefish knowing it would die any day, let alone at that price D: correct me if I'm wrong. I love flamboyants though, they're incredible creatures

07/13/2015, 05:50 PM	#8
Dejongi Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 11	I saw one of the wholesalers had some not too long ago on facebook. Wanted to ask my LFS to check on them, but I know it was a bad idea to even think of it. I can wait till they are available as CB at a affordable price someday...

07/14/2015, 01:05 PM	#9
FishAndAquatics Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 46	Coralimports.com has them! But they're deathely poisonus, so be careful!

02/09/2016, 03:37 AM	#13
gordonj1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 340	I heard Monterey Bay Aquarium has closed the life cycle, but they are only available for research institutions I think. You might be able to email their cephalopod people there.