Squid ? To any that has a answer

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Hello people,
I have a question for someone. I no longer do salt-water, but I have offten wounderd why I never here or see anyone keeping Squid? Now I know that most of them spend most of their time in the deep. But they also come to the shallows alot. I know that they are amazing predators and will take lots of different pray. So I see reason why smaller species can not be kept in aquaria? Octopus can, but the trouble with them is they have very sort life spans! I believe correct me if I am wronge, but this is not the case with Squid. Maybe someone has this answer for me? Shall be interesting at the very least.
 
Unfortunately, the small species of squids that are commonly seen around pacific docks are also short-lived with an average 3-year life span. Even these small squid are too large for most home aquariums. Check out octopets.com. They carry octopus and cuttlefish. They offer free care sheets and they sell unhatched cuttlefish so, you can enjoy them for their full life span. I believe they also have spawning procedures (or links to them).
 
How about Nautilus? Can anyone get them, those things are friggin scary looking.
 
Cephalopod Research

Small octopus live only a couple of years. By the time you get one, you only have about a year left to enjoy it. Cuttlefish live about 18 months. But, since you can obtain them in eggs, you can enjoy them longer.
I kept a few cuttlefish. These cephs have the fastest color changes I've ever seen (even compared to my octopus'). They will 'strobe' through color bands to confuse their prey. Then, lance out their tentacles, grab the prey, and reel their tentacles back in in the blink of an eye.

I bought nautilus' years ago and thought I'd have the coolest tank. These things never moved. They huddled in the back of the tank and simply reached out a tentacle for food and reeled it back in. Occassionally, they'd move at night when I turned all the lights off in the room and watched them with only a darkroom light on. These were pretty much a waste of $1200 (for 2pr) I could have spent on something a little more animate.
 
I need a blue ringed octopus... its a killer. the lfs can get them suprisingly despite its killer venom.
i hear you can die in a matter of minutes if bitten by these little 12" monsters
 
They usually come in at around 3" and they're lethal at that size. Treatment for a bite involves massive doses of steroids and antivenom. Unfortunately, in the US and abroad, few medical centers stock the antivenom or even know how to treat a bite from this cephalopod. Basically, if you're bitten, you're on your own.
 
Gee Oddball...where do you take all this info, i'm impressed :thumbsup:
 
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