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They are expensive and do not live very long in a home aquarium.
Also they are very smart and almost always will look for
a way to escape.
They are like dogs in the sense that you need to keep some type of "toy" in the tank to give them stimulation.
Also they are very smart and almost always will look for
a way to escape.
They are like dogs in the sense that you need to keep some type of "toy" in the tank to give them stimulation.
sikoko;3959392; said:why does no one keep squid in home aquaria just wondering i think it would be awesometo own a squid or two
Mostly because they tend to jet into the glass walls, HARD, and kill themselves.
I guess it could maybe be done in a multithousand gallon round tank.
Cuttlefish would work much better.
As above really. Ever see the nature documentaries where the squid come from 1000's of meters down to the surface to feed at night? That kinda thing can be hard to replicate in an aquarium.
Easier to just keep cuttlefish or an octopus in my opinion, as they still display intelligence etc, but are actually doable.
Easier to just keep cuttlefish or an octopus in my opinion, as they still display intelligence etc, but are actually doable.
There are some really small species of squid that work, but I am not aware of their being publically available. Most squid species are schooling, and really would need to be housed in HUGE groups to be happy. That is hard to do in an aquarium.
We have some in a lab at school. If they are not housed in groups of 30-40 we have problems. We pull them apart, breed them and put them back in their schools as soon as the eggs are layed. The babies need to stay together in a HUGE group until they are nearly full grown or they die.
We have some in a lab at school. If they are not housed in groups of 30-40 we have problems. We pull them apart, breed them and put them back in their schools as soon as the eggs are layed. The babies need to stay together in a HUGE group until they are nearly full grown or they die.
any cephlapod requires special setups and squids would be extremely costly, and not worth the time or money considering they swim erradic patterns and flow would be almost insane as for cost and pumps required.
mr.reef24
mr.reef24
Check out this month's issue of FAMA. There's an article on keeping cuttlefish.
Largest drawback I can think of is their longevity. None of the species kept in aquaria are long lived. Figure only 12-15 months until they die of old age.
Largest drawback I can think of is their longevity. None of the species kept in aquaria are long lived. Figure only 12-15 months until they die of old age.