Grubs

[Beman]

They are nasty!!!!! Like what those crazy folks on Naked and Afraid dig up out of the ground and eat... Like raw toss em in their mouth and swallow

 

[AmandaS]

Yup I can get that. I'm in a similar boat. Saltwater is a pretty steep learning curve at first and over the months/years becomes pretty simple. Reefs are beautiful, but if I was to do it again I'd go for something weird like cuttlefish, a mantis shrimp, or maybe seahorses. There are so many options with saltwater... I love how you can make cool refugiums too for the beneficial fauna/flora

Yes! Seahorses!! Those and little octopus are the sole reason I want to go saltwater! ?

I really know nothing about it, and dont even know if the two are compatible in the same tank. But I will one day.

 

[Beman]

Yes! Seahorses!! Those and little octopus are the sole reason I want to go saltwater! ?

I really know nothing about it, and dont even know if the two are compatible in the same tank. But I will one day.

Awwwww I want a sea horse!!!!!!

 

[jamest0o0]

Yes! Seahorses!! Those and little octopus are the sole reason I want to go saltwater! ?

I really know nothing about it, and dont even know if the two are compatible in the same tank. But I will one day.

Haha nope, cephalopods need their own dedicated aquarium with extreme filtration incase they ink and from messy food. Their intelligence is amazing and they will eat everything in the tank. I like cuttlefish because at least they won't remodel the aquarium so you can have plants and some corals.

 

[AmandaS]

Haha nope, cephalopods need their own dedicated aquarium with extreme filtration incase they ink and from messy food. Their intelligence is amazing and they will eat everything in the tank. I like cuttlefish because at least they won't remodel the aquarium so you can have plants and some corals.

Sounds like Ill have to have 2 aquariums...or 3...or 4....or one in every room of the house. Bahahahaha.

My husband hates me ??

 

[AmandaS]

I like cuttlefish because at least they won't remodel the aquarium so you can have plants and some corals.

Not to mention they are ADORABLE.

 

[jamest0o0]

Not to mention they are ADORABLE.

They are legit chameleons of the sea. Instant dramatic color changes and they shoot long tentacles at prey. Downside with cephalopods, they're very expensive to feed and they die in about a year ?

 

[AmandaS]

they die in about a year

??

 

[AmandaS]

That is just terribly sad.

 

[Beman]

I still want a sea horse...

 

[jamest0o0]

That is just terribly sad.

At least if you find out you hate them, you only have to put up with it for a year

 

[AmandaS]

I still want a sea horse...

Forever until I get one.... then Ill want a dozen.

 

[AmandaS]

At least if you find out you hate them, you only have to put up with it for a year

The silver lining. Lol

 

[Beman]

Forever until I get one.... then Ill want a dozen.

For some reason the do you want to build a snow man song keeps popping into my head. I am broken.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

You can get the pearly nautilis occasionally, they live for 20 years or so, not the most interesting critters I've seen tho, they just sit there.

I can't believe the giant squid only lives for five years lol

 

[jamest0o0]

You can get the pearly nautilis occasionally, they live for 20 years or so, not the most interesting critters I've seen tho, they just sit there.

I can't believe the giant squid only lives for five years lol

Don't they need something special? It's been a while since I was in SW so my memory is fuzzy

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Don't they need something special? It's been a while since I was in SW so my memory is fuzzy

Most likely, I've never seriously looked into cephalopods in general, I don't like their short lifespans, even when properly kept, it doesn't get prolonged by much.