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fishii

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Hi All

Caught my first squid the other day ,wanted to keep it alive for bait however once i put it in the bucket it died with ink all over the place . So my question Can a squid ink itself to death and how do we keep em alive ? My dead squid was  in a bucket half filled with water

 

Thanks

 

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The ink will suffocate the squid so best to change water. Depending on how much water determines aerator or not. I’ve had them survive a until use without aerator but also I’ve changed water

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I find they are hard to keep alive without proper tank.  I keep most alive on boat ok in a 60 litre bait tank but change water frequently and keep pump going to change water when they ink up the water.  Strangely I have known the greedy little buggers to feed after settling down and will help themselves to other livies in tank.   Ron

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You can't leave them in the water with all that ink and goop, it takes a while even with my 500 rule pump to clear the water and if you have a few in the tank they often ink at each other.

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