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happy birthday to me! I stopped at my local fish store today, I mentioned this cute cowfish (restocking my 125 after year and 1/2 of disinterest) My husband suprised me with it this evening. Great guy! He is adjusting well. He is just as social as in the store. He ate a small chunk of shrimp...

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I agree, zoanthid eating nudibranch. They will take on the color of the zoas they have been eating. Mine were bright orange. Look with a flashlight after lights out. They lay in in your zoas. Easy to see when they close up. Be diligent, if you see one, there is sure to be more. These are nasty...

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Sue, Keeping my fingers crossed for your little inklets. Update on Aqua...Have not seen her in a couple weeks. I assume she is brooding. Since I cannot see into her den, I have no idea when or if or when eggs were laid. Six weeks is the best estimation of incubation period. Unfortunately that...

I'm going to say Entacmaea quadricolor.

Quote: Originally Posted by smartorl All I have to say is "that crazy cat musta done it"! It's never fun when someone is going rogue. In my favorite reef, it's an outlaw lawnmower blenny. My poor, poor trigger is tramatized. I have one that is obsessed with my tanks. We have a camera on my...

I was under the impression the only dangerous ones are the green brittle stars. They set a trap and will eat fish. All of the serpent (smooth like yours) and brittles are peaceful scavengers great addition to your clean up crew. They all will go after fish or inverts if they die. That being...

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Chain- If only more people viewed blue rings as you do. This is one species better left in the ocean. Here is a series of photos I want to share. My son had been caring for El Diablo, O. vulgaris (deceased) while I was on vacation. This was a very special octopus. He could be aggressive and...

Quote: Originally Posted by mkroher Isn't their lifespan like 2 years? And aren't they excellent escape artists? Amazing creatures More like 1 year for the ones we keep. The only one I had problems with escaping was O. vulgaris. He had a very bold personality and sought attention.

When they hatch in the ocean, some will survive. The small egged young are very difficult to raise in a tank. I believe it has been done in a laboratory setting, just not by hobbyists. They are just too tiny. Almost all of the octopuses kept are wild caught. There are a few private keepers that...

The babies are all gone and the mother will soon follow. :sad: It is just their pre-programed life cycle. Now had it been a "large egged" species, I would have given raising her young a try. I am hoping to try my hand at raising the young of our O. briareus (large egged that produce benthic...

We got this one at the end of January. She is O. briareus. She belongs to my 13 yr. old daughter. Aqua is nocturnal however she has been coming out with the light on occasionally now. I have been working with her (late at night, too late for Sam) getting her used to humans. We are progressing...