Its my Bday so PICTURE TIME

jon321

jon321

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Some random pix representing both octopus Ive had, neither have been positively identified yet as to what species.






hope you enjoy!
Jon
 
jon321

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I had the first for a good year, the second I only lived about 4 months, but I think it was a dwarf species as it stopped growing at about 1" head size.
Jon
 
aw2

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Both are very cool specimens...actually, 2 of the coolest octos I've ever seen. *jealous*.
Both remind me of a Bimac, because of the false eye rings, but they couldnt be, from what you've described.
May I ask where you got them?
If it's from another retailer, could you please email the info?...it would be appreciated.
garnera80@hotmail.com
 
jon321

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One was from an lfs, and believe it or not, the "dwarf" one was a hitchhiker on live rock, "Jakarta" I believe. Wrecked havock on the cleanup crew before being caught. Both were VERY active and interective, eating from the hand and comming to the top of the tank and splashing water! Mabe Ive just been lucky?
Jon
 
jon321

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I dont know what kind of petstores are in the USA, but in Canada there is a chain called Master Feeds that has them from time to time whatever species it is.
Jon
 
monalisa

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Flicking my Bic for you...Happy Birthday!!! Great pics. Octos are awesome, take good care of those little babies!!
Lisa :happyfish
 
jon321

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Heres a few more, I dont have many pix of the first one I had, its the yellow/brown one from before I invested in caulerpa. I always liked the pix of the lil guy pulling the heater off the side and slamming it around







Jon
 
jon321

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Are you 100% positive on that ID or is it just an "educated guess"? Im well aware that bimacs have eyespots, but so do a number of other species of octo, although there are slight variences in the spot dynamic. Ive been "thinking" it was a bimac for some time, but the people on tonmo couldnt ID it with certainty from my pix (different ones from these posted mind you) and from the behavior I observed.
Jon
 
jon321

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I have no idea, it was sold as "assorted caribbean star". Seems to be the same as your standard choc chip as far as care goes. And I just noticed that you can see the octo in his hole in pic #2 of the starfish

Jon
 
rgmason

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Originally Posted by Jon321
I have no idea, it was sold as "assorted caribbean star". Seems to be the same as your standard choc chip as far as care goes. And I just noticed that you can see the octo in his hole in pic #2 of the starfish

Jon
Would you happen to have a fully tank shot?
 
i<3fish

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I understand, but the first pics, how the eye-spots are blue. That makes the Bimacs. the second octo has the brownesh eye-spots, which makes it something else (but still may be a Bimac).
 
jon321

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All the pix with an eyespot and a few without are the same octo. The yellow one obviously isnt a bimac because it never had any spots, the other one has spots in some pix and not in other, and the size, color, and look of the spots changes. It also laid eggs, so it obviously reached maturity, but only got to about 2" head size, and 6" arm length which from what Ive heard is rediculously small for a bimac.

This is the only full tank shot I can find on my computer, its from the tank during the cycle. Its a standard 29g tank with about 30lbs live rock, 20lbs live sand, and the ecplise filter system with lr rubble in the filter compartment....and yes, that is my bedroom :happyfish
Jon
 
aw2

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Definately not a Bimac. In your first set of pics...the 1st and 5th picture show the false eye spots the best. The eye spots do not resemble those of a Bimac, like the pics of mine, below.
Every Bimac I've ever seen has had the "bluish" eye spots and they werent nearly as large or defined as the ones your octo has/had.

 
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