draconis321
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if you could tell me anything about octos that would be a big help
looking for some thing unique
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prime311
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Before you commit to an octo you should set 3 ground rules right away:
1. Be ready to work as octos not only require better water quality, but also are expert escape artists and your tank needs to be escape proof.
2. Be ready to not keep other fish with your octo(for long). The vast likelihood is that either your octo will die or kill the other fish. Octo's should be in a species tank.
3. Be ready for death. Octo's longest life span is 2 years and you as a customer have not much of an idea how old the octo was when you got it.
If you can accept those 3 guidelines, then an octo might be a good choice for you and I'd suggest you hit up tonmo.com for all your octopus needs and requirement.
1. Be ready to work as octos not only require better water quality, but also are expert escape artists and your tank needs to be escape proof.
2. Be ready to not keep other fish with your octo(for long). The vast likelihood is that either your octo will die or kill the other fish. Octo's should be in a species tank.
3. Be ready for death. Octo's longest life span is 2 years and you as a customer have not much of an idea how old the octo was when you got it.
If you can accept those 3 guidelines, then an octo might be a good choice for you and I'd suggest you hit up tonmo.com for all your octopus needs and requirement.
texasmetal
Active Member
Everything you could want to know about keeping and considering an octopus. Most of this information is based on my own experience, as well as that of other members of TONMO.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/281374/octopus-care-101
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/281374/octopus-care-101
texasmetal
Active Member
Originally Posted by TexasMetal
http:///forum/post/2519284
Everything you could want to know about keeping and considering an octopus. Most of this information is based on my own experience, as well as that of other members of TONMO.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=281374
And for good measure, here's some pics of my current 8-legged friend, an O. briareus.
When I got her, she wasn't much bigger than a blue-leg hermit
Video during acclimation.
2 months later and she is about 10 times bigger. She escaped her critter keeper into the display and I didn't see her for about a month. Then one night I was looking in the critter keeper, and on the other side of the tank I saw her two little eyes glaring at me. Over the past few weeks I have been giving her food on the end of a stick, and as of last night I made first contact with my finger. When I got her she was probably about 10 weeks old. She will grow to 24" arms, and 7" mantle (about the size of a nice baked potato).
http:///forum/post/2519284
Everything you could want to know about keeping and considering an octopus. Most of this information is based on my own experience, as well as that of other members of TONMO.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=281374
And for good measure, here's some pics of my current 8-legged friend, an O. briareus.
When I got her, she wasn't much bigger than a blue-leg hermit
Video during acclimation.
2 months later and she is about 10 times bigger. She escaped her critter keeper into the display and I didn't see her for about a month. Then one night I was looking in the critter keeper, and on the other side of the tank I saw her two little eyes glaring at me. Over the past few weeks I have been giving her food on the end of a stick, and as of last night I made first contact with my finger. When I got her she was probably about 10 weeks old. She will grow to 24" arms, and 7" mantle (about the size of a nice baked potato).
draconis321
Member
Thanks texas metal but I have a slight prob the thing is that I live in western canada and it's near impossiable to get an octo let alone a specific one
but i'm liking the sound of an O. Vulgaris
p.s awsome pics
but i'm liking the sound of an O. Vulgaris
p.s awsome pics
draconis321
Member
if you don't mind could you put som pic of your whole tank and how you sealed it
texasmetal
Active Member
I don't have any good pics of the whole tank... I should do that huh?
I used a window screen repair kit... it's about 20 feet worth of fiberglass window screen, about 30 inches wide, cut to fit the top of the tank. I seperated the glass lids and only used half of them to hold the screen down firmly, and then just duct tape the edges to the top of the tank. As my octopus grows larger I'm going to reinforce it, probably add more weight, and add velcro around the top of the tank. The rough feeling of the velcro deters octopuses because their suckers don't stick to it, and it's rough on their skin.
I bet someone on TONMO could tell you how to get one in Canada.
I used a window screen repair kit... it's about 20 feet worth of fiberglass window screen, about 30 inches wide, cut to fit the top of the tank. I seperated the glass lids and only used half of them to hold the screen down firmly, and then just duct tape the edges to the top of the tank. As my octopus grows larger I'm going to reinforce it, probably add more weight, and add velcro around the top of the tank. The rough feeling of the velcro deters octopuses because their suckers don't stick to it, and it's rough on their skin.
I bet someone on TONMO could tell you how to get one in Canada.