Octopus Tank Mate question

[nano reefer]

What can be kept in the same tank as an octopus? say yes or no to the following:
Corals?
Shrimp?
Crabs?
Starfish?
Aggressive fish?
Eels?
or will they eat everything in their sight?

 

[whitey]

 

[crashbandicoot]

Originally Posted by Nano Reefer
http:///forum/post/2460059
What can be kept in the same tank as an octopus? say yes or no to the following:
Corals?
Shrimp?
Crabs?
Starfish?
Aggressive fish?
Eels?
or will they eat everything in their sight?
Corals yes
shrimp no
crabs no
starfish not so sure
Aggresive fish no
eels no

 

[mike22cha]

You can't do any of those, unless you add some crabs/snails/hermits for food.
Reason no corals is because corals need strong lighting, and octo's like dim.

 

[05xrunner]

corals and starfish are fine.
the only thing with corals is ther eis a chance the octo might grab it and move it for its den then the coral will end up dying..You can have any light you want just as long as the octo has alot of darker places to hide in

 

[mike22cha]

I'd like to hear Texas Metal's input about lighting for octo's.

 

[05xrunner]

Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
http:///forum/post/2460194
I'd like to hear Texas Metal's input about lighting for octo's.

Why...I have had 5 octos in my time. they just need a place to hide. Most of the octos we get come from small tide pool areas and such and thats ALOT of light during the day and they have their little areas to hide.

 

[mike22cha]

Originally Posted by 05xrunner
http:///forum/post/2460195
Why...I have had 5 octos in my time. they just need a place to hide. Most of the octos we get come from small tide pool areas and such and thats ALOT of light during the day and they have their little areas to hide.
Yes I know about octo's and they do need a place to hide. But most corals need some lights such as PC's or MH's, and unless you do sun corals, I just can't picture an octo under MH's. Maybe T-5's which seem to be softer.

 

[jon321]

Ive kept starfish and pencil urchins. I wouldnt put any corals that have strong stings, arnt attached to a large peice of rock, or have branches that can be broken...I had an octopus that decided to rip EVERY shred of caulerpa off the live rocks one day. What a mess, and I could see it doing the same to branching or unattached corals.
Jon

 

[05xrunner]

Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
http:///forum/post/2460208
Yes I know about octo's and they do need a place to hide. But most corals need some lights such as PC's or MH's, and unless you do sun corals, I just can't picture an octo under MH's. Maybe T-5's which seem to be softer.
actually I think a halide would be better then T5..T5 would light MORE of the tank up unlike a halide would give alot more shaded areas and such.

 

[reef_dart21]

Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
http:///forum/post/2460177
You can't do any of those, unless you add some crabs/snails/hermits for food.
Reason no corals is because corals need strong lighting, and octo's like dim.
not true he could get sun corals,shrroms,sponges, any filter feeders SOME zoas are even fine

 

[mike22cha]

Originally Posted by Reef_Dart21
http:///forum/post/2460239
not true he could get sun corals,shrroms,sponges, any filter feeders SOME zoas are even fine
Yeah, and I still support the T-5 over MH's.
But, if you want a reef, set up a nano reef. If you want an octopus then make it a species only. My 2 cents.

 

[snipe]

Octos will eat anything they can over power and they can break shell's open so the shrimp and crabs are out. Unless its a big crab (like one of the strawberry hermits) then when and if your octo goes for you stand a chance of the octo turning into crab food. I would stick to species only and low light corals (shrooms, polyps, some zoas, some types of branching corals such as kenya trees, finger leathers placed high in the tank. That kinda stuff.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
http:///forum/post/2460177
You can't do any of those, unless you add some crabs/snails/hermits for food.
Reason no corals is because corals need strong lighting, and octo's like dim.
ok what does adding crabs snails and hermits for food have to do with keeping corals with octos?
Lighting is not the issue because if you go to the beach and look up in the sky you will see a huge ball of burning gasses . Thats called a sun and it lights up the ocean where octos live . The reason most say they arent reef safe is they like to move things around and willinadvertantly harm the corals.

 

[05xrunner]

Originally Posted by Crashbandicoot
http:///forum/post/2460863
ok what does adding crabs snails and hermits for food have to do with keeping corals with octos?
Lighting is not the issue because if you go to the beach and look up in the sky you will see a huge ball of burning gasses . Thats called a sun and it lights up the ocean where octos live . The reason most say they arent reef safe is they like to move things around and willinadvertantly harm the corals.
Finally someone who looks at it logically. the Sun is SOOO much brighter then anything we can put over the tank. MANY of the octos live in shallow tidal pools and they hide in their dim caves. You can have any type of light you want on the tank. Just give it caves and such to be in