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Octavarium
04-25-2008, 7:02 PM
So I finally felt the 29 was established enough, the octopus skimmer (ironic) was octoproofed, and cycling was well over, so I put him in and took some pictures, as usual bad quality sorry. (Yes the cyano has been there and in the old tank since I moved some LR in to help seed. It appears to be diminishing.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/AcidPuppy/100_0886.jpg
Already testing the integrity of the "food hatch/escape route"
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/AcidPuppy/100_0890.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/AcidPuppy/100_0887.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/AcidPuppy/100_0891.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h35/AcidPuppy/100_0888.jpg
emptywallet
04-25-2008, 7:03 PM
sweet octopus r so cool
xDetroitMetalx
04-25-2008, 7:05 PM
Wow, that is neat. How large does it get and what do you feed him?
Octavarium
04-25-2008, 7:09 PM
hummelinckis wont get too much larger in the mantle (around 4 inch mantle max), arm to arm fully extended is a foot now. He eats fresh scallops or shrimp as a staple, with occasional crab/snail live food snacks I order every now and then.
Reefscape
04-25-2008, 7:10 PM
Stunning octo.....very nice indeed....
SpockthePuffer
04-25-2008, 7:39 PM
Scary but cool at the same time, thanks for sharing :)
Easydoesit
04-25-2008, 9:56 PM
wow! thats pretty cool
FeatherDuster
04-25-2008, 10:36 PM
I love the last picture. It looks like he is begging.
ChangDriX
04-25-2008, 11:05 PM
thats awesome! are they expensive?
rxdoc_85
04-26-2008, 2:44 AM
looks awesome dude! congrats!
eroomlorac
04-26-2008, 7:40 AM
Very cool. I like the last picture, too. It looks like he is standing up.
rbishop
04-26-2008, 8:02 AM
Great shots!
alpha123
04-28-2008, 12:54 AM
He eats fresh scallops or shrimp as a staple, with occasional crab/snail
He is eating better than most of us!
SchizotypalVamp
04-28-2008, 1:23 AM
So..when are you not home? lol
irishspy
04-28-2008, 3:00 PM
How thoroughly did you have to secure the lid? I've heard octopi are escape artists.
AnDr3w
07-01-2008, 7:10 PM
Yea I'm wondering the same thing as Irishspy. What did you do to "octopus-proof" the tank? I want one too, so I'm just curious.
Yea I'm wondering the same thing as Irishspy. What did you do to "octopus-proof" the tank? I want one too, so I'm just curious.
Duct-tape, you'll notice in the first shot. But you basically have to make sure that any opening is smaller than the beak, the only part of its body that is solid.
Very, very nice. My fav LFS just got a really young specimen with a 1" mantle and arm lengths of 6". It lives in a hamster ball floating in their reef tank atm.
AnDr3w
07-01-2008, 11:38 PM
What's a mantle, the fat part of its head? Are octopi really as good of escaping as rumors say they are?
Reefscape
07-02-2008, 5:19 AM
I have arrowed the mantle on an octo, for ease of viewing..The mantle is not exactly the head, per say, of the octopus, but rather what it uses to breathe, store body componants et cetera...
**To add, yes, they are very good escape artists...
krytan
07-02-2008, 5:25 AM
Cool octopus, i want one :)
That octopus died after laying eggs.:( Read this.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155109
New octopus and congratulations to Octavarium for the new octopus.:thumbsup:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156522
Reefscape
07-02-2008, 12:46 PM
Thanks for the thread links Lupin.... :)
cam191919
07-03-2008, 2:11 PM
octos dont have brains, or did i miss it on the diagram?