My Octopus Setup with pics of my DIY's

[marine_geek]

what type of octopus do you plan on getting?

 

[jojo22]

:werd:

 

[mosthated]

not sure,

 

[mosthated]

here is my unfinished stand, the picture doesnt show its real size, the stand is 8'x4'X2 1/2 feet.

 

[Rbishop]

Looks pretty sturdy.

 

[Nolapete]

There are two octopi that will most likely be available to you in the aquarium trade. O. vulgaris and O. briareus. Well three if you consider the morons that consider keeping blue rings.

Bite and Symptoms
Blue-ringed Octopus are normally not aggressive and attack only
when provoked. They are, however, the most venomous octopus
in the world and the salivary glands of one individual may contain
enough venom to paralyse ten men. The actual bite is often relatively
painless and may go unnoticed. If sufficient venom has
been introduced (sometimes little venom may enter the wound if
the attack occurs under water), the victim will notice numbness
or tingling around the face and neck within a few minutes.
Difficulty in seeing or speaking is often followed by trouble with
breathing and sometimes vomiting. Weakness and lack of coordination
usually progress to paralysis, which may last from four
to twelve hours. If resuscitation is not given when breathing difficulty
and paralysis begin, the victim will fall unconscious and die
from lack of oxygen. Death can occur within thirty minutes.

Based on the size and number of eggs mine had (several hundred) and the miniature copies the young were, I identified her as O. briareus rather than O. vulgaris which has 100,000 plus eggs the size of rice grains. Mine was 24"-30" stretched out. She would cover the front of 24"x24" 30 gallon show. She never tried to escape and all I had was a glass top on the tank. I think the depth of the tank may have something to do with their tendency to attempt escaping, but I may have just been lucky with a content octopus that didn't want to.

 

[marine_geek]

There are two octopi that will most likely be available to you in the aquarium trade. O. vulgaris and O. briareus. Well three if you consider the morons that consider keeping blue rings.

Don't forget about O. bimaculoides

 

[SuperScro]

Get a smaller sized octopus if you can. These things are very, very strong. They WILL climb out of your tank if it is not reinforced.

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

Not to mention they can get through any opening that their teeth can fit through. I have watched some very big octopi squeeze through some very small tubes...