Octopus tank (log)
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FLUFFY IS ALIVE!?
haha your not going to believe this AC. i woke up this morning to find fluffy perched on a rock staring at me like nothing happened. my dad and i saw what look to be the chopped remains of an octo in the water pump and he looked to be absent from the tank for over a day. the theories is he got his arm chewed up then went to find his way back to the nice safe tank(this might explain the ammonia spike). i haven't been able to get a look at all of his legs so i cant confirm that.that would explain the ammonia spike
problem...the water quality is still terrible, i did a two gallon water change but thats all the water i have rite now since i hadn't been saving it up and i ripped of the netting covering the overflow. the good news is when i saw ammonia showing up on the water test i put some activated carbon in the filter that i got earlier that day just out of curiosity. so hopefully that helped with the water conditions.
im really weirded out -.-
now hes moving about in the tank probably searching for food.
ack sorry to got all of you feeling bad about it.
[EDIT] oh and i ordered a better camera canona570is (iso16 7mb and image stabilization)
[EDIT] now i don't know where he is again...hope hes not getting into more trouble.....
FLUFFY IS ALIVE!?
haha your not going to believe this AC. i woke up this morning to find fluffy perched on a rock staring at me like nothing happened. my dad and i saw what look to be the chopped remains of an octo in the water pump and he looked to be absent from the tank for over a day. the theories is he got his arm chewed up then went to find his way back to the nice safe tank(this might explain the ammonia spike). i haven't been able to get a look at all of his legs so i cant confirm that.that would explain the ammonia spike
problem...the water quality is still terrible, i did a two gallon water change but thats all the water i have rite now since i hadn't been saving it up and i ripped of the netting covering the overflow. the good news is when i saw ammonia showing up on the water test i put some activated carbon in the filter that i got earlier that day just out of curiosity. so hopefully that helped with the water conditions.
im really weirded out -.-
now hes moving about in the tank probably searching for food.
ack sorry to got all of you feeling bad about it.
[EDIT] oh and i ordered a better camera canona570is (iso16 7mb and image stabilization)
[EDIT] now i don't know where he is again...hope hes not getting into more trouble.....
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Thats great news. I hope you have very good luck with him. Octopuses are so fascinating but way too needy for me.
I'm very glad Fluffy is still alive.Make sure to cover all escape routes again.he seems like a pretty tough octopus so keep up the good work and feed him well.Those arms will grow back soon.They are VERY smart animals so maybe he has learned a valuable lesson from this adventure too.
Stay Fluffy....stay....good boy....now heres a little silverside for you.I would also try some fresh shrimp to give him a little variety.Good luck with him and keep us posted with info and pics.
Stay Fluffy....stay....good boy....now heres a little silverside for you.I would also try some fresh shrimp to give him a little variety.Good luck with him and keep us posted with info and pics.
i cheeked the water parameters again
ammonia:0
nitrite: less than .25
nitrate: 20-40
later on today im getting some better netting for his tank
ammonia:0
nitrite: less than .25
nitrate: 20-40
later on today im getting some better netting for his tank
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Most Excellent News.. Now shake your finger at him and let him know.. no more scares like that..
i went out and got some new netting for the overflow and iv got a tight seal on it now(as well as some minor burns) i also got some distilled drinking water do to another water change...this should be safe rite?
