OK, I just got a small octopus this morning from fishsupply.com for my 30 gal. I did'nt see any eye spots on him but they said it was a bimac and apparently they have a good rep at IDing them. Acclimation took about 45 min. and he attacked and pounced on some small shrimp from the LR 5 minutes after I put him in the tank. This was VERY cool to watch. I put in 3 baby mollies which he also took care of in about 5 minutes. For the first couple of hours he was very active moving around. The thing I'm worried about is now he's hiding and not coming out at all. I kind of expected him to be shy at first then get more active later. It makes me think he's reacting to bad water conditions OR he's just settling in and resting. My tank's been running about 3 months now. I use a full size Kent Hi-s for all my water, salinity at 1.026, pH at 8.16, alk at 8dKH, nitrates at 0, temp at 75. It's a berlin style tank with no mech filtration and a Red Sea classic skimmer. I figure this takes care of his O2 requirements, and my parameters are all what they should be. Am I just being paranoid or should I be worried???? I know that octos are usually very inactive, but his boldness at first was surprising...
Advice on my brand new bimac?
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cephalopoder
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If its real small you may have a hard time seeing eye spots. The iridescent blue ring can fade in and out,in its intensity.
One thing I feel guilty of after some recent posts that have been going on out here is the activity factor. Octopses are not the pet to get if you think they are going to do magical things all the time and be active.
There is something more to this creature. A mysterious presence. Octopuses are secrative by nature. They have to be. They have no scales or armor to protect them. They have no natural shells to protect them(except argonauts) So naturally they hide alot
When they are hungry, they are alert and venture out. The other amount of time they are asleep. There are times though when this curious little monkey makes it worth every frustrating moment
One thing I feel guilty of after some recent posts that have been going on out here is the activity factor. Octopses are not the pet to get if you think they are going to do magical things all the time and be active.
There is something more to this creature. A mysterious presence. Octopuses are secrative by nature. They have to be. They have no scales or armor to protect them. They have no natural shells to protect them(except argonauts) So naturally they hide alot
When they are hungry, they are alert and venture out. The other amount of time they are asleep. There are times though when this curious little monkey makes it worth every frustrating moment
OctoMonkey
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Yep, thats about the size of it Chris. I reckon I have seen my new bimac for a total of two hours in the last two weeks! Not very much but really worth it when I do see them.
I do expect to see it much more frequently as it gets older though. An adult octopus, reared in captivity will eventually be a more confident individual.
Patience is the key.
Colin
I do expect to see it much more frequently as it gets older though. An adult octopus, reared in captivity will eventually be a more confident individual.
Patience is the key.
Colin
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