Found a Octopus

[nbsdsailor]

Totally cool Mike. The reef gods are smiling on you

 

[deathy17]

do the except foods like silversides?

 

[asid61]

Yes, but they usually have to be weaned onto frozen first, and crustaceans are what make up the bulk of their diet in the wild. Live saltwater feeder shrimp would be a better bet.

 

[jmadden]

do the except foods like silversides?

When mine was really small I would hand feed it small pieces of raw shrimp. I would have to wave it in front of him to entice him to eat, just dropping the food in wouldn't work. I've got access to a limitless amount of striped shoreline crabs that he loves to hunt. Sometimes I put a crab in a small jar with a hole to small for the crab to get out of and let the octopus work the lid off to get at his meal. I feel like live food gives my octopus more enrichment .

 

[KoralKeith]

Good move

 

[asid61]

what species live the longest ?

Giant Pacific Octopuses and Arctic Octopuses can live six years, maybe longer.