Im not sure if hey make thier own burrows or not, but ive read plenty of stories of them dissapearing into burrows of abandoned by other animals.if youre keeping it this is the setup id go with : minimum 100 gallon tank just a few rocks in the center(it will try to topple so i would build it high) so it can use them if necessry, Id throw several feet of pvc pipe under about 6 inches of sand. And of course et it toys, if you need help on that let us know.
Just Got A Wunderpus
- Thread starter CuttleKid
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Moray keeper
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I was lucky enough to have one quite a few years ago that lived for around 6 months. This was back in the "early" days as I call it when keeping saltwater fish was somewhat unheard of. It was all trial and error and luckily I had a fairly deep sand bed where it was able to just sink right into the substrate in the 55 gallon it was housed in. For the most part it would only eat live shrimp and crabs along with the occasional damsel. Toward the end it started eating frozen but that was not until the last month or so. I don't think I ever saw another since then other then in an a public aquarium.
cadre
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No offense, but have you ever kept an octopus? Not all octos are hard to keep and they don't need perfect water. If you read the thread you would have seen we already had the 'don't do this' discussion.
redddogg69
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People who have never kept an octopus always parrot this theory. OP, that is a fantastic looking Octo. After my first I've always kept at least one. Here is picnic of my current little guy, he/she came in as a common reef octopus, anyone have any idea on what species?
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=CA#/watch?v=MjX8VNer0yM
StephLionfish
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Update? My lfs had one of these.. Guess I'm not surprised. They are terrible and will bring in anything. ( Who will buy a Remora?? ):headwally:
I would have by now, but my mom does not want me to get one. And from what I have read on tonmo.com and from the book Cephalopods: Octopus and Cuttlefish for the Home Aquarium, octopus do require very good water quality and over-spec filtration and protein skimming. I think it depends on the specific octopus you have; some will need very good water, like the wunderpus, but others, like most bimacs, are more forgiving. I read on tonmo.com that Octopus Bimaculatus can survive nitrates up to 100 with no ill effects and up to 1ppm of ammonia and nitrite. I'm not sure how reliable that info is though, as I could not confirm the source on TONMO.
sonoranaut
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nice wunderpus!
Cephy
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I'd agree with Asid and redddogg69, some may be forgiving on poor water quality but it is saddening how many people treat those that are forgiving differently than how they would've for a wonderpus or a more rarer and sensitive octo etc. Just because a species is 'hardy' still doesn't mean that your specimen would've been happy in those conditions. This alone can separate people with true passion and feeling for their animals rather than your average joe aquarist.
Cephy
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Can you make thread and post some pictures, the URL didn't come out correctly, but if your octo is truly a reef octo then it's a O. briareus (if Caribbean) or it's a merc or joubini, I need more information on the size.
allendavant
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Wow, that thing is awesome! Hey what is the difference between a Wonderpus and a Mimic? I always thought Wonderpus was another name for a Mimic. Also, how big is it?
cutle kid good luck with him enjoy him dont listen to others he could of went in hands that didnt care about him and i know you do that makes me feel good look at how much coral and fish people kill in our hobby no one thinks of that but when you truly care and make a effort its all good be well and little octo to
BIGbivittatus
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Any update on how he/she is doing??
CuttleKid
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Sorry I have been absent from this thread for so long. It turned out to be a male, when I inspected it post mortum I saw the hectacautylus. I lost him the Monday after thanksgiving. He was eating well but not as aggressive as my other octos. My bimac and my aculeatus were very good eaters. My wunderpus was much more hesitant but I got him to eat frozen jumbo mysis shrimp, but his favorite was tiny pieces if squid.
I would say this to anyone who is considering keeping one,
They may be beautiful, but they are THE nost boring octopus to keep, next to the nocturnal dwarfs. They only come out once or twice aday and do not seem to care to interact with you.
I would say this to anyone who is considering keeping one,
They may be beautiful, but they are THE nost boring octopus to keep, next to the nocturnal dwarfs. They only come out once or twice aday and do not seem to care to interact with you.
SurfCastinRI
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Is this the one that was at Tropic Isle? I almost bought the mimic they had.
mtcoins123
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BOY I AM GLAD someone who is expeienced in the hobby got him being they may be endangered this is probably the best place for him a newbie could have got hold of him and kept him in a dixie cup so props for reaching out to try to ensure this wild animal might have a happy LONG life and i am not being sarcastic. the shippers ship a lot of things no one orders and the lfs try to sell them , period. lol i am an ***
