Pygmy Octo's anyone?

[thanatos696]

Well much to my dismay I got home last Thursday to find that my last little octo had passed away.
The only up side to an octo's death is that it is time to go looking for the eggs.. True to form she has laid about 20 little eggs in her favorite seashell. At this point the eggs are clearing and the eyes are starting to show. Long story short, in the next few weeks I will have a few extra's and I wanted to offer them to other PMASI members first. I would be willing to part with them after they hatch for just some nice zoa frags. I am definitely looking for some blues and just about any other color zoa that you would not find at Elmers
These guys will only get to about 4"- 5" with about a 1yr life span, and I have had no issues keeping adults 2 or 3 at a time in a 20 gal tank (though many advise against it)
Here is a pic of her in her shell about a month ago.

 

[o0xerog0o]

I've been planning on setting up an octo tank for about 4 months or so... Good luck with all the babies, and even though I wouldn't be ready for any octo's right now, I'd love to see some pics once they hatch.

 

[IamBIGGUN]

have you raised them from that small before? What all are you going to feed them?

Kevin

 

[thanatos696]

I have yet to raise them from the eggs, but I have raised them from smaller than a dime, which from the size of the eggs will be very close to hatching size. I have never kept more than 3 at a time so the idea of 20 is half exciting and half scary (thats 160 little arms all poking around trying to find a PINHOLE to escape through) They will grab just about anything that moves that is even close to their own size. I feen brine shrimp to the damsels and clown as a treat and the octo's certainly get their share of them when small and quickly move to small snails and very small blue leg hermits. At full grown they will go through 10+ 1' blue hermits a week each. I have never had one go after any live fish on their own other than injured silversides. I have never had one turn down any silverside/guppy that I have handed them.

 

[bigmatt1992]

let me know when they hatch i might take one for in the nano

 

[Mitsuko]

lol

 

[superstein61]

Ahhhhh

 

[o0xerog0o]

haha... oh man.....

 

[the2ofus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14595488#post14595488 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by superstein61
Ahhhhh

+1

TO FUNNY :lol:

 

[Misled]

YUP!!!!

:lol:

 

[thanatos696]

Here are the pics of her out and about for those of you who asked.
She is even showing off a little of her blue!
I also threw in a shot of one of the eggs that drifted out of her shell today.