Show me your Cephalopods!!!

[trottman]

that little one is sweet!!!!

 

[Petstorejunkie]

espo72, you have some CRAZY tanks online. never would have guessed the bumblebee would triumph ove r the tesselata. expensive loss but at least you got it on film.. oh and the vampire grouper eating the tang is awesome!

 

[Petstorejunkie]

cirri, what type of octo is that he's gorgeous!

 

[cirri]

Thanks a lot, it is a bimac, caught him in the "badger" mode. They are great octos to keep for several reasons, I am about to get another one!

 

[joreef]

My F1sh R D34D! that is a beautifull octo what kind is he and where did you buy him?
Thanks,
JoJo

 

[Absint Reefer]

finally got mine

 

[Andrew]

Sweet Octo Carson. What kind is that?

 

[B Pierce]

Very nice!!

 

[Absint Reefer]

thanks, and it's a bimac

 

[fishguy194]

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Here is one of mine... but I was wondering if anybody knows the difference between a wonderpuss and a Mimic Octo... Is there a difference?

 

[rwhhunt]

wow fishguy, that looks like one of those rare ones! how long have you had it and how much was it? if you dont mind me asking??

 

[Absint Reefer]

yes thier is a difference between a wonderpuss and a mimic

 

[B Pierce]

How much did that octo cost you?

you got really lucky!!!

 

[fishguy194]

Well, theyre retailing at 270 a piece. I've had it about 2 weeks now... it eats frozen shrimp right out of my hand... if anybody is interested in one the store still has 2 in stock.

 

[rwhhunt]

how big is it? If it is one of the rare ones, I don't know if I would feel comfortable owning one...

 

[fishguy194]

I'd say a little over a foot in diameter... They seem to be quite hardy.. and I don't think breeding them is out of the question either. They care for them alot better than most Bimacs... so all the ones that arrived at the store have arrived alive and in good health... hence their high price. Giganto shipping bags = mucho freight. I'm wondering if they can be sexed like other octopi. Does anyone know how rare they are? I mean... if theyre so hard to find couldn't it just be that theyre extremely good hiders? Like Swalesi basslets. It used to be thought that they were rare.. but it turns out theyre just really good hiders and not seen very often. and OH MY GOD... when he/she mimics a Lion fish it is a magnificent site!

 

[Thales]

It seems they are declining in numbers in the wild, like the flamboyant cuttle. They tend to stay in the same place, so once a collector knows where one is, it doesn't stay there very long.

We don't really know how rare they are, but I like to discourage their collection until we know more.

 

[rwhhunt]

Wow, if those could be captive bred, I would certainly buy One! No idea on how to sex them, maybe Dr Roy might know...

 

[rwhhunt]

fishguy: do you keep anything else inthe tank with him?

 

[Absint Reefer]

Dr. Roy said they won't mimic in captivity that's really neat that yours is