...since everyone else was doing it....

[Rudiger]

Colin you might also like to know that my mother octopus was separated from her eggs April 5th.

 

[OctoMonkey]

Thanks a lot Pat,

I will post pics hopefully on thursday or friday. it may be easier for you to look at it and tell me if it looked liked yours.

it still hasnt eaten anything but is hell bent on escaping. Even sits above the water level for short periods of time?! It is becoming more active, probably fome about 8 or 9 om onwards....

C

 

[cephalopoder]

Sounds like you have your hands full with this one Colin. Maybe its a cooler water species?

 

[OctoMonkey]

The temp in this tank is 72deg F, think i should perhaps try lowering the level a bit Chris?

C

 

[cephalopoder]

It might not hurt to play with temp if it won't eat. I am wondering if it a female that has or is about to lay eggs like you said. But it is rather late in the season for that if it is O.mercatoris.
Not knowing what it is can be tuff. How about O.bocki?

 

[OctoMonkey]

bocki is a real good suggestion. It certainly does have those oversized looking suckers and overall appearance. And coming from that part of the world would make sense too.

This octo does have bizarre looking eyes. I can kinda see it on Roy's picture of bocki too. I wont be able to post pics until later in the week but that should help then.

I guess i didnt want to consider it was bocki cuz that means i have a fully grown adult

oh well, the joys of ceph!

C

 

[OctoMonkey]

The small octopus was spotted eating a crab today! So it does eat after all. I think you were right Roy, about it feeding on amphipods It has decimated the population and has now started (eventually!) on eating the shore crabs i put in 3 weeks ago.

It still never, ever comes out, even with virtually no lights

C