what are these egg like things?

[Korndog]

ok, I've been watching some strange looking things in my tank over the last few days and just cannot figure out what they are. They are oblonged shaped things, the size of a piece of rice. They have 2 dark specks inside that look like eyeballs. If you watch closely you can see what appears like tentacle looking things moving around.... or .. something moving around. I finally was able to get some decent pics. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m having a hard time keeping the bristle worms from attacking whatever these are. This is in a tank with 3 seahorses and a pipefish.
Any ideas?

 

[aleiodubua]

ummm...look like eggs, but don't have any idea. Looks like you have quite a few bristle worms in there too.

 

[pwhitby]

Chris, those egg like things are actually egg like things. They are octopus egg like things.

Compare with these pics....
http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6301&highlight=octopus+eggs

Congrats....I think....

Paul.

 

[pwhitby]

Chris, those egg like things are actually egg like things. They are octopus egg like things.

Compare with these pics....
http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6301&highlight=octopus+eggs

Congrats....I think....

Paul.

 

[Korndog]

Well, there you go ...... this might be interesting...

 

[Russ Braaten]

I would think it might be a good idea to put them in something to protect them, especially after they hatch.

 

[captbunzo]

Ummnn... Where the heck did those come from? I assume they are hitchhikers. Talk about a wild hitchhiker...

 

[Sk8r]

Mostly if they hatch, be prepared to keep it from going walkabout, into the filter, over the tank rim, onto the floor---they're noted escape artists and can fit anywhere their beak can. A baby one hasn't got much of a beak.

 

[Korndog]

I forgot to mention that I had an octo in this tank 2 months ago... I brought it home and put it in the tank that night .. NEVER saw it again ...

 

[captbunzo]

It was pregnant! Or do the reproduce asexually?

Anyhow, if you can raise them to an age worth selling, I bet you can make some nice money (or store credit) at a LFS...

 

[Korndog]

Im going to give it a shot. I think I'll pick up one of those breeder net things at walmart tomorrow and start putting the eggs in there (so nothing eats them). Anyone know what these guys will eat when they hatch? maybe Mysis?

 

[LotR Clown]

Chris,
I bet they will take newly hatched bbs. I wouldn't think they would eat anything not moving. Let us know if they develop further. Very cool.


Kevin

 

[Russ Braaten]

Since they do have beaks you may not have to find food that it super tiny, They may just be able to chomp on mysis.

 

[pwhitby]

pods are the first food. Babies are only a few mm in size.

P.

 

[luvabunny]

If the babies are anything like my octo, you will certainly want them out of your seahorse / pipefish tank BEFORE they hatch. My octo goes after anything that moves, including my arm. Guess he has big dreams.....

There is alot of info on the ReefCentral forum for cephalapods, also the best octo site is www.tonmo.com. They will be able to help you raise them, which I understand isn't too difficult.

Good luck!

 

[Korndog]

Yeah, since I dont know how many eggs are in the tank .. I will be moving the ponies to a temp home until I get them all out.

thanks.

 

[MyMonkey]

Very cool.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Make sure to post your finds in the Cephalopod forum. You'll get the most information there.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=38

 

[aleiodubua]

I'm definetly going to watch this thread to the end. That's just to cool to find octo eggs.

 

[captbunzo]

It's almost worthy of being stickyfied.