Would an octopus and SF eel get along?

[smith1571]

What would happen if I put those w in the same tank?

 

[Ranzan]

depends on octo but most likely one of them will get killed/eaten.. Octos need WELL established tanks ones that atleast 2 years old a must have perfect water quality. For the most part octos are best left in species tanks

 

[JustinReef]

There is no way I would keep an octopus with anything. They are aggressive depending on the species but most of all, they need absolutely perfect water conditions and with an eel it will be hard to do that. I mean they do not even tolerate nitrates much. I had one about 3 years ago and it was cool but WAY too much work. Especially since I only saw it once in a while at night. It never came out once in the day. But I almost lost it once because of nitrates and they were not even that high. An eel would not only cause way too much nitrates but also eat the octopus if its small or be eaten if its a bigger octopus.

The other thing I did not like about the octopus is that their lifespan is only a couple of years.

 

[FMarini]

Simply----
NO.
Octopus really require a species only tank.
They will either eat their tankmates or be eaten. If you really want an octopus consider a captive bred one like a Bimac. They do very well in species-only tank, they feed well and are diurnal, which is important

 

[JustinReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11117971#post11117971 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FMarini
Simply----
NO.
Octopus really require a species only tank.
They will either eat their tankmates or be eaten. If you really want an octopus consider a captive bred one like a Bimac. They do very well in species-only tank, they feed well and are diurnal, which is important

Are the Bimac's (Two Spot Octopus) really suppose to be diurnal? Mine never came out during the day unless I fed him. He did explore a lot at night though. I could often see him during the day but only because he used to stay in a cave that was quite open. Maybe he just came out when I was not home. He lived about 22 months I think which was pretty good I believe for the species. He was absolutely TINY when I got him. I kept him in a 65G all by himself and like I said, the nitrates once reached about 25 ppm (for a FOWLR not too bad) and he was in rough shape. Soon as I lowered them, he was fine. I found that he needed nitrates below about 15 ppm.

Anyways, cool to keep but as the above post stated, on their own!

 

[FMarini]

I've had 3 of them over the past yrs, and pretty much all of them were completely diurnal. They would cruise the tank once the lights were on and certainly become more active during feeding time.
So my experience is yes.
I've also had an Octo that was mislabelled as a bimac, it also had eye spots, but much more skin ruffling and it never ever came out, terrible fish, and as you mentioned they only live about 2-2.5yrs

 

[JustinReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11119572#post11119572 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FMarini
I've had 3 of them over the past yrs, and pretty much all of them were completely diurnal. They would cruise the tank once the lights were on and certainly become more active during feeding time.
So my experience is yes.
I've also had an Octo that was mislabelled as a bimac, it also had eye spots, but much more skin ruffling and it never ever came out, terrible fish, and as you mentioned they only live about 2-2.5yrs

I have a feeling mine may not have been a bimac either. Besides the fact that it never came out during the day, he also looked a bit different. He had the spots as well but was darker then usual and also had a bit more skin ruffling.

Why was that one terrible?

 

[Sharkbait74]

You ARE kidding right?

 

[JustinReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11121405#post11121405 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sharkbait74
You ARE kidding right?

Who is kidding? What are you talking about?