Fishfreak218 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 oh forgot to mention.. the octopus didnt ocme out today and he got a name his name is Kalamari.... Kal for short the other candidate for a new name was Sushi... Link to comment
drowsyfirefly Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 oh forgot to mention.. the octopus didnt ocme out today and he got a namehis name is Kalamari.... Kal for short the other candidate for a new name was Sushi... Pish, I have a cat named Sushi. He is fat and will eat anything if he sees me eat it. Vegetables, pasta, toast, pizza--I really do mean anything. Kal is a good name though. There's also Tako, which is what you call octopus nigiri. By the way: I am so incredibly jealous you have an octopus I can't even speak. I have wanted one for the longest time. My boyfriend promised me that if I don't have one in twenty years and we're still dating he will buy me one. He better deliver. Can't wait to see more about Kal. --Meghan Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 lol^ good luck on getting your octopus// and if you are together for that long power to ya! Tako is a good name too lol Link to comment
paulnsimon Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 How about Tsu ... short for Tsunami!? Or wait till you get him ID's ... did you find out about the briareus ID? Link to comment
geekreef_05 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 very cool dude. congrats. seriously you've accomplished here what many reefers would never attempt in a lifetime. totally diggin it. peace Link to comment
CGNano Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I saw an Octopus for 19.99 at my LFS once. before it closed down. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 thats CHEAP^^ How about Tsu ... short for Tsunami!? Or wait till you get him ID's ... did you find out about the briareus ID? he has been named.. Kalamari.. Kal for short...and no.. i have not gotten a positive ID yet.. it is hard to ID octopuses.... but im almost positive its Briareus very cool dude. congrats. seriously you've accomplished here what many reefers would never attempt in a lifetime. totally diggin it. peace well. lol..... i have only had im for 4 or 5 days now.. lol so techincally i havnt really accomplished anything Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 today.. i fed him and he ate (so far) a peice of krill.. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 he has eaten to peices.. it was so cool.. a peice droped off the feeding stick so i went to pick it up and he got excited so he touched me with one of his small tenticles and then he went crazy and started chasing my hand (w/ the krill) around his tank.. it was soo cool! anyway he has retreated back to his cave.. Link to comment
reefsrule Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'm interested in knowing what you did to make the tank escape proof. Any pics? Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 well he is out.. right now! exploing the tank. im affraid to take pics cause i dont want to scare him... i realized when he is stressted or scared he turns whiteish.. and that his normal colors are red/brown.... also to answer your question reefsrule.. fiberglass screening and duct tape... wat is it that you want pics of? the octopus? Link to comment
reefsrule Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I've seen the octopus I want to see how you did the top of the tank, you know, since you can open it, it can't be all duct tape. What did you do for the top where you open it? Do you have it locked? Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 theres not much to see.. its a normal AGA plastic top taped down.. the door part is taped down with duct tape he only wants to ocme out if im not around :rollseyes: also the duct tape is replaced every few days b/c after opening and closing the door a few times the tap looses its stickiness Link to comment
travisurfer Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 they are deffinitely a a tropical species as ff posted. many even live on the reef. Link to comment
reefsrule Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Okay thanks, that's pretty much what I did with my eel There must be a more attractive solution... Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 yeah... ^^ a 46g. Bowfront w/ a custom acrylic top with locks on it Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 I would LOVE to say that everything is great and fine.. but it is not.. i feel like a failure.. anyway he is believed to be at the end of his life. if he is a she then she should lay eggs soon.. if he is a he.. he will just die.. anyway im going to be ordering some Cuttle eggs.... I am planning on raising 6 of them (i am thinking extra eggs mean release into refugium or they will become food for my fish... or i'll try to sell them to someone b4 they hatch) Food source will mostly be amphipods and shore shrimp... im not even gonna bother with live mysis.. they eat eachother to fast and are $$$ you can buy 100 and maybe get 25 out of that... canibalistic bastages.. but i do have Live mysids running throughout my 90g. and my 10g. contest tank we'll see how this goes... i have been planing this out for a while.... (ok.. only like a week but shhhhh) its a bummer that the octopus is at the end of his life.. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 i THINK i can see her laying eggs but i could be totally wrong... ill let you guys know when i find out for sure if they are eggs are not... word is that baby octo's have very low surviability rates Link to comment
ReefApprentice Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 FF218..is she still laying eggs? They are easy, yet time consuming to raise!!! PM Me for info. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 nope, no eggs.. s/he is still alive... but not eatnig live or frozen... water params are perfect also i heard from fellow TONMO'ers who tried to raise them said it was hard... all 3 people who tried didnt sucseed... but im gonna try cuttlefish Link to comment
ReefApprentice Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If it is a she and she does lay eggs PM me. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 i will, if she leays eggs il be PM'ing anyone who might have a little knowledge Link to comment
BrassMonkey030 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 hey fishfreak local lfs got some little blue ringed octopus in. seen them in person. if i had the time id set up a tank just for him. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 lol, yeah they are really cool.. i would be affraid to have a blue ring though Link to comment
BrassMonkey030 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 afraid like while you sleep he will escape and attach to your face like something from alien? just dont stick your hand in there Link to comment
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