Octopus?

[RyanP]

a 5-10" octopus could probably fit through your urethra. it's going to escape.

LMAO

 

[LeePhan79]

This is how I care for an octopus.

 

[meghanashley]

tonmo.com is a great site for octopus info

 

[LBathory]

i have seen them occasionally.

 

[meghanashley]

a 5-10" octopus could probably fit through your urethra. it's going to escape.

ouch thanks for that mental image, but yes they are escape artists and can get through some quite tight spots.

 

[Iffrat]

I suggest you do your homework before buying an octopus

http://www.helium.com/items/1175278-how-to-care-for-an-octopus

I have done my research and 55 gal is a GREAT size for this one

Description O. bimaculoidesis a medium sized octopus, reaching a mantle size of 7 inches (17.5cm) and arms to 23 inches (58cm). Some remain smaller than this. The bimac is not usually heavily textured and has several common colors, such as grey with yellow splotches. O. bimaculoides can be recognized by the false eyespots on its mantle below its eyes. Other species have these ocelli but there is an unbroken blue chain as part of these dark eyespots on a bimac. Conditions for Keeping a Bimac A bimac should be kept by itself in a 50-gallon or larger species tank. The tank needs to be well cycled and mature, which can take up to three months to prepare. &#65533;The tank should be covered and well sealed to prevent escape.&#65533; Bimacs like a sandy substrate and caves of rock or several lengths of PVC pipe to hide in.&#65533; Bimacs tolerate a wide temperature range, ideally around 65-72 degrees F. (18 – 22 degrees C) in the home aquarium.&#65533; They don't need a lot of light – a 30-watt daylight spectrum lamp for 8-10 hours/day should be enough. All overflow holes and powerhead intakes should be covered with mesh or netting. A sump could be used to house all filtration and other equipment to keep them safe from the octopus as they can interfere with fittings.&#65533;&#65533; The water must be RO or RO/DI water and the tank must be provided with an over-spec filter system.&#65533; Most people use a wet/dry filter, powerhead, and also a good quality protein skimmer (very useful for the heavy waste of an adult octopus, and also to remove ink).&#65533; Water parameters Salinity - 1.026, pH- 8 – 8.4, NO3 – 0, NO2- 0, NH3 - <30 ppm, Copper - 0 Octopuses are very sensitive to Copper (Cu), ammonia (NH3) and nitrite (N02), but they can tolerate small amounts of nitrates. Regular partial water changes are recommended, 10% weekly or 20% biweekly.
Lifespan and Reproduction O. bimaculoides has a natural lifespan of 1 to 1 ½ years.&#65533; The approach of the end is signaled by egg laying in the female or senility in the male.&#65533;

 

[Iffrat]

This was jus a question I never would have a real octopus though just wondering

you could do it .. there not that crazy .. kinda popular really .. and not as hard to care for as people make them out to be .. i did a TON of research on them because i was thinking about turning my 55 into a salt and wanted one to keep ...

read into it from people who know what there talking about not from a bunch of freshwater guys .. (not that there is anything wrong with ya)

 

[meghanashley]

seriously if your serious tonma.com is where the cephalopod heads hang out, its a great site and you'll find all your answers there.

 

[instantthc]

i just went to www.tonma.com and it's all in chinese. so yea??

 

[yogurt_21]

lol 800$ for the octopus so why put it in a 55g? for that kind of money why not a 200g setup? 200g full salt setup for 750$ on phoenix cl right now. and I've seen 300g complete salt setup for 750$ as well.