I am very pleased to annouce I have an octo in my household again! Jess and I ran out to Pa, and found a Bimac instead of what they had said, vulgaris. A very curious but then really pissed off bimac when they attempted to put him in the bag. Acclimation went very smoothly, I dripped for an hour. Everytime I peaked in the bag he went back under a fold. Upon entry into his new home, at first he tried very hard to look like a rock, but then ran for the cave. 10 minutes later he was sitting on an orange piece of coral munching on a crab he found. As of now he's exploring his home. He is missing a leg and there's a tiny one growing in. I'm very happy to have an octo again!!! :grin:

Awww, what a cutie! I love the I'm-really-spiky-and-mean-so-just-forget-how-small-I-am look. 8-)

Welcome to Gimpy!

Carol, how large is Gimpy? It's hard to tell from the pics.

Nancy

Curled up the size of dollar or golf ball. I'm wondering....There's something vaguely familiar about his eyespot. Reminds me of Rummler who was a dwarf. Last night he was pacing the front of the tank on the pane where he could see me. As of this morning he's holed up in a large shell with smallers ones pulled in. But I see he must have woken as now he's hanging out of the shell, trying to lsee what I'm doing. I've starting tapping the glass. This shot is a little blurred but you can see the stump.

Just got home from work and Gimpy has now positioned himself to watch the rooms. Very nosey!!! Looks like he's trying to be blue like the coral!

:grin: congrats on the new octo! i to have a seven legger.

Congrats Carol!

And :welcome: to Gimpy! :grin:

Welcome Gimpy!!

I'd say he's doing a pretty good job at the camouflage-work. He's looking great and it sounds like it too! All the best with him/her Carol :smile:

He's well cool Carol!!!

Can you get a pic of his whole tank it looks like its got loads of differnet buits an bobs in it!

Welcome Gimpy!!!

This tank is about 10 years or more old. Hermin, Ink, Inklet have all lived pretty long lives in this. Very cultured, although I think Elmer, my birdwrasse,(who now is in G2's old tank) ate all the bristle worms. As I was trying to get a clear shot, I realized Gimp was sitting in the entrance of the cave. He turned into his spikey rock look and slithered back to his shell. Just realized he's out again!!!! Very curious little guy for being wild caught! :mrgreen:

Gimpy is to the lower right by the big shell. Looks like a little brown blob off something!

He has this behavior he does when you approach and he's out exploring where his mantle becomes pointed and he twitches...weriodest thing I've ever seen.

:welcome: Gimpy

hey Carol he's full of attitude!! Our Titch does the pointy twitchy thing too!

J

Hi Jean!

What kind is Titch? I think I have another dwarf like Rummler was. Unfortunate, as he's probably an adult, but loving having an octo again for however long!!!

Welcome to Gimpy!

HI Carol,

Titch is a Midget Octopus most likely Octopus warringa. I say most likely as there is a whole complex of these small octis around here and they can be hard to tell apart. He's a little antisocial (tends to nip!) but can have some spectacular colour/pattern/spike changes usually when I don't have my camera :mad: In fact the only pic I have of him is of his eyes!

Cheers

J

Hi Jean, nice looking septopus :)

cool, I remember that tank now!!

You know your gravel is lookin very bright and clean there, well when you get that dark rubbish that lands on the bottom of the tank (like very fine dirty thin gravelish) how do you get it out?

Im thinkin well if i syphon through some media and back into tank this will also take out the gravel. Do some people use them freshwater gravel cleaners??

been pondering this one for a while :roll: :smile:

I use a python hooked up to my sink and it does sift through the gravel like the freshwater ones but before that I did use the other.

hey carol, if you dont mind me asking what type of light do you have on your tank? i really like the blue hue. i just used the low what bulb that came with the strip but it has a yellowish look that gives the tank a dull feel. thats a reallt nice tank set up there by the way.

Thank you :smile: I like it!!! The bulb is just a standard flourescent made by perfecto is all.

Hi Carol,
Love the pictures and happy to here you have an octo again. Welcome Gimpy and keep us posted on how his new leg is doing!

Gimpy was out pacing when I got home today. He found my magnetic cleaner and was perched on top of it extending his arm above the waterline. When he realized I was home he swam to the bottem of the tank and started the pacing. I'm now questioning if he is a dwarf because after he caught a crab, I got a shot with his eyespot brilliant blue and when you enlarge it the coloring in in a broken chain. That reminds me of G2. As far as his missing leg there is a tiny leg growing off the end of the stump!

Nice pics of Gimpy - keep them coming!

Nancy

Looks like he's keen to explore outisde the tank too :)

he's way cool!!

I use a python hooked up to my sink and it does sift through the gravel like the freshwater ones but before that I did use the other.

:shock: :shock: my sister found a dead grass snake in her garden the other day an put in a vodka bottle, will this do? sounds like your python is alive the way its sifts through the gravel :lol: :lol: