Hi everyone. New member to the forum, not new to keeping saltwater creatures. I've kept saltwater tanks since 2007. I started working at the National Aquarium in Baltimore a few years ago and fell in love with our GPO Lola (who has sadly passed away recently). Ever since I first interacted with her, I've been determined to keep an octopus of my own. KP Aquatics recently got a few octopuses in stock, so I picked one up. I have no clue what he is though. All I can say is he's from the Caribbean.
He was sold as an "octopus", not a "dwarf octopus." From previous posts, it seemed that the "octopus" KP Aquatics usually sold was a O. Briareus, but this guy doesn't appear to be O. Briareus. He doesn't look as small as some pictures I've seen of O. Joubini, but he's still pretty small. His mantle is probably 2 inches long at the most. I've looked at countless pictures and haven't been able to identify him yet. The most distinct feature he appears to have is a ring underneath his eye on each side that's only visible sometimes. I've attached a few pictures of him at the end of the post. I'd be very appreciative if anyone could offer some insight into what specie he is.
He's in a dedicated 40g breeder and is doing great so far. He took very readily to frozen shrimp, which was a big relief. One of these days I'm going to order some grass shrimp and see if he'll go for those.
At any rate, happy to be here! Thanks for letting me share
He was sold as an "octopus", not a "dwarf octopus." From previous posts, it seemed that the "octopus" KP Aquatics usually sold was a O. Briareus, but this guy doesn't appear to be O. Briareus. He doesn't look as small as some pictures I've seen of O. Joubini, but he's still pretty small. His mantle is probably 2 inches long at the most. I've looked at countless pictures and haven't been able to identify him yet. The most distinct feature he appears to have is a ring underneath his eye on each side that's only visible sometimes. I've attached a few pictures of him at the end of the post. I'd be very appreciative if anyone could offer some insight into what specie he is.
He's in a dedicated 40g breeder and is doing great so far. He took very readily to frozen shrimp, which was a big relief. One of these days I'm going to order some grass shrimp and see if he'll go for those.
At any rate, happy to be here! Thanks for letting me share