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What have I done?? I went to a local fish store to pick up a snowflake eel. I was in the process of converting my Ceph tank into a predator / NPS coral tank. However I saw they had an unknown octopus for $99 I couldn't see him and figured I wouldn't get it just look.
After breaking the little pvc so I could see what it was I was shocked to see a baby Briareus! See pictures. He has all 8 arms and has been in the store 1 week eating ghost shrimp. He fed him one shrimp and I talked him down to $80 + the critter keeper.
I'm acclimating him now and have to go out in 15 minutes, but I will try and get better pictures and video tonight.
To avoid a repeat of last time I will keep him in the critter keeper for a few weeks, depending on how comfortable he gets I will release him into the display or perhaps build a larger in tank cage for him.
Mantle is only what 3/4" maybe less. Arm to arm he's only about 6"
After breaking the little pvc so I could see what it was I was shocked to see a baby Briareus! See pictures. He has all 8 arms and has been in the store 1 week eating ghost shrimp. He fed him one shrimp and I talked him down to $80 + the critter keeper.
I'm acclimating him now and have to go out in 15 minutes, but I will try and get better pictures and video tonight.
To avoid a repeat of last time I will keep him in the critter keeper for a few weeks, depending on how comfortable he gets I will release him into the display or perhaps build a larger in tank cage for him.
Mantle is only what 3/4" maybe less. Arm to arm he's only about 6"