Hey guys, this is my first post on tonmo. I've lurked here for a while and finally made an account back in august and
I'm finally ready to start planning my first octopus tank! I've kept several reef tanks and currently have a 40 gallon SPS tank and a 10 gallon nano mantis tank.
I have a move coming up soon, so the plan right now is to break down the SPS reef and give the corals to my brother, keep the mantis and begin cycling the octo tank once I move.
I was considering getting a 60g biocube type (i'm not sure they make them anymore) just for ease of octo-proofing, with the size depending on the species, but I'd heard that lateral space is preferable to vertical space in some cases. Does anyone have any experience with cubes? Or would it be better just to octo-proof a regular tank?
As far as species go, I was thinking about going for a briareus. I work mostly in the evening and I'm up pretty late. I was thinking of getting one from mysaltwaterfishstore. Would it be better to source one locally? I'm in the US Northeast. Any advice would be great, I want to do my first octo tank right, and give the animal a good quality of life.
I'm finally ready to start planning my first octopus tank! I've kept several reef tanks and currently have a 40 gallon SPS tank and a 10 gallon nano mantis tank.
I have a move coming up soon, so the plan right now is to break down the SPS reef and give the corals to my brother, keep the mantis and begin cycling the octo tank once I move.
I was considering getting a 60g biocube type (i'm not sure they make them anymore) just for ease of octo-proofing, with the size depending on the species, but I'd heard that lateral space is preferable to vertical space in some cases. Does anyone have any experience with cubes? Or would it be better just to octo-proof a regular tank?
As far as species go, I was thinking about going for a briareus. I work mostly in the evening and I'm up pretty late. I was thinking of getting one from mysaltwaterfishstore. Would it be better to source one locally? I'm in the US Northeast. Any advice would be great, I want to do my first octo tank right, and give the animal a good quality of life.