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Octopus bimaculoides Care Sheet (two-spot octopus)Hi @Nancy đź‘‹
you may have missed this one from @genericusername, so I'm tagging it for your attention.
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Octopus bimaculoides Care Sheet (two-spot octopus)Hi Nancy. I just had a few questions. I haven't begun salt tank keep just yet. I've mastered my 40gal rech eco tank and the husbandry that comes...
- genericusername
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Octopus Pet Checklist: Before You Get An Octopus as a Pet...This was the first time I learned that octopuses could be pets. Perhaps this acts soothingly, just as fish do for many people. In my opinion, they...
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Octopus bimaculoides Care Sheet (two-spot octopus)I think you’d like keeping a bimac. But I think any octopus would prefer having your live rock spread out a bit mare to make accessible caves. Nancy- Nancy
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Octopus bimaculoides Care Sheet (two-spot octopus)I can control my tank temp easily between 67 degrees-75degrees Fahrenheit depending on what species I’m keeping. It’s a 55gal pLus 15gal sump with...- ACC4
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Terrance the Oklahoman Octopus, Her Babies, and Another Bimac of NoteForeward by Tony Morelli (tonmo) As a member of the TONMO community, unless you've been living...
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Is Octopus Ink Similar to Fountain Pen Ink?
By Nancy King, 2003 What Is Octopus Ink? Inking Octopus by Steve O'Shea The ink of the octopus, or any cephalopod, is composed of highly concentrated melanin. This is the same dark pigment that we humans have, and which is responsible for skin color and the color of dark hair. It is a natural...- Original publish date
- Jun 1, 2003
- Nancy
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Mating Octopus (Abdopus-aculeatus)
Just in time for Valentine's Day 2012, Dr. Roy Caldwell shared some astonishing photos of two mating A. aculeatus. Note that these images are very rare and the quality is high. Photos may not be reused without permission Sea of Love An Abdopus aculeatus male perches on a rock keeping an eye...- Contributing Authors
- Dr. Roy Caldwell, Tony Morelli
- Original publish date
- Feb 14, 2012
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Visit to the NRCC (2002)
Two TONMO.com moderators met face to face in the autumn of 2002: Colin Dunlop traveled from Scotland to Texas to help Nancy King set up her saltwater aquarium and to accompany Nancy and her husband Bill to Galveston, where Colin and Nancy visited the National Research Center for Cephalopods...- Contributing Authors
- Colin Dunlop and Nancy King
- Original publish date
- Dec 16, 2002
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Octopus and Squid Measures, Indices and Counts
A Guide to Frequently Used Characters, Character States and Measures Last updated: 11/27/02 Frequently cited anatomical characters, structures, organ systems, measures and ratios employed in descriptions of cirrate and incirrate octopods are depicted in figures 1-6: Figure 1 (click image...- Original publish date
- Nov 27, 2002
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Morphology of Fossil Cephalopod Shells
Covering Terminology used in the Description of Externally Shelled Cephalopods (Nautiloids and Ammonoids) By Kevin Bylund Note: Kevin welcomes discussion on this article in the Cephalopod Fossils forum. The structure secreted by the mantle of cephalopods for protection or neutral buoyancy is...- Original publish date
- Jan 1, 2005
A Guide to Frequently Used Characters, Character States and Measures
Last updated: 11/27/02
Frequently cited anatomical characters, structures, organ systems, measures and ratios employed in descriptions of cirrate and incirrate octopods are depicted in figures 1-6:
Figure 1 (click image...
- Original publish date
- Nov 27, 2002
By Phil Eyden
Note: Phil welcomes discussion on this article in the Fossils and History forum on the Message Board.
Introduction
Folkestone is located at the extreme southeast tip of England. It is a port-town with a small harbour and is roughly about 30 miles away from France. Folkestone...
- Original publish date
- Apr 24, 2004
Graeme Walla
4BSc Zoology
021647662
Dr. Allan Jones
University of Dundee
Table of Contents:
Abstract & Introduction
Basic Overview of the Cephalopod
Basic Limb Terminology
The Use of Suckers
A Brief Description of Cavitation
Decapod Sucker Morphology
Functional Morphology
Structural Morphology...
- Original publish date
- Jul 22, 2007
Note: Phil welcomes discussion on this article in the Cephalopod Fossils forum.
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
One of the most interesting, popular, and intriguing of all living cephalopods is that of Vampyroteuthis, the Vampire Squid. To follow is a brief look at this 'living fossil', its...
- Original publish date
- Nov 29, 2005
Review By Richard Ellis
[The following is excerpted from Search for the Giant Squid, by Richard Ellis. Reproduced with permission of the author.]
Peter Benchley's novel Beast was published in 1991, and like all of his "man-eating monster" stories, it became a best seller. Jaws was a...
- Original publish date
- Jun 1, 2002
By Jason Scott, first published at Practical Fishkeeping (PFK) Website -- Authorized for use at TONMO.com in 2003.
Over the past twenty-five years or so I have kept a wide range of strange and unusual marine species, everything from Sharks and Rays to Frogfish and Flying Gurnards. In this...
- Original publish date
- Mar 1, 2003
By Andy Tenny (neuropteris)
The Yorkshire Coast of England exposes a series of marine and terrestrial rocks ranging in age from the lower Jurassic at Cleveland in the north through to the chalk of the Upper Cretaceous at Flamborough Head in the South. Many of these formations are highly...
- Original publish date
- Nov 21, 2004
A guide for marine biologists studying giant squid
By Dr. Steve O'Shea
Auckland University of Technology, Earth and Oceanic Sciences Research Institute, Private Bag 92 006, Auckland, New Zealand.
Note: Steve welcomes discussion in TONMO's Architeuthidae forum.
Architeuthis is a leviathan...
- Original publish date
- Mar 30, 2003
History has regarded cephalopod fossils in interesting ways...
By Phil Eyden, 2004
INTRODUCTION
Before the mid eighteenth century the origin of fossils was generally regarded in terms of superstition and myth. Many differing accounts across different cultures explained how these fossils...
- Original publish date
- Mar 20, 2004
Do-it-yourself skimmer for your cephalopod tank
By: Lawfish - June 8, 2003
I would like to make several comments before I begin this article. First, I do not intend to represent that I invented this type of skimmer. I based the design upon a Skimmer which was built by a member of Reef Central...
- Original publish date
- Jun 8, 2003
By Steve O'Shea
Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand
June 10, 2003
Introduction
The following is a basic step-by-step rundown of squid-handling procedures (from receiving the specimen to preserving it) that I have found effective for fixing giant cephalopods, particularly...
- Original publish date
- Jun 11, 2019
By Richard Ross (Thales) - first appeared in Tropical Fish Hobbyist (TFH) Magazine in 2009. He welcomes discussion of this article in our Cuttlefish Care forum.
The dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis, is one of the coolest animals on the planet. It glides through the water like a little UFO...
- Original publish date
- Sep 15, 2009
By Adam Eli Clem, 2003
In "The Prose Edda" of Snori Sturlason, a compendium of Norse pagan myths written in 1220 A.D., Thor, the Norse god of thunder, twice encounters a creature known as Jormungander, the "World Serpent," also known as the Midgard Serpent. Jormungander was said to be one of...
- Original publish date
- Sep 22, 2003
The giant octopus Haliphron atlanticus (Mollusca: Octopoda) in New Zealand waters
DISCLAIMER
Steve's made available a copy of his manuscript on the giant gelatinous octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) from New Zealand for anyone to read and comment on if they are so inclined. He's done this as a...
- Original publish date
- Mar 8, 2003
Best practices in cephalopod transport
By Richard Ross (Thales)
Several people have recently asked how I ship cephs, so I thought I would write up what I do and stick it on the blog for posterity. I am hoping to ship some cephs in the next few weeks and if I do, I will try to update this...
- Original publish date
- Aug 6, 2011
Two TONMO.com moderators met face to face in the autumn of 2002: Colin Dunlop traveled from Scotland to Texas to help Nancy King set up her saltwater aquarium and to accompany Nancy and her husband Bill to Galveston, where Colin and Nancy visited the National Research Center for Cephalopods...
- Contributing Authors
- Colin Dunlop and Nancy King
- Original publish date
- Dec 16, 2002
You can read posts from Dr. O'Shea in our Cephalopod Science Forums.
My interests are many, but my love for the sea is the strongest and started way back when I was 4 (a couple of years ago). We lived right on Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island, out in the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand...
- Original publish date
- Mar 18, 2004
Map: Larval Architeuthis Distribution Off New Zealand (1985-2000)
Map and Architeuthis photo provided by Dr. Steve O'Shea
Don't miss Dr. O'Shea's article on Architeuthis Reproduction, or the Giant and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet.
- Original publish date
- Mar 26, 2003
a film by Stuart Gordon, made in Spain 2001, released direct-to-video 2002, running time 98 minutes. In Spanish and English.
Reviewed by nanoteuthis
https://amzn.to/2XFihVW
Rated R
A man dreams of diving through undersea ruins where a beautiful mermaid beckons; as they embrace, she opens...
- Original publish date
- Sep 22, 2002
By Dr. Steve O'Shea
Note: Steve welcomes discussion in TONMO.com's Opisthoteuthidae forum.
S. O'SHEA
Earth and Oceanic Sciences Research Institute
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92 006
Auckland, New Zealand
The most often-cited distinction between a squid and an octopus is in...
- Original publish date
- Mar 15, 2003
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