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I am starting this journal to document the lives of my two O. Mercatoris. They are coming in the next few days.
I ordered them from Dan over at http://malfunctionjunction.com/dansmarinelife/octopus.html
This will be my first attempt at having octopuses and am very excited.
Here's a webcam of my tank: http://icanhaz.com/octo
It's a 14 gallon Biocube equipped with a protein skimmer. The temperature in the tank is usually at a 78-80 during the day and possibly a little cooler when the lights are off at night.
I currently have 4 hermit crabs and a few snails in the tanks to start it off but will be getting some ghost shrimp and fiddlers this week. There are also two damsels in there right now but I will take them out before the octos come in.
This tank is in my office. I work long long hours and I felt that it would be a better place to keep these pets. I am in the office at an average of 9-10 hours a day and even longer during crunch time. I can attend to their needs better in the office than if they were at home.
I'll update this journal as soon as the package comes in.
[I am naming one of them Mr. Boots McKraken, and the other one might be named Huggy]
I ordered them from Dan over at http://malfunctionjunction.com/dansmarinelife/octopus.html
This will be my first attempt at having octopuses and am very excited.
Here's a webcam of my tank: http://icanhaz.com/octo
It's a 14 gallon Biocube equipped with a protein skimmer. The temperature in the tank is usually at a 78-80 during the day and possibly a little cooler when the lights are off at night.
I currently have 4 hermit crabs and a few snails in the tanks to start it off but will be getting some ghost shrimp and fiddlers this week. There are also two damsels in there right now but I will take them out before the octos come in.
This tank is in my office. I work long long hours and I felt that it would be a better place to keep these pets. I am in the office at an average of 9-10 hours a day and even longer during crunch time. I can attend to their needs better in the office than if they were at home.
I'll update this journal as soon as the package comes in.
[I am naming one of them Mr. Boots McKraken, and the other one might be named Huggy]