octopus

Hi I’m Harry. I’m looking to get a 40 gallon with a Atlantic Pygmy Octopus. I am currently researching their care. The aquariums I currently have are: A 10 gallon Freshwater with a Betta and 2 Ramshorn Snails, a 75 gallon Freshwater with a Red Eared Slider (soon to be moved to a pond) and a 32...

Hello All I need some juvenile octopuses for a scientific investigation in which we need to stain them for internal organs. I had hoped that MBL could help out, but they are shut because of COVID and have been telling me that they would prefer if I found a more local supplier. I am based in...

Closeup of deep-sea bigeye octopus ("Octopus californicus") eggs and suckers

Suckers of a deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus" (edited; black & white)

Suckers of a deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus" (edited)

Closeup of raised skin texture (papillae) in a deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Tentacle spiral from a deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Closeup of sucker (showing chromatophores) in the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Typical skin texture/pigmentation in the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Eye and siphon of the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Closeups of newly laid eggs by the deep-sea bigeye octopus, "Octopus californicus"

Dear cephalopod community, This my first post but I've been lurking on this forum for awhile. My name is Adi Khen and I'm a PhD student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. I actually study coral reef ecology, but in my spare time I took up animal husbandry and have completely...

Hey! Been researching and collecting supplies for awhile now and I believe I'm finally ready to start my cephalopod adventure. Only problem is I cant find a bimac for sale! Everyone is sold out and links from a decade ago are no good. Anyone know where I could get one?

Dwarf male octopus from Las Perlas Panama

A second unidentified octopus from the Pacific coast of Panama

Another view of a small male octopus from the Pacific coast of Panama.

Unidentified male octopus from the Pacific coast of Panama

Hello, I’ve recently posted a thread about my octopus breathing abnormally, but now that’s cleared(taps on wood) I think I will start a journal about my tiny Friend, today I have given her/him their first enrichment activity. I use a one use syringe and put some frozen shrimp in it and put it...

Hey everyone, I’ve had my mimic octo for a few weeks now and he’s been doing great, he is currently only eating frozen krill and silversides. He hasn’t tried eating my two Chromis fish or clown at all! And he’s been interested in a few of my red and blue leg crabs but hasn’t eaten any of them...

I write fiction about marine creatures and publish it to help improve human understanding and respect for marine life, while also entertaining the reader. My dolphin novel was very successful worldwide (and had some octopuses in it), but it's success was partly because I asked a dolphin...