Basic ID Info

[kpage]

I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread that states basic ID information on different octopus species. I know about mercs, bimacs, aculeatus, and hummelincki, but what about briarius, vulgaris, joubini? What are some basic distinctions between all of these octos? I think this could be a good sticky for the ID Requests part of this site.

 

[snowmaker]

Any room for:
- Min. suggested tank size
maybe with a notation as to if they could be kept in pairs or only solitary... ?
I'd bet tank sizes are one of most common questions.

Oh, maybe not as I see this is for I.D purpose. I know it defeats the simplicity of the data, but maybe a sub-section for each with suggestions on keeping captive. Or is that just repeating info easily found elsewhere here?

 

[Neogonodactylus]

I'm still living in the wrong time zone, but when my head clears, I'll be happy to contribute pics, etc.

Roy

 

[DWhatley]

snowmaker, we are planning a separate sticky JUST for tank size for the Care section.

 

[kpage]

Just remembered this thread, thought I'd bump it to see if we could put it back into action