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Nice main tank.
Totally I wasn't sure exactly where to post it.DWhatley;183650 said:With your permission, I would like to move this post to our octopus journals forum.
The dark eye bar was what was making me think GPO, and I havn't seen the 3 lower "eye lashes" that everyone describes on the Rubes.Taollan;183707 said:From what I am seeing it really looks like you have an E. dofleini there. The characteristics I am basing that on is the singular frontal white spot (in between the the left and right #1 legs, on the side of the head opposite the mantle), the paddle-ish looking papillae on the few pictures it has papillae, and the dark eye bar.
Its funny that you mention this because I've been honestly planning on making an old hot tub into an outdoor coldwater pond recessed into my deck I swear to god, not joking.Taollan;183707 said:Oh.. and if you feed him well in a few years he will likely need around 1000 gal at minimum tank. The smallest I have ever kept a full grown E. dofleini in has been 750 gal, and that was flow-through.
Cuddlycuttlefsh;183734 said:Are you going to slap on chillers to the hot tub conversion because what are you going to do when it's summer? You should totally keep those jets for your tank and connect a sump to it.
Just a question is the pond going to be open toped?
Cuddlycuttlefsh;183756 said:Wow, nice! I like your open toped concept, morning, day, and night lighting for the pond/tank at it's best. From the picture you recently just posted, I'm pretty positive now about the octopus being a rubescens because now I have a good look of those white spots on the dorsal mantle.