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Cephalopod Tank Owner Survey

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Do you own a cephalopod tank? Great! Please fill out this simple form. The results will be posted as a reply to this thread. Note that you must be a TONMO member to fill out the form.

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Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Ceph Name
Legs
Tank size?
125
Tank Temp
78-84
Hatch Date?
1 April 2009
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Live Rock
Cucumber
serpent starfish
brittle starfish
horseshoe crabs(eaten)
Lots of fish all eaten see the link for the story:
http://www.tonmo.com/forums/content.php?144-Tankmates-It-Works-Until-It-Doesn-t
Date of Death if applicable
23 April 2010
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Ceph Name
Waldo
Tank size?
55
Tank Temp
78
Hatch Date?
1 July 2009
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Various snails and hermit crabs some of which were eaten.
Date of Death if applicable
1 July 2010
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Ceph Name
Sedona
Tank size?
40 corner bowfront
Tank Temp
70
Hatch Date?
1 June 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Some non stinging corals though not many, snails, hermits, fiddlers.
Date of Death if applicable
24 December 2010
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
A. aculeatus
Ceph Name
H.P. Lovecraft
Tank size?
55 gallon
Tank Temp
78
Hatch Date? (Best guess)
1 September 2009
Date Aquired (best guess)
18 May 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Sand sifting star, hermits, snails.
Date of Death if applicable
12 July 2010
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
O.vulgarlincki
Ceph Name
Pen
Tank Size
125
Tank Temp
78
Hatch Date (best guess)
1 January 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
4 May 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Cucumbers x2
serpent star
brittle star
shore shrimp (food)
baby blue crabs(food)
Date of Death if applicable
20 December 2010
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
O.Hummelincki
Ceph Name
Ichiban
Tank Size
55
Tank Temp
78
Hatch Date (best guess)
1 April 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
24 August 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Snails and Hermit crabs.
Date of Death if applicable
24 September 2010
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
O. Hummelincki
Ceph Name
Shevia
Tank Size
65
Tank Temp
75*F
Hatch Date (best guess)
1 June 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
8 December 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
30lbs live rock, a few hermits, and a sun coral
Date of Death if applicable
-
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
O.briareus
Ceph Name
no name
Tank Size
custom 90 gallon 36x24x24
Tank Temp
78-80
Hatch Date (best guess)
17 June 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
25 September 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
100LBS of live rock
Date of Death if applicable
-
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
O. briareus
Source / Aquired From
Tank hatched from WC female
Ceph Name
Mama Cass
Sex
Female
Tank Size
65 gallon
Tank Temp
76-78 F
Hatch Date (best guess)
27 May 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
27 May 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Cowrie, serpent star, brittle star, pencil urchins, common Caribbean star
Date Eggs Laid (if applicable)
-
Date of Death if applicable
-
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
O. briareus
Source / Aquired From
Tank hatched from WC female
Ceph Name
Tatanka
Sex
Male
Tank Size
65 gallon
Tank Temp
76-78 F
Hatch Date (best guess)
27 May 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
27 May 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
brittle star, peppermint shrimp
Date Eggs Laid (if applicable)
-
Date of Death if applicable
-
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Octopus
Species (if known)
Unknown
Source / Aquired From
SeaLifeInc - Live rock hitchhiker
Ceph Name
Monty
Sex
Male
Tank Size
45 gallon
Tank Temp
76-78 F
Hatch Date (best guess)
6 May 2010
Date Aquired (best guess)
6 August 2010
Tank mates, and any other tank info
med brittle start, small serpent star, small pencil urchin
Date Eggs Laid (if applicable)
-
Date of Death if applicable
-
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
Cephalopod Tank Survey
What kind of cephalopod do you own?
Cuttlefish
Species (if known)
Sepia Bandensis
Source / Aquired From
LFS
Ceph Name
Ink & Tink
Sex
Unknown
Tank Size
29g Oceanic Biocube
Tank Temp
77.9
Hatch Date (best guess)
16 February 2011
Date Aquired (best guess)
22 February 2011
Tank mates, and any other tank info
Kept them in a small fish breeder net. Box shaped. To the top of my tank as in my photos in the short journal.
Date Eggs Laid (if applicable)
-
Date of Death if applicable
1 March 2011
URL (link) to TONMO Thread
 
I've "unstuck" this because I've disabled the application that powered this data source. Trying to minimize customizations to the forum to decrease complexity when upgrading, troubleshooting, etc. This feature isn't used much -- but glad it served a purpose for a while - thanks!
 

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