Crawfish Question
I just picked up a yet unidentified Octopus. The LFS told what I didnt want to hear, that it was "brown" or "common" octopus. It was gathered from the Florida Keys and is Brownish with some light marbling. Strange, as this LFS has always been on top of their inventory and always given good advice. But, after spending several months on here doing research I felt I could keep one. He is in an established 46gal corner tank. After one week he did not go after the tank previous residents (which I could not catch them all), 2 clowns and a damsel. I tried feeding on a stick (prawn, krill, silversides) to no avail. The first thing I got him to eat after a week was a crawfish. I have them around to feed other tanks I have (Zebra Eel, Goldentail Eel, Brackish Eel and Lionish). I put the crawfish in but the octopus did not show any interest. The crawfish even strolled right past him. Though the octopus is very active at night, during the day he hides mostly, with an occasional stroll around the perimeter several times daily. The next morning I found what was left of the crawfish (transparent hollow shell). So apparently he will eat them, even over a couple of smaller fish. My octopus has a pear sized bell and 8-10 arms. The crawfish was about 2" in length including claws. They go for about $.50-$.75 a piece here in Florida LFS.