Sometimes I feel like a broken record, fiddler crabs will be the most universal live food to feed an octopus. They are far cheaper than mithrax and you can reliably, legally and ethically purchase them here: Cannot connect to MySQL server
If you order from Paul, request the smaller ones. If he can get them (he collects them weekly) he will (it does depend on availability). The male has a wickedly large claw and I always disable it by breaking off one tip. Often the fiddler will drop the arm when I do this so be sure you have the crab over the tank when you prepare it.
If you order from Paul, request the smaller ones. If he can get them (he collects them weekly) he will (it does depend on availability). The male has a wickedly large claw and I always disable it by breaking off one tip. Often the fiddler will drop the arm when I do this so be sure you have the crab over the tank when you prepare it.