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- Jan 2, 2004
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Hi everyone! This is my 3rd day being an octopus owner and I've got a lot of questions to bombard you guys with. I haven't been able to get a picture of it yet, as it won't come out. It has been real busy with interior decorating though, rearranging things as it likes them. I have kept all lights, but the moonlights, out on the tank trying to make it feel more comfortable. At his point, I am inclined to think that I have a Briareus. As I mentioned in my introduction post, The pet shop guy said it is a caribbean variety. How many different species are found in the caribbean waters that are offered for sale in the hobby? Also, am I correct in assumming that the prefered temperature would be a tropical one? Say, 76 to 78 degrees? Can anyone fill me in on the personality traits of briareus?
Upon Nancy's advice, I made a trip to the grocery and purchased some raw frozen shrimp and some fresh scallops to offer as food. Last night, I placed one of the thawed shrimp on a wooden skewer and offered it to my new friend. It acted like it wanted it, but I thought it might have been too big so I tore it in half and offered it again. It fumbled around with one leg trying to get it, but it never seemed to get a good grasp on it. So I took it off the stick and left it in a spot I thought it could reach from it's den. This morning, it is gone. I'm not sure whether it ate it, or if it got buried from the extensive excavation. I'll do a good search for it later today. How many shrimp/scallops should I feed? What size and how frequent? The shrimp I got are jumbo variety, fat and meaty. The scallops are 1" cubes. Yumm... makes me hungry! I should eat so good!
Anyway, I guess I'm getting long-winded here. I'll save the rest for later.
Thanks in advance,
Spring
Upon Nancy's advice, I made a trip to the grocery and purchased some raw frozen shrimp and some fresh scallops to offer as food. Last night, I placed one of the thawed shrimp on a wooden skewer and offered it to my new friend. It acted like it wanted it, but I thought it might have been too big so I tore it in half and offered it again. It fumbled around with one leg trying to get it, but it never seemed to get a good grasp on it. So I took it off the stick and left it in a spot I thought it could reach from it's den. This morning, it is gone. I'm not sure whether it ate it, or if it got buried from the extensive excavation. I'll do a good search for it later today. How many shrimp/scallops should I feed? What size and how frequent? The shrimp I got are jumbo variety, fat and meaty. The scallops are 1" cubes. Yumm... makes me hungry! I should eat so good!
Anyway, I guess I'm getting long-winded here. I'll save the rest for later.
Thanks in advance,
Spring