hey everybody, I have a new octopus for myself after about two years of asking for advice and info
Anyway his name is kraken and he is a little o.bimaculoides.
here is his tank set-up:
Aquarium- 30g tank
Filtration- CPR Aquatics skimmer/bio-filter combo
Structure- a stack of live rock on one side of tank with scattered wavy-top shells for dens.
Tankmates- 2 small brittles, 1 avanax, 1 small sea hare, a couple cleaning shrimp, 2 sculpins, 4 turban snails, and around 2 dozen hermits.
pH levels- "dark blue" on the test or alkaline
yeah i know its only a 30g, but he is very small right now so I will move him up into a 50g when he starts to get bigger or maybe just let him go.
the hermits, shrimp, and the turban snails are working as cleaners/food and the sculpins are very suttle and either feed off extra waste or some tablets I have.
the sea hare eats algae and the avanax is just for show. Also, I would like to know if the care for avanax is the some for sea hares because thats what I have related it to so far. If they are toxic or for advanced keepers only I will quickly send him back he was sticking onto a piece of live rock I brought in and he is very pretty so I just kept him there.
Currently kraken has found a shell to his liking and has littered its front "porch" with empty hermit shells. when we stick our heads to close he reclines partially in but otherwise he is just looking out at us from it.
he is very cool and I would GREATLY appreciate comments and suggestions! Thanks in advance!
~Michael
Anyway his name is kraken and he is a little o.bimaculoides.
here is his tank set-up:
Aquarium- 30g tank
Filtration- CPR Aquatics skimmer/bio-filter combo
Structure- a stack of live rock on one side of tank with scattered wavy-top shells for dens.
Tankmates- 2 small brittles, 1 avanax, 1 small sea hare, a couple cleaning shrimp, 2 sculpins, 4 turban snails, and around 2 dozen hermits.
pH levels- "dark blue" on the test or alkaline
yeah i know its only a 30g, but he is very small right now so I will move him up into a 50g when he starts to get bigger or maybe just let him go.
the hermits, shrimp, and the turban snails are working as cleaners/food and the sculpins are very suttle and either feed off extra waste or some tablets I have.
the sea hare eats algae and the avanax is just for show. Also, I would like to know if the care for avanax is the some for sea hares because thats what I have related it to so far. If they are toxic or for advanced keepers only I will quickly send him back he was sticking onto a piece of live rock I brought in and he is very pretty so I just kept him there.
Currently kraken has found a shell to his liking and has littered its front "porch" with empty hermit shells. when we stick our heads to close he reclines partially in but otherwise he is just looking out at us from it.
he is very cool and I would GREATLY appreciate comments and suggestions! Thanks in advance!
~Michael