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[clownfish]

possably a pygmy.

 

[clownfish]

Oh and the reason he is always coming up to you may be because he is hungry.

 

[bmatson]

I can't really tell from that picture but look at the eye spots and description of bimacs in this link.

Cephalopod Care

Compare the eyespots to the ones in the picture. Escpecially see if your octo's eyespots have an unbroken blue chain. It looks as though your octo has alot of texture, which bimacs often don't have.

Ben

 

[91lxstang]

well i looked at the eyespot in the picture and his eyespot is not a ring.... it is just a purple/blue blob....... he also never looks that color.... he usually is smooth and brown colored but in the pic i took he is kinda splotched with white and has small horns all over his mantle.... but he doesnt usually look like that..... the only pic i can find that resembles him is this....

http://www.tonmo.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=25

it says it a rudigers octo???
he looke just like that

 

[monty]

Max recorded nitrate level for an octo?

this says Rudiger's octo was a bimac.

- M

 

[91lxstang]

well the good news is my mom will be here in like an hour to give me a camera to use so i can take a bunch of good pics of him....

 

[91lxstang]

im uploading a video of him now along with a good amount of pics but i still cant get a good angle on him cause he always wants to be on the glass when he see's me........

 

[91lxstang]

i got a video of him here..... its 3 min long but theres a few times u get a good look at him.... at around 45 seconds u get a real good look at him... photos will be uploaded in a min

 

[91lxstang]

heres sum pics.....

hope these and the vid help to identify him.....

 

[Mizu]

Nice pics

 

[Nancy]

Handsome octopus! I don't think it's a bimac - maybe aculeatus?

Nancy

 

[91lxstang]

there is also a video in the post above the pics that shows him alot clearer in some parts

 

[91lxstang]

i dont beleive he is an aculeatus because ive looked up many pictures of that species and none look like him.... one of the main characteristics of that species is the blueish body color it has which mine does not..... so as of right now im confused to what he is

 

[William Tyson]

it depends on what you think is cheap, sachs aquaculture sell them for fairly well priced and im sure that if you call paul himself he can give you a bulk discount. the link in on the ceph food section i think.

 

[clownfish]

It doesnt look like a bimac so its either (A). a pygmy octopus
or (B) not getting enough food. By the way nice video.