Hi guys,
I need your help. I`m from Germany and octopus keeping is here not so common, nobody out there to help with questions. Saltwater aquariums are my hobby for over 15 years and I kept many sensitive fish like frog fish which even spawned in my tanks however I have no luck with octopus! I`m trying it now the 2nd time and the octopus is somehow not ok. I received it one week ago in good condition, it`s an smaller species from Indonesia, don`t know which one. Since I got it, it`s not hiding, just sitting in front of the tank, it ate small dead fish which are sold here as fish food. But now I saw that two arms are in the beginning of a decay, one is missing half over night and the other one seems to be dead. The are is still there but it`s not moving nor changing colors. The tank is ok as it`s running now for over 2 years and I kept frog fish in it without any loss. I also chekced the water which is ok. I really don`t know what this could be? Infection? Fungus? The tank is equipped with live rock and I know that there is a crab inside these rocks as I saw it ones some month ago. Could the crab destroy the octopus arms? I left the crab in as I thought this would be a good food source. Thanks for any advice.
Take care
Markus
I need your help. I`m from Germany and octopus keeping is here not so common, nobody out there to help with questions. Saltwater aquariums are my hobby for over 15 years and I kept many sensitive fish like frog fish which even spawned in my tanks however I have no luck with octopus! I`m trying it now the 2nd time and the octopus is somehow not ok. I received it one week ago in good condition, it`s an smaller species from Indonesia, don`t know which one. Since I got it, it`s not hiding, just sitting in front of the tank, it ate small dead fish which are sold here as fish food. But now I saw that two arms are in the beginning of a decay, one is missing half over night and the other one seems to be dead. The are is still there but it`s not moving nor changing colors. The tank is ok as it`s running now for over 2 years and I kept frog fish in it without any loss. I also chekced the water which is ok. I really don`t know what this could be? Infection? Fungus? The tank is equipped with live rock and I know that there is a crab inside these rocks as I saw it ones some month ago. Could the crab destroy the octopus arms? I left the crab in as I thought this would be a good food source. Thanks for any advice.
Take care
Markus