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I am not new to saltwater, having seahorses, reefs, and FOWLR tanks set up. I currently have over 10 tanks, and I am in he 8th grade.
I recently aqcuired a 40 gallon tank for my birthday, and I have decided to use it for a pair of O. bocki. I know that dwarfs are usually nocturnal, and that I wont see them a lot, but I was thinking of finding a red flourescent light strip to put over the tank (along with the normal lights) to turn on at night, since they can't see red light. I also know that by keeping two octopods, I run the risk of cannibalism. I am planning on getting a mesh divider, and separating them. Once they are both acclimated, I will give them short sessions with each other under my watchful eye. This will be at night, and only for a half hour or so at first, then gradually getting longer. I hope that this will tell me if they are compatible, and maybe I will be able to throw away the divider sooner or later. The reason for two is that I hope to breed them. I simply cannot have a pet and not breed them. IMO, it's not natural for any living creature not to breed. I was thinking around 20 pounds o so of live rock, depending on what kind, and how it looks. I plan on gluing the rocks onto an accoringly sized PVC pipe to disguise it as a den. I will have at least 10 of these all over the tank. I am planning on an inch and a half or so sand bed of very fine grain, soft sand. Penguin filter, along with a Remora skimmer, probably recommended for a 75-100 gallon tank. I live fairly close to a bait shop that has live fiddler crabs (which I assume need to be nutritionally enriched?) and crayfish. I can also get live peppermint shrimp for about $1.00 each. I do not want a sump, and I will just seal off the holes with duct tape, and keep the lid on with a lock. The lock opens by a clicker like on a car. You push a button, it unlocks. I will have 3 of these. I know, three locks for 2 dwarfs seems like overkill, but better safe than sorry. Along with the skimmer, I will do 10% water changes weekly, or more if necessary. I am unsure of the temperature to keep the tank at, but these octopods were collected in Bali supposedly. Does anyone know the temperature recommendations for bocki? And if anyone has, or has previously had, O. bocki, could you please reply to this with their personality, ehaviors different from other octopods, ect. Thanks for helping me on my next project!
Brock Fluharty
I recently aqcuired a 40 gallon tank for my birthday, and I have decided to use it for a pair of O. bocki. I know that dwarfs are usually nocturnal, and that I wont see them a lot, but I was thinking of finding a red flourescent light strip to put over the tank (along with the normal lights) to turn on at night, since they can't see red light. I also know that by keeping two octopods, I run the risk of cannibalism. I am planning on getting a mesh divider, and separating them. Once they are both acclimated, I will give them short sessions with each other under my watchful eye. This will be at night, and only for a half hour or so at first, then gradually getting longer. I hope that this will tell me if they are compatible, and maybe I will be able to throw away the divider sooner or later. The reason for two is that I hope to breed them. I simply cannot have a pet and not breed them. IMO, it's not natural for any living creature not to breed. I was thinking around 20 pounds o so of live rock, depending on what kind, and how it looks. I plan on gluing the rocks onto an accoringly sized PVC pipe to disguise it as a den. I will have at least 10 of these all over the tank. I am planning on an inch and a half or so sand bed of very fine grain, soft sand. Penguin filter, along with a Remora skimmer, probably recommended for a 75-100 gallon tank. I live fairly close to a bait shop that has live fiddler crabs (which I assume need to be nutritionally enriched?) and crayfish. I can also get live peppermint shrimp for about $1.00 each. I do not want a sump, and I will just seal off the holes with duct tape, and keep the lid on with a lock. The lock opens by a clicker like on a car. You push a button, it unlocks. I will have 3 of these. I know, three locks for 2 dwarfs seems like overkill, but better safe than sorry. Along with the skimmer, I will do 10% water changes weekly, or more if necessary. I am unsure of the temperature to keep the tank at, but these octopods were collected in Bali supposedly. Does anyone know the temperature recommendations for bocki? And if anyone has, or has previously had, O. bocki, could you please reply to this with their personality, ehaviors different from other octopods, ect. Thanks for helping me on my next project!
Brock Fluharty