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I did research on this speciesfor 4+ months before I setup the tank. I know there life expectancy and this particular species (O. Briareus) has a life expectancy of up to 2 1/2 with an average of 1 1/2 years. I have kept octupus in the past I have kept mimic octopus and common octupus before. I...
Well I made a request for him to go catch one on friday when I got the tank setup and he had one within 24 hours where as I thought it would take him at least a week.
Unfortunately no and I'm buying directly from the collector which means its gonna be cooped up in a small disposable Tupperware until it is shipped out.
I do have a sump but I was thinking that I could maybe put him in one of those plastic critter keepers putting a rubber band around it so he can't open the little door on top and and putting a couple pieces of live rock in it and setting it on the sand bed in my DT.
Could I keep a very small 9 week old Caribbean Reef Octopus in my reef tank for a short period of time until I get his tank setup or am I going to have to keep it in a submerged container with small holes drilled in it until I get his tank setup.
I believe that two half sized skimmers would be just as efficient as one full sized skimmer because they are both pulling in the same water and processing in the same way as the full sized skimmer the full sized skimmer can just do it faster but if 1 of the half sized skimmers is pulling out...
I am currently planning on adding a 150 gallon Rubbermaid horse trough to my 75 gallon system with a large sump that holds around 30 gallons of water. My sump already has a refugium that holds around 5 or so gallons of water and I have a skimmer that easily handles my current amount of stock and...
Already got mine in my tank and made a short video on YouTube just search echidna Nocturna Ive had mine for 2 weeks no and this thing is freakin sweet it's so active it's out almost all day and when its hungry it will swim up at the surface
So hears the deal I have a 75 reef (Yes I know this is the FOWLR section of the forum but I know this was a better suited question for you guys) I currently have on 16-18" snowflake eel he is very well behaved and I have had it for 6 months now the worst he's ever done is flipped hermit crabs on...