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scottallert
05/27/2009, 12:39 PM
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drummereef
05/27/2009, 12:47 PM
Wow, amazing creatures. Hope you have a lid on that tank. :)
scottallert
05/27/2009, 12:50 PM
o yeah,
drummereef
05/27/2009, 12:52 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15085552#post15085552 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scottallert
o yeah,

:lol: I figured. You can tell even from the pictures how active they are.
scottallert
05/27/2009, 01:03 PM
i just tap the glass once or twice and he jets out and starts putting on a show.
Tangweed
05/27/2009, 01:14 PM
What do they feed on and is it the only critter in the tank?
scottallert
05/27/2009, 01:24 PM
yeah hes alone until later today im going to get some damsels
what he eats is: clams oysters, live shrimp, forzen shrimp, hermits snails, silversides, scallops, pretty much anything, i end up getting at the seafood market.
Ratpack
05/27/2009, 02:55 PM
Very cool, how hard are they to keep? Any special equipment needed?
mille239
05/27/2009, 02:56 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15085743#post15085743 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scottallert
yeah hes alone until later today im going to get some damsels
what he eats is: clams oysters, live shrimp, forzen shrimp, hermits snails, silversides, scallops, pretty much anything, i end up getting at the seafood market.

Better add damsels to his menu too... lol.
MSU Fan
05/27/2009, 02:57 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15086368#post15086368 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ratpack
Very cool, how hard are they to keep? Any special equipment needed?

I think that the biggest challenge is that they are incredibly intelligent. They are known escape artists, so a locked lid is a must.
Dante_JoseCuerv
05/27/2009, 03:02 PM
Very cool creature. I remember seeing something a while ago about a dude who had a piece of LR that had a very special hitchhiker on it - a dwarf octo. He had it in a reef tank with some tangs and a couple other fish it couldn't it. He said it minded its own business and that it was very curious to watch.

Looks like you've got one with a very healthy diet though :)
Radioheadx14
05/27/2009, 03:12 PM
Some day I would love to get an octo... I think they are the coolest animals since they are soooooo smart. I heard they don't live very long tho, even in the wild.
scottallert
05/27/2009, 04:49 PM
the coolest animal ever, just watching him move around is spectacular, so far the chromies arein and doing good, octo dosent seem to mind, well see if there alive when lights come back on tomorrow morning