Octopus hitchiker

wiscsaltwater · 02/19/2014, 10:58 PM

About a month ago I ordered some live rock, snails, and hermits from Florida.. I got out of the shower and peeked at one of my biocubes... Could not believe it, take a look... Now what should I do? Sorry for poor quality he wasn't performing. Any clue as to species? I'll post more as he allows.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152246722872429

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/20/2014, 09:14 AM

Pic won't open?

Calappidae · 03/05/2014, 02:51 PM

Can't see the pick, not on facebook,

However odds are it might be a brittlestar?

faithenfire · 03/06/2014, 08:07 AM

says the content is not available

leveldrummer · 03/06/2014, 10:30 AM

load the picture to a free image hosting site like IMGUR.com or Photobucket, then post it here

Mr. Limpid · 03/06/2014, 12:22 PM

Hope you didn't get an Octopus, it will eat everything in your tank or escape and die.

Calappidae · 03/08/2014, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid

Hope you didn't get an Octopus, it will eat everything in your tank or escape and die.

Not exactly. It'll eat crabs it can take one but should ignore fish.

It can escape that's for sure.

Menace2Sobriety · 03/08/2014, 06:08 PM

No pics yet?

Menace

Betta132 · 03/10/2014, 12:26 PM

Can't see the pic, but octopi and brittle stars are fairly easy to tell apart.
Brittles usually have about 5 legs and a circular disk body. Octopi have a bulb-shaped body and 8 legs, as well as visible eyes.

02/19/2014, 10:58 PM	#1
wiscsaltwater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 429	Octopus hitchiker About a month ago I ordered some live rock, snails, and hermits from Florida.. I got out of the shower and peeked at one of my biocubes... Could not believe it, take a look... Now what should I do? Sorry for poor quality he wasn't performing. Any clue as to species? I'll post more as he allows. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152246722872429 __________________ I have a 10g tank, how many tangs can i keep in it? Current Tank Info: 550g salt, 55g salt, 29g salt

02/20/2014, 09:14 AM	#2
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Pic won't open? __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

03/05/2014, 02:51 PM	#3
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	Can't see the pick, not on facebook, However odds are it might be a brittlestar? __________________ Joe

03/06/2014, 08:07 AM	#4
faithenfire it's all IMO Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 430	says the content is not available __________________ Looking for a 26 gallon bit of a underwater paradise. Current Tank Info: I am a caretaker of a 7ish year old 26 gal bowfront tank. I have watchman goby, a gold stripe neon goby, a rainford goby, pajama cardinal, possum wrasse and a clean up crew including a wall/rock climbing serpent star

03/06/2014, 10:30 AM	#5
leveldrummer Reefer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,831	load the picture to a free image hosting site like IMGUR.com or Photobucket, then post it here

03/06/2014, 12:22 PM	#6
Mr. Limpid Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 73	Hope you didn't get an Octopus, it will eat everything in your tank or escape and die.

03/08/2014, 06:08 PM	#8
Menace2Sobriety Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 207	No pics yet? Menace

03/10/2014, 12:26 PM	#9
Betta132 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,239	Can't see the pic, but octopi and brittle stars are fairly easy to tell apart. Brittles usually have about 5 legs and a circular disk body. Octopi have a bulb-shaped body and 8 legs, as well as visible eyes.