Let me see your Octpuses

GrayJ · 09/13/2008, 08:18 PM

I want to see all you different octopuses so post your pictures here

Animal Mother · 09/13/2008, 11:23 PM

O. mercatoris (dwarf)

O. hummelincki

O. briareus

A. aculeatus (only got good videos, never got good photos)

puka · 09/15/2008, 09:47 PM

here is a vid or my oct

vsuboy · 10/28/2008, 08:31 PM

cool vids and sweet pics. makes me want 1

hooterhead · 10/30/2008, 07:01 AM

Here's my female A. aculeatus.

sdietz2469 · 10/31/2008, 09:46 AM

you sure it is a female? those look like inlarged suckers....

I miss Rigby!
My octo is in my avatar.

Don-Coraleone · 11/06/2008, 03:25 PM

sweet pics. someday i would want to try one.

gholland · 11/08/2008, 06:21 PM

One of my captive-hatched O. mercatoris (8 months old now):

hooterhead · 11/14/2008, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sdietz2469
you sure it is a female? those look like inlarged suckers....

I miss Rigby!
My octo is in my avatar.

Yep. Dr. Roy thought so too.

beenbag497 · 12/18/2008, 08:21 PM

animal mother-
how did u keep a fish in the tank with the a. aculeatus??

Tigé21v · 12/19/2008, 12:08 AM

Sold as "Florida Octopus" at LFS. No idea as to what kind . Having hard time trying to find out. Do enjoy the heck out of having it though.

gholland · 12/19/2008, 09:06 AM

Hard to tell from that angle.... but my first guess is O. briareus.

Animal Mother · 12/19/2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gholland
Hard to tell from that angle.... but my first guess is O. briareus.

Agreed.

Animal Mother · 12/19/2008, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beenbag497
animal mother-
how did u keep a fish in the tank with the a. aculeatus??

Abdopus aculeatus has been kept in peaceful community tanks mixed with various fish with favorable results by a few of us on TONMO. My last one was in with a yellow coris wrasse and a small blue-spotted rabbitfish as well as 3 peppermint shrimp. Once established it had a daytime activity routine and would occasionally squabble with the fishes over pieces of food, the octopus always winning. The fishes never harassed the octopus, the octopus never harassed the shrimp. It foraged for pods in the rocks and accepted silversides and raw shrimp from the get go.

Jorge MAnuel · 12/19/2008, 06:01 PM

Octopus vulgaris

Tigé21v · 12/20/2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by gholland
Hard to tell from that angle.... but my first guess is O. briareus.

Possibly O. burryi ? I have been having a hard time finding detailed info on this or any other species. Will try to get a beter pic for you, has only been coming out at night though.

gholland · 12/20/2008, 07:41 PM

Doesn't look like O. burryi IMO... does it show some irridescent colors... orange, green, or blue? Eyes definitely resemble briareus. Compare with Animal Mother's briareus: http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthre...t=12145&page=3

blizzardscout2 · 12/29/2008, 04:11 PM

You all have beautiful octos! I just love spotting them when I am diving. I would love to have one someday as well. Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming!

hooterhead · 01/03/2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Animal Mother
Abdopus aculeatus has been kept in peaceful community tanks mixed with various fish with favorable results by a few of us on TONMO. My last one was in with a yellow coris wrasse and a small blue-spotted rabbitfish as well as 3 peppermint shrimp. Once established it had a daytime activity routine and would occasionally squabble with the fishes over pieces of food, the octopus always winning. The fishes never harassed the octopus, the octopus never harassed the shrimp. It foraged for pods in the rocks and accepted silversides and raw shrimp from the get go.

Seconded,
My aculeatus is kept with a Hectors Goby and a few peppermints. She's just now getting into eating frozen. And she won't touch silversides. Has to be krill. Until now it's been fiddler crabs, hermits, and live SW feeder shrimp.

Brandon

gholland · 01/07/2009, 10:45 PM

Here's about 10 of my second generation of captive-hatched mercs... the other 23 are around here somewhere...

NEWGUY16 · 01/10/2009, 09:31 PM

Shutup joel

wintermute1969 · 02/02/2009, 05:48 AM

O briareus in 70gal

Kept with some big palaemon and hermits. 150gal system, main tank, refugium and sump.

dubdlee · 02/10/2010, 05:27 PM

Awesome octos everyone! I would love to do a cephalopod tank someday, and can only hope to have something like what you guys have!

Octoshark · 02/10/2010, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gholland

Here's about 10 of my second generation of captive-hatched mercs... the other 23 are around here somewhere...

I envy you.

Lmecher · 02/12/2010, 11:06 PM

Morpheus, unidentified species

Present octopus Ollie, O. braireus

09/13/2008, 08:18 PM	#1
GrayJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: KY Posts: 99	Let me see your Octpuses I want to see all you different octopuses so post your pictures here

09/13/2008, 11:23 PM	#2
Animal Mother Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 452	O. mercatoris (dwarf) O. hummelincki O. briareus A. aculeatus (only got good videos, never got good photos) __________________ "You might not believe it but under fire Animal Mother is one of the finest human beings in the world. All he needs is someone to throw hand grenades at him for the rest of his life." - Full Metal Jacket Current Tank Info: 60 gallon cube, w/ 30 gallon sump, octopus-proof lid. Dry for now.

10/31/2008, 09:46 AM	#6
sdietz2469 stickhead n chalice freak Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milwaukie, OR 97267 Posts: 529	you sure it is a female? those look like inlarged suckers.... I miss Rigby! My octo is in my avatar. __________________ King Of Aquatico Island corals are like crack, but more expensive, and you cant OD on them.... Current Tank Info: 300DD sps dominant, ATB Med ext w/airstar 4-6105s, apex, geo 618 CaRx, PM 620 kalk, 500 gal total water. Check out my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2116897

09/15/2008, 09:47 PM	#3
puka Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SF, CA Posts: 162	here is a vid or my oct

10/28/2008, 08:31 PM	#4
vsuboy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: FAYETTEVILLE GA Posts: 47	cool vids and sweet pics. makes me want 1

10/30/2008, 07:01 AM	#5
hooterhead Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: N. TX Posts: 331	Here's my female A. aculeatus.

11/06/2008, 03:25 PM	#7
Don-Coraleone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east coast Posts: 1,478	sweet pics. someday i would want to try one.

11/08/2008, 06:21 PM	#8
gholland Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 238	One of my captive-hatched O. mercatoris (8 months old now):

12/18/2008, 08:21 PM	#10
beenbag497 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Killen, Alabama Posts: 94	animal mother- how did u keep a fish in the tank with the a. aculeatus??

12/19/2008, 12:08 AM	#11
Tigé21v Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: St. Charles, Mo. Posts: 1,369	Sold as "Florida Octopus" at LFS. No idea as to what kind . Having hard time trying to find out. Do enjoy the heck out of having it though.

12/19/2008, 09:06 AM	#12
gholland Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 238	Hard to tell from that angle.... but my first guess is O. briareus.

12/19/2008, 06:01 PM	#15
Jorge MAnuel Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 17	Octopus vulgaris

12/20/2008, 07:41 PM	#17
gholland Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 238	Doesn't look like O. burryi IMO... does it show some irridescent colors... orange, green, or blue? Eyes definitely resemble briareus. Compare with Animal Mother's briareus: http://www.tonmo.com/forums/showthre...t=12145&page=3

12/29/2008, 04:11 PM	#18
blizzardscout2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 71	You all have beautiful octos! I just love spotting them when I am diving. I would love to have one someday as well. Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming!

01/07/2009, 10:45 PM	#20
gholland Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 238	Here's about 10 of my second generation of captive-hatched mercs... the other 23 are around here somewhere...

01/10/2009, 09:31 PM	#21
NEWGUY16 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Posts: 5	Shutup joel

02/02/2009, 05:48 AM	#22
wintermute1969 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Madrid (Spain) Posts: 5	O briareus in 70gal Kept with some big palaemon and hermits. 150gal system, main tank, refugium and sump.

02/10/2010, 05:27 PM	#23
dubdlee Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 88	Awesome octos everyone! I would love to do a cephalopod tank someday, and can only hope to have something like what you guys have!

02/12/2010, 11:06 PM	#25
Lmecher Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,337	Morpheus, unidentified species Present octopus Ollie, O. braireus