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11-19-2005, 07:41 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2005
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 |  Octopus...will he/she eat everything?
Thinking of getting an Octopus and was wondering if he/she will eat everything in my tank....purple tang, Hippo, Strawberry chromis. and percula clown; any input would be helpul
PS...whoever recommeded garlic...ITS A MIRACLE!!!....KENT GARLIC DROPS elimintaed my Ich problem...few drops on everything | 
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11-19-2005, 08:25 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Octopi are definately NOT REEF SAFE!!!
You will need a species only tank for it. Not only that, they can squeeze themselves out of any hole that is bigger than their beak. They have specialized care requirements. Make sure you are ready to do the work. Here's a good place for research. http://www.tonmo.com/ _________ Curt  | |
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11-20-2005, 12:02 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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hey, how long have you been using garlic? Is it the Kent Marine Garlic Xtreme? My tang is very picky with food and has been *****ing on the rock. I bought a veggie clip with seaweed selects but have had no luck getting it to much off the seaweed.
Have you noticed increased appetites in your fish with the garlic?
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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11-20-2005, 12:53 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Originally Posted by inwall75 Octopi are definately NOT REEF SAFE!!!
You will need a species only tank for it. Not only that, they can squeeze themselves out of any hole that is bigger than their beak. They have specialized care requirements. Make sure you are ready to do the work. Here's a good place for research. http://www.tonmo.com/ |
/\ /\ /\ AGREE....octopi will eat all ur stuff and then come out of the tank and eat you! well maybe not eat you but....u need to do alot of research before thinking about these little guys _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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11-21-2005, 08:06 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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I am not encouraging you to put an opti in your reef tank. As previously stated it will eat everything. Not to mention the nematocyst on the suction cups would probably wreak havoc on any corals in the systems. Oh and don't they ink, or is that just squid? If they do whenever you so much as sneeze around the tank be ready for a massive water change.
HOWEVER, they are some of the smartest creatures in the oceans. Can be trained to eat from their owner's hand, and perform tricks. Not to mention they are really cool looking. If you have the time, money, and energy to setup a species only tank for this little guy, I strongly recommend it. _________ &&&&20 Gal. , Millenium 1000 & 2000 filter, 130watt Corallife 50/50 reef lamp. Maroon Gold-striped Clown, Pygmy (Cherub) Angel, Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 8 Turbo Snails, 1 unknown cone snail , a branch of red grape calerpa , Sun Polyps, Blue-Green Striped shroom, Red shroom, Zoo Polyp colonies, & Green Star polyps, green monti. | |
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11-21-2005, 11:42 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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i wound never trust an octopie to eat from my hand, he would become 2 smart and kill me lol... | |
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11-21-2005, 12:26 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
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I would not mess with an Octopus honestly. I used to work at a public aquarium several years ago, and even they had a hard time keep them happy - even with all of the resources at their disposal. Plus the little buggers are smart - and major escape artists - your tank needs to be like fort knox. No holes, gaps or anything. Major hassle IMO. | |
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11-21-2005, 12:27 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Speaking of public aquariums...the largest one in the world is opening here in Atlanta in 2 days! How cool is that!!! | |
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11-21-2005, 12:55 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denver, CO Age: 26
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Wow- "This exhibit was specially designed to house the whale sharks" http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/explo...anVoyager.aspx Quote: |
Originally Posted by APC Speaking of public aquariums...the largest one in the world is opening here in Atlanta in 2 days! How cool is that!!! | _________ 
Setup:26 gal. bowfront (started 8/05) 130W PC. Fluval 304. 80 lbs. live rock.
LiveStock&Coral: Perc clown, Pygmy Angelfish, cleanr shrimp, Ricordia, Xenia, KenyaTree, shrooms, Lobo, Zoos, Hammer, green star, candy cane.
NEW! 6 gal nano at work. Osc clown, zoos, mushroom, clnr shrimp, g star, sun polyps | |
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11-21-2005, 12:57 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL,Florida
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Funny thing about public aquariums and octi's... I heard a rumor of an aquarium where sharks were just disappearing. I mean vanishing! Like you put a 10 foot shark in today and it's not there tomorrow morning. Guess who it was????? Yup our little 8 legged friend couldn't get enough of them. | |
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