octopus?

well thres a guy near me thats selling octopus' on craigslist for 20 dollars each. im not looking into getting one necessarily because if im correct they need a larger tank(55 gallons +) whereas im only setting up a nano right now. but how would one go about keeping these? theres not much info out there on the internet it seems.

 

Lots of info...TONMO - The Octopus News Magazine Online!

You'd need a completely sealed tank. If their little tiny beak can fit through a hole, so can the rest of them, plus they're incredibly strong and can lift lids that aren't latched down. They're very short-lived, living only a matter of month to maybe up to a year.

Incredibly smart, too.

 

thanks for the link sushi girl. this is purely curiosity i know i dont have probably enough experience to keep one. what is the minimum size tank tho?

 

Not to mention that you had better not have any fish, snails, shrimp, crabs, or clams in your tank, because they will devour everything in a very short period of time.

 

assorted octopus and red long armed octopus(both on liveaquaria and DD)need 50 gallon min.

 

ok, what about other cephalapods such as cuttlefish?

 

i'd use a 75-90 IMO! saltwaterfishshop has eggs!

 

bvb, I'd search on tomno. I joined that site years ago because a friend of mine was part of the "staff" on there. He had a large cuttlefish (awesomest pet EVER! LOL).

I've never had either, but I did a lot of reading over there thinking about getting a cuttlefish.

 

we used to have a small cuttle fish tank when i was little. also there was an article in aquarium USA about them.

 

A 3reef member had a cuttlefish tank for a little while. I can't remember how large the tank was. The had maybe 2 or 3 fish. I forget what their user-name is.