Octo update...

goodman770 · 07/16/2002, 09:04 AM

Hi all. I have been way busy with stuff going on and havn't been able to post much here. I got a new Octo from Fishsupply about 2 months ago or so as a small. I feed him about every other day to every 3 days. He is now DOUBLE in size. Very personable, colors that are AMAZING and now comes out when I come up to the tank.
One quick story. I have those huge algae magnets that I bought about 10 years ago, that I have troube pulling apart. I mean the mac daddy magnets. Well, I went to use them to get some algae off the tank, and Octo wasn't sure what it was. He came over and proceeded to engulf it. I tried to slowly move the magnet to get him off...but it didn't budge. He was so strong that the magnet did not move. Then to top it all off, he pulled the magnet off the glass. I can't begin to tell you how strong these magnets are and the kind of power this must have take for a creature so small. Once again, I'm floored.
I hope everyone and there cephs are doing well...
Bill

SushiGirl · 07/16/2002, 09:53 AM

Now if you could just train him to start moving it around on the glass...

CalvinC4S · 07/17/2002, 11:36 PM

Same exact thing here.. As I try cleaning the inside of the glass, the octo will attack and pull the magnet off. I wish I could lean my octo down though. It is a fat porky eatting 3 cray fish a day every day.

If I don't feed it; the octo just sitts there looking at me in the "im hungry pose."

OctoMonkey · 07/18/2002, 03:11 AM

LOL you just need to get TOUGH. Nobody wants a porkypus!

alligator · 08/09/2002, 02:46 PM

Alright, this series of posts just made my day. I havent' laughed this hard in quite a while.

I was on the edge about getting an octopus (mostly because I need to know I can adequately care for a creature before I buy it), and now I'm certain this is the one for me.

I hope you realize that little guy just made your life more interesting, just by being in it.

Enjoy!

07/16/2002, 09:04 AM	#1
goodman770 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 324	Octo update... Hi all. I have been way busy with stuff going on and havn't been able to post much here. I got a new Octo from Fishsupply about 2 months ago or so as a small. I feed him about every other day to every 3 days. He is now DOUBLE in size. Very personable, colors that are AMAZING and now comes out when I come up to the tank. One quick story. I have those huge algae magnets that I bought about 10 years ago, that I have troube pulling apart. I mean the mac daddy magnets. Well, I went to use them to get some algae off the tank, and Octo wasn't sure what it was. He came over and proceeded to engulf it. I tried to slowly move the magnet to get him off...but it didn't budge. He was so strong that the magnet did not move. Then to top it all off, he pulled the magnet off the glass. I can't begin to tell you how strong these magnets are and the kind of power this must have take for a creature so small. Once again, I'm floored. I hope everyone and there cephs are doing well... Bill __________________ 60 Rimless, Hydra 26, eshopps sump, color box heads, Sicci return pump. Current Tank Info: 60 Rimless Reef

07/16/2002, 09:53 AM	#2
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Now if you could just train him to start moving it around on the glass... __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

07/18/2002, 03:11 AM	#4
OctoMonkey Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Larkhall, Scotland Posts: 694	LOL you just need to get TOUGH. Nobody wants a porkypus! __________________ ...and the Earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.

07/17/2002, 11:36 PM	#3
CalvinC4S Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 492	Same exact thing here.. As I try cleaning the inside of the glass, the octo will attack and pull the magnet off. I wish I could lean my octo down though. It is a fat porky eatting 3 cray fish a day every day. If I don't feed it; the octo just sitts there looking at me in the "im hungry pose."

08/09/2002, 02:46 PM	#5
alligator Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 455	Alright, this series of posts just made my day. I havent' laughed this hard in quite a while. I was on the edge about getting an octopus (mostly because I need to know I can adequately care for a creature before I buy it), and now I'm certain this is the one for me. I hope you realize that little guy just made your life more interesting, just by being in it. Enjoy!