My BEST hitchhiker is an OCTOPUS! - Page 2

melev · 07/12/2006, 01:18 AM

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Ciarán · 07/16/2006, 06:34 PM

Wow some of THE best pictures ive ever seen here on RC. I dont know how old your octopus is but the longest lifespan you can hope for is 1-2 years from what ive read. It looks very healthy and seems to be thriving so hopefully it will live as long as possible. I dont keep octopi (pl.?) but i love cephalopods and these pics are amazing. If only you could breed him/her, it would be the icing on the cake.

Poseidon · 07/20/2006, 03:12 PM

That is WAY COOL!

Great shots, good luck keeping him/her. I'm betting you are running low on snails and hermits about now...

nancyocto · 07/20/2006, 03:23 PM

I'm very intersted to know how you took such wonderful photos - what camera, lighting, anything other tips..

Thanks, from all of us

Bmpower007 · 07/22/2006, 06:49 PM

Man he has some awesome colors, great creatures.

Reefcherie · 07/22/2006, 06:51 PM

Any updates? How is your wonderful little hitchhiker doing?

JmLee · 07/25/2006, 06:05 PM

yeah we would love a update!.

Buddy Pine · 07/25/2006, 07:57 PM

Thanks to everyone, sorry been busy hooking up my "auto top off" and making sure everything works before I go on vacation. A lot of back and forth here and there you guys know what I mean. Anyways, my Octopus is just doing fine, healthy and being adventurous, he moved into my Frag/Refuge tank!!, I was so surprised to see the little guy waving at me when I was in the maintenance room, I can tell from his expressions - "I'm over here.. feed me, feed me.." it just looked so hilarious to me, what a smart creature. Actually, this is a good thing, that he moved, this gives me a chance to completely isolate him and able to completely cover the tank. I had to figure out a way of feeding him when go on vacation, that means live food that will last for a couple of weeks, so I experimented by placing "Manila Clams" from a grocery supermarket and he loved it. When I dropped them in the tank he came out being curious and started juggling them. He learned quickly how to opened. Also, this guy is a picky eater as well, he does not like the same food all the time. He'll the same food only for a couple of days, after that he wants something different. So, I have to leave him a variety when I'm gone, on the menu lists are: Manila Clams, Turbo Snails, Chromis, and Ghost Shrimps on the day I leave. Yeah, this guy is a happy camper for sure, i'm doing my best to make him live as long as possible, sadly that will probably only be a more months left and the only Octopus experience I'll ever have.

Kinetic · 07/25/2006, 09:17 PM

i'd recommend a tank sitter as well. you never know =/

nancyocto · 07/25/2006, 10:06 PM

What a friendly little hitchhiker!

Yes, please have someone look in on him while you're gone. Can you leave him any liive crabs? Even fiddlers will stay alive for a couple of weeks.

Nancy

CraigG · 07/25/2006, 11:41 PM

Wow what an amazing find! I am glad he ended up in a larger tank! Imagine someone with a nano ending up with that guy.

JDrex · 07/26/2006, 11:47 AM

very cool

Reefcherie · 07/27/2006, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kinetic
i'd recommend a tank sitter as well. you never know =/

If you have any local marine club members, I'm sure someone would be willing to help out in this regard. Since these fellows are short lived and you never know.... you surely would not want to take the chance of him picking while you were gone and fouling the water enough so that everything else is also wiped out.

If you aren't sure if there is a marine club anywhere near you, let me know where you live and I'll check MASNA's club database.

sufunk · 07/29/2006, 02:36 PM

Incredible hitchhiker and amazing photos!!
Definitely has my vote for thread of the month. From the brief glances you gave of us the tank, it looks like a candidate for tank of the month as well.
Please , when you get back from vacation, post some new pics of the octo and some full tank pics if you could. Would love to see them.

the real fishman · 07/30/2006, 07:53 AM

wow, thats amazing. seems very happy.

also more pics of the tank and octo please. would love to see more

PITSTOP · 07/30/2006, 08:01 AM

ULTRA SUPER COOL!

Amazing photos! Your heart must have been racing the night you discovered your beaked friend - gorgeous octopus; I challenge anyone to have a better hitchhiker story!

Oh yeah, more pics now...

pnsnowboard · 07/30/2006, 12:27 PM

this is amazing

you got my vote

PITSTOP · 07/30/2006, 03:43 PM

Again, awesome! Gorgeous pics to boot...I love the first few night shots - the glowing blue freckles are simply amazing...are these available for purchase?

Scuba_Dave · 07/30/2006, 06:06 PM

That's too cool. Diving I've been fairly lucky seeing Octopi on a regular basis. One was very curiuos & followed me down the reef - drift dive. I haven't been brave enough to put my hand out to allow one to touch me
They are very curiuos

Boostable · 07/30/2006, 09:23 PM

WOW, thats amazing!!!! I want one!!!!

alexk3954 · 07/30/2006, 09:39 PM

Those are some awesome pictures! Make sure you have a good lid on your tank. My uncle had an octopus (the kind that imitates other animals to escape predators), but it pushed up the lid, jumped out, and ended up on the bathroom floor. His wife went into the bathroom in the middle of the night and ran out screaming after stepping in a "pile of goo". It would be a shame for such a cool creature to end up on the floor.

Me No Nemo · 07/31/2006, 09:09 AM

Wow is right!! Congrats on such an incredible find!!!

thor32766 · 07/31/2006, 12:49 PM

that is truly a gorgeous specimen!

jakaufman · 07/31/2006, 01:23 PM

amazing find! i absolutely love it

i found a young octopus on the beaches in FL one time, we caught it and moved it to a safer area but it was amazing to see it up close and personal.. if they werent so difficult to keep in captivity i would love to have one

im happy tosee you tryign to keep it alive as long as possible and thats amazing it has become such a puppy-like member of your tank

jay24k · 07/31/2006, 06:14 PM

Definetly cool. I had an octopus in my 44 gallon a few years ago. It was a hitchhiker off TBS rock from Florida. It was pretty small but when I went to take it to a friend's predator tank, it didn't make it. I've read they don't take stress very well. Either way, good luck with it. They are definetly cool creatures.

07/20/2006, 03:12 PM	#28
Poseidon Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Swartz Creek Posts: 728	That is WAY COOL! Great shots, good luck keeping him/her. I'm betting you are running low on snails and hermits about now... __________________ Just say no to CRABS! Current Tank Info: 85 Gallon mixed Reef. Halide/LED combo lighting.

07/22/2006, 06:49 PM	#30
Bmpower007 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Socal Posts: 51	Man he has some awesome colors, great creatures. __________________ -150 gallon 5x2x2 Current Tank Info: -150 gallon 5x2x2

07/22/2006, 06:51 PM	#31
Reefcherie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 6,110	Any updates? How is your wonderful little hitchhiker doing? __________________ Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Current Tank Info: Tankless due to recent move

07/30/2006, 07:53 AM	#40
the real fishman BoomBoomClown Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 219	wow, thats amazing. seems very happy. also more pics of the tank and octo please. would love to see more __________________ 'Standing on top of the world we hurl once more our challenge to the stars' ...

07/30/2006, 08:01 AM	#41
PITSTOP Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 1,592	ULTRA SUPER COOL! Amazing photos! Your heart must have been racing the night you discovered your beaked friend - gorgeous octopus; I challenge anyone to have a better hitchhiker story! Oh yeah, more pics now... __________________ SPS-Anon Current Tank Info: 120 SPS

07/12/2006, 01:18 AM	#26
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Fini, *To Reef Central*

07/16/2006, 06:34 PM	#27
Ciarán Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 268	Wow some of THE best pictures ive ever seen here on RC. I dont know how old your octopus is but the longest lifespan you can hope for is 1-2 years from what ive read. It looks very healthy and seems to be thriving so hopefully it will live as long as possible. I dont keep octopi (pl.?) but i love cephalopods and these pics are amazing. If only you could breed him/her, it would be the icing on the cake.

07/20/2006, 03:23 PM	#29
nancyocto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 32	I'm very intersted to know how you took such wonderful photos - what camera, lighting, anything other tips.. Thanks, from all of us

07/25/2006, 06:05 PM	#32
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	yeah we would love a update!.

07/25/2006, 07:57 PM	#33
Buddy Pine Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 62	Thanks to everyone, sorry been busy hooking up my "auto top off" and making sure everything works before I go on vacation. A lot of back and forth here and there you guys know what I mean. Anyways, my Octopus is just doing fine, healthy and being adventurous, he moved into my Frag/Refuge tank!!, I was so surprised to see the little guy waving at me when I was in the maintenance room, I can tell from his expressions - "I'm over here.. feed me, feed me.." it just looked so hilarious to me, what a smart creature. Actually, this is a good thing, that he moved, this gives me a chance to completely isolate him and able to completely cover the tank. I had to figure out a way of feeding him when go on vacation, that means live food that will last for a couple of weeks, so I experimented by placing "Manila Clams" from a grocery supermarket and he loved it. When I dropped them in the tank he came out being curious and started juggling them. He learned quickly how to opened. Also, this guy is a picky eater as well, he does not like the same food all the time. He'll the same food only for a couple of days, after that he wants something different. So, I have to leave him a variety when I'm gone, on the menu lists are: Manila Clams, Turbo Snails, Chromis, and Ghost Shrimps on the day I leave. Yeah, this guy is a happy camper for sure, i'm doing my best to make him live as long as possible, sadly that will probably only be a more months left and the only Octopus experience I'll ever have.

07/25/2006, 09:17 PM	#34
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	i'd recommend a tank sitter as well. you never know =/

07/25/2006, 10:06 PM	#35
nancyocto Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 32	What a friendly little hitchhiker! Yes, please have someone look in on him while you're gone. Can you leave him any liive crabs? Even fiddlers will stay alive for a couple of weeks. Nancy

07/25/2006, 11:41 PM	#36
CraigG Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 418	Wow what an amazing find! I am glad he ended up in a larger tank! Imagine someone with a nano ending up with that guy.

07/26/2006, 11:47 AM	#37
JDrex Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 160	very cool

07/29/2006, 02:36 PM	#39
sufunk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Davie, Florida Posts: 2,004	Incredible hitchhiker and amazing photos!! Definitely has my vote for thread of the month. From the brief glances you gave of us the tank, it looks like a candidate for tank of the month as well. Please , when you get back from vacation, post some new pics of the octo and some full tank pics if you could. Would love to see them.

07/30/2006, 12:27 PM	#42
pnsnowboard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: aurora CO Posts: 867	this is amazing you got my vote

07/30/2006, 03:43 PM	#43
PITSTOP Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 1,592	Again, awesome! Gorgeous pics to boot...I love the first few night shots - the glowing blue freckles are simply amazing...are these available for purchase? __________________ SPS-Anon Current Tank Info: 120 SPS

07/30/2006, 06:06 PM	#44
Scuba_Dave EMERTXE YID Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asylum, South of Boston, MA Posts: 10,362	That's too cool. Diving I've been fairly lucky seeing Octopi on a regular basis. One was very curiuos & followed me down the reef - drift dive. I haven't been brave enough to put my hand out to allow one to touch me They are very curiuos

07/30/2006, 09:23 PM	#45
Boostable King Nothing! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake Mary, FL Posts: 1,196	WOW, thats amazing!!!! I want one!!!! __________________ It's not a hobby, it's an addiction!!! Current Tank Info: On the hunt for a Peninsula

07/30/2006, 09:39 PM	#46
alexk3954 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 374	Those are some awesome pictures! Make sure you have a good lid on your tank. My uncle had an octopus (the kind that imitates other animals to escape predators), but it pushed up the lid, jumped out, and ended up on the bathroom floor. His wife went into the bathroom in the middle of the night and ran out screaming after stepping in a "pile of goo". It would be a shame for such a cool creature to end up on the floor.

07/31/2006, 09:09 AM	#47
Me No Nemo Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,337	Wow is right!! Congrats on such an incredible find!!! __________________ “Life is life's greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On life's scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who owns it than the largest...” ( Dr. Lloyd Biggle Jr.) "In among the branches of the corals, like birds among trees, floated many beautiful fish, radiant with metallic greens or crimsons...." J. Beete Jukes 1842-46 Current Tank Info: 215 Oceanic, Dart Pump, Vortech MP 40's, ATI Powermodule 10x80 watts, 46 gallon freshwater planted tank, 3,500+ gallon backyard pond, 12 gallon mantis tank

07/31/2006, 12:49 PM	#48
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	that is truly a gorgeous specimen! __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

07/31/2006, 01:23 PM	#49
jakaufman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 288	amazing find! i absolutely love it i found a young octopus on the beaches in FL one time, we caught it and moved it to a safer area but it was amazing to see it up close and personal.. if they werent so difficult to keep in captivity i would love to have one im happy tosee you tryign to keep it alive as long as possible and thats amazing it has become such a puppy-like member of your tank __________________ 34g Mixed Reef

07/31/2006, 06:14 PM	#50
jay24k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leesburg, Florida Posts: 6,546	Definetly cool. I had an octopus in my 44 gallon a few years ago. It was a hitchhiker off TBS rock from Florida. It was pretty small but when I went to take it to a friend's predator tank, it didn't make it. I've read they don't take stress very well. Either way, good luck with it. They are definetly cool creatures.