Mobile Bay Reef Keepers

And never to be seen again...

That has to be neat to watch. What's the lifespan on an octopus?

Dwarves are 6-8 months; most small, commonly imported species 1 year maybe a bit more.

Octopus are one of my favorite animals of all times--pretty much all cephalopods are absolutely fascinating. They look so cute and innocent with those eyes, at least until they pounce and kill something.

That is just as cool as hell!

just wondering, where did you pick up the ceph. Is your tank sealed?? I'm intrested in your setup, i've read where those can be really hard to setup for.

Yes its a custom acrylic tank I ordered specifically for keeping octos in. Tops seal completely. I have a 1" bulkhead (screened) and one for return plumbing. There is a 20l sump, a Reef Octopus 250(?) skimmer and a return pump (Panworld). So far its required no more work than any other tank I've had, water changes and regular maint is all. Live foods is the most difficult thing to deal with, however mine takes frozen as well.

I would suggest checking out http://www.tonmo.com for more information.

Got to be fun as hell to watch.

I was somewhat disappointed for about the first month. He hid in his cave and that was about it. As he's gotten bigger he's definitely become much more entertaining. He's not shy at all, I would even call him brazen. Lots of color and pattern changes when he knows I'm watching him. He also has very humanistic "expressions and emotions" like his eyes get big when he gets surprised. He also does what I call two-face, he divides himself perfectly in half and makes one side jet black and the other a stark white.

I'd love to see some pics.

Here are a couple of updated shots of Ocho.

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