Re: [GSAS-board] Baby Octopus

["Phil Lacefield Jr." <phil@lacefield.com>]

>>I completely agree with Shango's early post on this point. Few people
would be prepared to meet its needs. 

Oh I agree, they aren't like a freshwater plant where you drop it in and
forget about it.  However, I had one of these very critters, in my main
55gal mixed tank (fish, inverts, anenomes, urchins, etc.) and he lived
almost a year with no issues whatsoever.  He ate small frozen shrimp that I
fed waved in front of his rock, and would sometimes come out and let me hold
him even.  

Again, don't believe everything you read on the intertubes :-)  The whole
gist of my talk tomorrow is to NOT be intimidated by such stuff, and to know
you CAN do a salt tank with ease.  Sure, a dwarf octo isn't for everyone,
but I'm a relative amateur and it worked for me just fine.

If the board thinks it'll be an issue, I'll politely decline the donation.
But I wouldn't be so thrilled about it if I hadn't had one myself!

Phil



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