octopus

Closeup of a juvenile East Pacific Red Octopus (O. rubescens)

Closeup of a North Pacific Bigeye Octopus (O. californicus)

Comparison between the eye of a bigeye octopus (O. californicus, left) and juvenile red octopus (O. rubescens, right)

North Pacific bigeye octopus (O. californicus)

North Pacific bigeye octopus (O. californicus)

North Pacific bigeye octopus (O. californicus)

North Pacific bigeye octopus (O. californicus)

North Pacific bigeye octopus (O. californicus)

Hi! I do not promote this at ALL but I know it’s a practice done in Japan... so my Friday evening thought is why, when octopus arms are cut off (for food in Japan or eaten by another creature underwater), do octopus arms not bleed... I would love to know. I have been studying octopuses for a...

Juvenile red octopus (O. rubescens)

Juvenile red octopus (O. rubescens)

Skin closeup of a juvenile red octopus (O. rubescens)

Eye closeup of a juvenile red octopus (O. rubescens)

Juvenile red octopus (O. rubescens)

Eye closeup of a juvenile O. rubescens

Skin closeup of a juvenile O. rubescens

Bought two blue-ringed octopuses 2 days ago. I have 125 liter reef tank& Over-spec bubble magus curve A9 skimmer, live rock, BioGro bacteria supplement every week etc. Currently water quality is as follows: pH ~8,1, ammonia 0ppm, nitrite ~0,05-0,1 ppm (increased after introduction of octopuses)...

Juvenile O. rubescens named Olive

Closeup of a juvenile O. rubescens

Closeups of a juvenile O. rubescens