30 gallon tank

[bmasta]

Is a 30 a definite no for a octo or will it do? By the way this a excellent site.

 

[Cephkid]

I have a thread that is in some ways, practically identical. Look in 'small tank octopus'.

 

[joel_ang]

To save you the trouble of looking, yes, a 30g tank can house certain types of octos. Mainly dwarf octos

 

[cthulhu77]

Welcome to Tonmo!!! Sure, a 30 can house many types of dwarf octos...the only trouble is, no one is captive breeding them at the moment, so you have them for brief periods...a 55 can hold a bimac for its lifespan, that is why we push that size tank so hard...do you already have a 30?
Glad you found us,
greg

 

[Cephkid]

WHOOPS! ...missed that.

to Tonmo.com!

 

[bmasta]

Besides dwarfs forgot to put that
no i don't already have the 30 i was just thinking cause its cheaper and it seemed like a decent size for 1 oc

 

[Cephkid]

Unfortunately, no. There are no(at least that I know of) non-dwarf octos that can go in a 30g. I know, I've looked! (I have one) Jim at octopets might be getting aquacultured Rossia pacifica and Sepia bandensis soon, though. (still waiting for a reply email from him)

 

[Nancy]

I have found a fifty gallon to be a good size for an octo tank from the standpoint of maintenance (provided you don't have a bimac who grows extra large, like mine did- could have used a bigger tank, but we made do!).

A ten percent water change is one of the five gallon jugs that the LFS sells, and this quantity of water fits nicely into the big empty 7 gallon salt buckets. It's about the limit of what I can carry around. A larger tank, and I'd be using more jugs of water, more salt buckets, etc. Taking care of my 19 gallon invertebrate tank seems to be almost as much work.

Nancy

 

[bmasta]

alright im just gonna get the 50 then i probably gonna get the Bimaculoides kit from octopets thanks for the help

 

[Cephkid]

Good idea. You can get more stuff! I'm stuck waitin for an email from jim.