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I have been pondering over the idea of breeding bimacs. I have a sorce of wild caught bimacs and possably eggs. A 90 gallon, 30 gallon and 10 gallon,and 10 gallon sump all octo-proof. I feel I have the experience and time to breed them. I even have the food sorce. My one issue is if anyone would want them. To me it would seem like a waist to take the time and effort to breed octopus and get stuck with all the octopus I bred and have them kill each other.the plan is:
1.grow a large group of rotifers,AMPHIPODS,and mysid shrimp
2. get a wild caught bimac with eggs.
3. Import the female bimac to my 30 gallon.
4.take a small cluster of eggs in my 10 gallon
5. hand raise the small cluster by keeping a light air pump underneath, and gently rubbing the eggs. Let the mother bimac take care of the other ones.
6. Still offer frozen food to moma octopus.
7. wait, still do water changes.
8. once the eggs are close to hatching turn down power heads (I have a redsea wavemaster pro) or take the power heads out into my 90 gallon. add on my sponge filter to 30 gallon and 10 gallon.
9. Get lots of small clams,crabs,shrimp, and oysters for my 90 gallon.(easy for me because I live an hour away from the coast
dont get me wrong its very cold LOL
10. once the octopus grow enough to eat small clams shrimp I will put them in the 90 gallon ware they wait to be shipped to there new home.
The octopus would be sold from my web site: www.thesaltwaterhobbyist.com
I understand how much work this is, none of this is offical I need input.
-Tom
1.grow a large group of rotifers,AMPHIPODS,and mysid shrimp
2. get a wild caught bimac with eggs.
3. Import the female bimac to my 30 gallon.
4.take a small cluster of eggs in my 10 gallon
5. hand raise the small cluster by keeping a light air pump underneath, and gently rubbing the eggs. Let the mother bimac take care of the other ones.
6. Still offer frozen food to moma octopus.
7. wait, still do water changes.
8. once the eggs are close to hatching turn down power heads (I have a redsea wavemaster pro) or take the power heads out into my 90 gallon. add on my sponge filter to 30 gallon and 10 gallon.
9. Get lots of small clams,crabs,shrimp, and oysters for my 90 gallon.(easy for me because I live an hour away from the coast
10. once the octopus grow enough to eat small clams shrimp I will put them in the 90 gallon ware they wait to be shipped to there new home.
The octopus would be sold from my web site: www.thesaltwaterhobbyist.com
I understand how much work this is, none of this is offical I need input.
-Tom