Id needed for new "Pacific brown" octopus

wohlerswill

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Im attempting to figure out what species my new baby is. I've had what I presume to be her for about 2 weeks now and wanted her to get settled in and familiar with me before attempting harassment with my camera. She's approximately 5ish inches from tip to tip with a mantle length of slightly longer then an inch and a quarter. I purchased her from salty bottom as "Pacific brown" and queried them as to where exactly she came from with no response. Sorry for the quantity of pictures but I figured there more I had for you guys the easier it would be. She loves eating table shrimp and scallops from my fingers and although she comes out when she sees me, she is more active after lights out.

She is currently living in a medium critter keeper until she grows a little at which point she will have the run of my 29 gallon macro algae refugium. The fuge is plumbed into my reef and it's a 135 gallon total system.
 

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Here's some good ones
 

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Those are a dwarf species, so not very big. Your 29 gallon refugium should be perfect. Yep, they are nocturnal, so you’ll see most activity in the night.
 
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I love it when they break out of their “natural” patterns to socialize- even when it’s for food. It feels like they have a connection like my dogs and cat do!
 
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