Kalypso (O.briareus)

[Animal Mother]

Okay, well I just got this little guy from Tom's Carribean (thanks again for the tip Joe!)..

He's in an 8oz plastic Dixie cup... you can see the dwarf blue-leg hermits next to him to compare size.

WOW he/she is TINY!

Video coming soon.

 

[Animal Mother]

This will be my 8-armed buddy at home. Going to keep him/her in the critter keeper I kept Einy in until he/she is larger.

 

[simple]

awesome, i get mine on monday.

 

[monty]

Kalypso!

 

[Nancy]

Welcome to Kalypso!

O. briareus is one of my favorites and a very beautiful species of octopus.

Nancy

 

[SandV]

I am glad you got a nice and tiny one...

did tom ship him with the crabs...

 

[Animal Mother]

Yeah, there's about a dozen hermit crabs and tiny snails too. I saw the bag and thought, "oh cool, he sent hermits and snails too"... and then I saw a tiny pink wad of goo... hah! He said the "head" was dime-sized, but it's closer to a peanut. About the same size as Einy was when I got him.

 

[shipposhack]

Wow, he really is small! Good luck with him.

 

[Animal Mother]

Thanks! I don't know if I can handle another "here today, gone tomorrow" animal.

I came home with the package and found my tank was full of green caulerpa soup. Perfect timing, huh? Soooo I filled the critter keeper with new saltwater and a tiny bit of tank water and about 10lbs of live rock and a bubbler for circulation, floating it in my tank until I can do a massive water change, tonight or tomorrow. The skimmer is running overtime. About 6 hours later now and the baby seems fine. Has itself squished between a rock and the plastic wall. Glad it chose a hiding place where I can still see it. Seriously, it looks like a wad of chewing gum! I still can't believe how small it is!

Damn the caulerpa! I just pruned a bunch out of it so this wouldn't happen! Prime example of why caulerpa should be boycotted.

 

[joefish84]

wow so much smaller than mine... oh well mines do great so im not worried. mines also already eating frozen fiddlers

 

[Animal Mother]

He said he had another one with a "2-inch head" but he would have to use another box, more shipping cost, etc (we ordered a bunch of gorgonias too). So I went with the smallest one he had... that's what I got! I'm kinda scared! I had to go back to work after I was done acclimating it so I've been very anxious to get back home.

 

[simple]

yea the other one is probably the one im getting..he said it has a 1.5 inch mantle

 

[dreadhead]

very cool!to your

 

[SandV]

but was the octo in the same bag as the hermits...

 

[Animal Mother]

but was the octo in the same bag as the hermits...

Yes.