Kalypso (O.briareus)

[Animal Mother]

Kalypso had his Thanksgiving dinner sometime after lights out, as I suspected he would.

 

[Animal Mother]

Kalypso's death grip.

 

[Nancy]

I thought at first when I read the title that Kalypso had died!
Far from it, Kalypso is as lively and active as ever.

This video is one of the best I've seen for showing long arms and delicate webbing of a briareus. Also also how a very enthusiastic octopus will behave!

Nancy

 

[DWhatley]

Woooo... I would so freak out if Kalypso jumped on my hand.

 

[corw314]

That's a great video! I like when you are trying to "stuff" him back in the tank, like trying to get a square peg in a round hole! They know what they want that's for sure!Excellent footage!

 

[Animal Mother]

Woooo... I would so freak out if Kalypso jumped on my hand.

Yeah. Well I rarely hand Kalypso his food now days because of this. Especially when the dogs are in the house. That is the closest I've come to getting my fingers nibbled yet.

 

[sorseress]

That is a terrific video! He did NOT want to go back in!

 

[Animal Mother]

I was gathering mysis shrimp from other tanks with a baster, and of course when I started in on Kalypso's tank I lost the baster. Alayna took pics with her Iphone.

The part that is most interesting to me is, I have NEVER been able to remove the bulb from it. I've pulled and pried and could never budge it and so decided perhaps it wasn't meant to be taken apart. Kalypso had it off in about 2 minutes.

 

[Nancy]

Nice photos, like the colors! Of course, we knew that Kalypso would want the baster.

I didn't realize the iPhone could take such good photos!

Nancy

 

[DWhatley]

He is such a dynamic octo! I wish I had room for one. We have talked about converting the reef but not until we loose Harry (our mandarin) and Winchester (our trigger fish).

 

[Animal Mother]

Something of interest to report...

The heater in Kalypso's tank has been kaput for several days and I'm pretty broke right now so I can't buy a new one and need the ones I've got in our reef and the current cuttle tank for those tanks. Kalypso's tank temperature is lingering between 64 and 66F, and no change whatsoever in behavior.

 

[Animal Mother]

Kalypso has been with me for exactly one year as of today.

 

[runn3rb3an]

YAY!! happy... anniversary I guess haha. = )

by the way how is that blue spot sea hare working out in your tank? I happened to see one when I went to my lfs right after I read this thread and it was the perfect size for my 29 seahorse tank (about half the size of a golfball) so I picked it up. I plan to move it to the octo tank once its ready.

 

[monty]

congrats!

 

[DWhatley]

Kalypso