I've had an illness (stomach flu) as well as other maintenance tasks (sigh..) to do, so There wasn't many updates.. Sorry about that.
Yesterday was their third week of life. There are about 20-25 left. They are now almost half a centimetre in length. The tank now has very few octopi, apparently because they were dining on each other. Th container dwellers however, are quite healthy. I am still having a problem locating any saltwater shrimp, so gut loaded ghost shrimp is what I've been feeding them. It seems like it is working. Other than that, not much new things have been happening.
I've also noticed that they remember when the lights go on. I once counted 40 or so in the tank when I turned on the lights at about 5:30 AM. I always turn the lights on at 6:00 AN. I tried turning on the lights at 5:30 AM the next day, and I didn't see any octopi in the tank, except some odd ones in the corners. The mother is still alive, although still isn't accepting food.
I will try to upload a video sometime next week
socal_saltwater, Octopi are usually nocturnal, so he'll probably come out at night to feed. Keep an eye out for him, or use a red light to view him. Good Luck!