kingsnar;79626 said:
Wow, I thought they were one of the less colorful species. Guess not though! can't wait to get a bimac setup.
If you read the "ceph care" section of this site which every newbie seems to oddly miss/ignore, it has a Bimac Care sheet created by one of the moderators of this site, Nancy. Gives you basically all the info you should need, but if you have anymore specific questions you can ask the forum of course.
The Bimac's origin is on the southern coasts of California and nicknamed the mudflat/2-spot octopus because of their mottled yellowish/brown skin colorations. They have false eyespots under each eye which is one of the biggest distinguishable traits in this species. The truth is, their the best species to keep and good looking at the same time which is a rare case because most animals that are beautiful, are so often not good in captivity like the Mimic Octopus/Zebra Octopus, Blue Ringed Octopus which is lethal to humans, and others. Dwarfs are so much smaller out of the ordinary, and yet they die in only a few months.
A Vulgaris btw...which is the most common octopus in the world and fished commercially every year is another one thats neat to keep, but aren't as easy to get. Their hardly seen on retail sites or sold alive anywere but in Korea/Japanese fish markets. The only thing is that they need a 100+ sized tank because their arms can reach a length of 3 feet.