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Hello all
A friend and I work in the wetlab of our university, and are trying to gather as much information as possible to submit a proposal for research on behavior in octopuses. We've been doing tons of reading and found that California two-spots would workout the best for us. Our problem is that the big guy in charge wants us to use Atlantic Pygmies. We've read that these are shy and nocturnal.
Any setup suggestions for us, and opinions on which species to go for would be helpful.
Our current setup ideas would include 55 gallon tanks for each of 4 octopuses and either a 20 or 35 gallon sump tank (hopefully 35) for each tank. We will probably be designing the sytems ourselves as a bonus project from the aquarium systems design classes.
Keep in mind we are very early into this project, and have experience taking care of a variety of spieces except octopuses. Many people in this forum seem to know a lot about the subject, so any and all opinions would be great.
Thanks!
Tom and Tyler
A friend and I work in the wetlab of our university, and are trying to gather as much information as possible to submit a proposal for research on behavior in octopuses. We've been doing tons of reading and found that California two-spots would workout the best for us. Our problem is that the big guy in charge wants us to use Atlantic Pygmies. We've read that these are shy and nocturnal.
Any setup suggestions for us, and opinions on which species to go for would be helpful.
Our current setup ideas would include 55 gallon tanks for each of 4 octopuses and either a 20 or 35 gallon sump tank (hopefully 35) for each tank. We will probably be designing the sytems ourselves as a bonus project from the aquarium systems design classes.
Keep in mind we are very early into this project, and have experience taking care of a variety of spieces except octopuses. Many people in this forum seem to know a lot about the subject, so any and all opinions would be great.
Thanks!
Tom and Tyler