My octopuses are kept as part of my master's research at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. I know this is cheating
- I have a seawater supply that dumps straight into the tank, so I don't have to do the hard work of figuring out tank chemistry. I'm in awe of all of you out there that can manage closed aquariums
. I hope to learn enough here to get one in my own home when I stop being a poor college student! I don't really name my octopuses - except my first I named Gregori; this one is Octopus H (boring, isn't it?). I have an agreement with a local fisherman to bring them to me unharmed. I usually only keep one per tank, and I have two tanks, so each gets a lot of space. There are a lot of cinderblocks that were used in the construction of the facilities that now lie in the water and have been covered in pink coraline algae or other good stuff. They seem to prefer those to the flower pots or pvc pipes I've supplied. There is also a lot of dead coral lying around. It's probably not too inspiring, Greg ... it wouldn't look good as an aquarium, I'm afraid. You'll see why in the outside photo of the tanks. The second attachment is Octopus I (do I have an imagination or what?
). Maybe I should call him Igor and the other one Horace? I'll try to find a picture that shows the whole bottom of the tank.
