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- Dec 18, 2003
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I finally recieved my octopus 4 days ago. I have been waiting on him for about a month now. He is bigger than I thought he would be. His head is about the size of a lemon and his tentacles are about 10" long.(from head to tip) Yes, he's pretty big.
Since I've introduced him to my tank(30 gal.), he has just stayed in one spot. He sits near the surface of the water in the center of the back wall. He has plenty of rocks to hide in, but he just stays in that one spot.
The two damsels that I had cycling the tank are still in there, he hasnt even tried to catch them. I also added some live shrimp. I havent noticed him try to go after those either. The only I get him to eat is if I take a shrimp, cut the head off so it will stop jumping, and feed him the tail and body. He will accept this right out of my hand. Actually its more like me putting it into his mouth.
My question is: Why has he not started to explore the tank? Will he ever catch the food himself? And, if he doesn't try to get his own food, what should I do?
Thanks for the help,
Billy
Since I've introduced him to my tank(30 gal.), he has just stayed in one spot. He sits near the surface of the water in the center of the back wall. He has plenty of rocks to hide in, but he just stays in that one spot.
The two damsels that I had cycling the tank are still in there, he hasnt even tried to catch them. I also added some live shrimp. I havent noticed him try to go after those either. The only I get him to eat is if I take a shrimp, cut the head off so it will stop jumping, and feed him the tail and body. He will accept this right out of my hand. Actually its more like me putting it into his mouth.
My question is: Why has he not started to explore the tank? Will he ever catch the food himself? And, if he doesn't try to get his own food, what should I do?
Thanks for the help,
Billy