a 10gal stomopod nano

[something]

Update

I moved the goniopora out of the filter flow and theyve extended a bit more:

what the heck is this thing?

Medusa or something?

Shrooms are splitting

Brittle star

 

[1979camaro]

i have absolutely no idea what that yellow thing is

 

[something]

ok, just figured it out

yellow stuff = crab guts

 

[1979camaro]

tasty.....

 

[phOOey]

crab guts

are those ghost shrimp you feed it just regular fw ghosties?

if so, how long do they survive in the tank? ( if they dont get eaten )

 

[something]

Just regular old FW ghosts. i couldnt tell you how long they last, they're all pretty much eaten right away. I would guess no longer than a week though.


Petco sells red clawed crabs and crayfish for about $1.50, could i feed those to the octo?

 

[1979camaro]

i have no idea...you are now the resident octopus expert i think

 

[dbacksrat]

just give em damsels--lol

 

[Fishfreak]

How much did all of this cost? I might wanna start one of my own.

 

[something]

How much did all of this cost? I might wanna start one of my own.

heh, thats a good question

my bank statement says about $400, give or take. But the LR i bought was a bit over priced.


i went ahead and bought a bunch of crayfish and red claws, the octo seems to have no problem completely destroying them. Im trying to get him to take krill, so im gonna go buy some tomorrow. I tried feeding him a dead crab (i stepped on him by accident) but he just attacked the feeding stick. It took a few min before he took the crab.

 

[1979camaro]

at least he took it though...step in the right direction

 

[S.Reef]

AT the store I work at we feed them peppermint shrimp. Very cool.

 

[1979camaro]

and expensive...

 

[S.Reef]

...Yeah...

 

[dbacksrat]

try teaching him how to take dead foods--that way you can feed him silversides and what not

 

[fishcraziee]

To me the yello stuff looks like a mini sun poylp or a small yellow zoanthid colony. I dont think its crab guts....

 

[something]

today = success

Ok, so this thread is getting so freaking long that my computer is having a hard time loading it sometimes, so im gonna switch over to a new thread in a few posts.

anyways, on to the news:
today = success

octopus ate a dead krill that was given to him with the help of a feeding stick (to avoid any unfortunate encounters with my finger and his beak). He didnt finish the whole krill, because earlier that day he destroyed a crayfish about the size of his head (3.5" or so), it was cool to watch

more news:
tomorrow or subsequent days = possible failure
i bought some hairy mushrooms or something of the like today, and i consequently had my first encounter with fragging corals. I tied the shrooms to a piece of LR with some sewing thread, hopefully it will stick, only time will tell. Pics in a while

 

[lordroad]

Not to add any more posts to this thread but... I'm real curious, how are things going?

Addendum: this was a great thread to read. I came upon it late, when it was on its 11th page or so, and spent about an hour reading everything and looking at the pics.

 

[Grymatta]

if you want a nano cube..its cheaper to order online. you can even order it directly from JBJ.

I thought Mantis Shrimps were considered pests? Dont they kill SW fish and inverts? dont most ppl try to get rid of them from their live rocks?

 

[Fishfreak]

I would order it from nanocustoms.com They have good upgrades. They curently have a hood worth $350 on fragbay.com and the bid is only a $50. It has a small chip in it so that is why it is being sold there. Check it out.