can you keep octo with any other fish?

[rayman45]

as in a FOWLR or FO tank??

[Pico Keeper]

Sure, just has to be a fish that is faster than the octo. Try Damsels, they are super quick and the octo will never catch them.

[DHyslop]

Damsels are a very bad idea in an octo tank. They are aggressive and may nip at your octopus' eyes. If you put a damsel in, chances are you'll never see the octo out of its den.

[team2jndd]

I dont see the point of it. Damsels are boring and dont really add much of anything to the aquarium.

[sjfishguy]

You should never add fish to an octo tank. Even as live food. A while back I was keeping an octo successfully and then added a little blenny for him to eat. Freaked him out, he stopped eating, and died two weeks later. There is no reason to attempt this if your octo is healthy to begin with.

[dawnskaybug]

I got my octo as a hitchhiker and so far he has eaten 1 clown and 2 firefish 3 chromies
But he loves any type of crabs Hermits are cool watching him eat

[acroboy]

I had a schoal of 7 domino damsels with an octo.
1 damsel left and a very full octo. They seek to trap them at night.

[acroboy]

I had a schoal of 7 domino damsels with an octo.
1 damsel left and a very full octo. They seek to trap them at night.

[pagojoe]

Well, I kept an Octopus cyanea for a long time in a tank with a variety of fish, blue damsels, black and white damsels, a goby, a bannerfish, and a moorish idol, and he never bothered any of them. I fed him live crabs often, though, and he never seemed very interested in eating anything else. I also had a small Octopus horridus for a few months, but he chased every fish that got within a foot of him. Probably depends on the species.

Cheers,



pagojoe

[Yum Cimil]

I’ve seen a octopus attack and eat a perfectly healthy, full grown reef shark. Not sure of species.

[justinl]

i think you're referring to this video. it should be noted that the octo is a giant pacific octo. It was somewhat bigger than the actual shark. very cool vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZx0CTq7Iks

[Opcn]

Sail fin molies would be my tank mate of choice, or SW guppies. They reproduce rapidly and you can grow them in a 10 gallon tank. They are relatively peaceable and it doesn't mater if they die.

[pagojoe]

Originally posted by justinl
i think you're referring to this video. it should be noted that the octo is a giant pacific octo. It was somewhat bigger than the actual shark. very cool vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZx0CTq7Iks

Ah, spiny dogfish rather than reef shark, but extremely cool video. If you've never played with a moderate-sized octopus, it's hard to imagine how strong they are. A large one could easily hold you by the torso and rip both your arms off.



Don (who's had his share of octopus hickeys)

[acroboy]

Since my last post I have been keeping my octo with a few small species of califonia stingrays. # different species to be exact. Never a problen. The octo's don't like sharks at all !!! learned the hard way. but its been months with the rays, All the Dominos are gone though. There is a walking batfish he doesn't bother either.

[sunfishh]

Acroboy can we see some pics. That tank sounds awesome.