I have octo eggs

Al G Blenny · #1 05/03/2006, 09:52 PM

Hi,
I'm somewhat new to cephs and I recently aquired some unknown octo eggs. Anyone have any advice? Specifically what do baby octos eat? I've had a blue ring (flame on) for a while now and I really like the guy. The eggs are in a nano cube for now. The tank is not filled to the filter. I just have a small pump in there moving the water. The eggs seem to be healthy. They are mostly clear with some spots on the inside. Some are opaque. I saw two red ones this morning. I was told they were common brown octo eggs. I guess I'll find out if/when they hatch. I'm thinking of selling some if/when they do. Any advice is apreciated. Thanks.
-Matt

Mizu · #2 05/04/2006, 07:24 AM

Common brown octo could be anything
It is a large egg species from what you say and thats good.
Baby octos can eat mysid shrimp, Ampipods, and i heard of one guy using baby Peppermint shrimp but I cant remember where i heard that.
They eat a LOT and if they cant find something they will eat eachother.
Octopets moved them out the door around 2- 3 months old.

Good Luck

Al G Blenny · #3 05/04/2006, 11:38 AM

Thanks for the advice. They are actually very small eggs. Does that make much of a difference?

Mizu · #4 05/04/2006, 02:26 PM

How many ?
Octos lay two types of eggs
large egg and small eggs
Large eggs number in the fewer than 200 catagory where as the small egged ones are on the order of thousands.
Small eggs turn into planktonic octos which are nigh unto impossible to keep in the home aquarium.
Large eggs turn into small fully functional octos that can be raised.

Al G Blenny · #5 05/04/2006, 09:41 PM

Hi,
there are about 200 eggs. I know that's borderline for small or large. Maybe I'll try to get pics.