what can i keep with an octo?

[Ms Flasher Wrasse]

Just wondering what I can keep in a 90 with an octo, I really want a puffer, possibly a porcipine, but my b/f wants an octo. Is it possible to keep them together? What else can be kept with an octo? Thankyou.

[amcarrig]

Hi Ms. Flasher Wrasse: Just a suggestion...you might get your question answered faster in the cephalopod forum. Good luck!

[Reefraff]

Virtually anything you keep with an octopus is a potential meal for the octopus. I have kept damsels with a small one, and they were never eaten -- only because he couldn't catch them and I fed him other food. Most of the fish that are not at risk of becoming a meal will turn the tables and use the octopus for a meal. Not sure which way the puffer would go. However, octopi are best kept in a species only tank - 30 gal is big enough for most octopi available. I agree with the b/f in that Octopi are one of the coolest animals one can keep, but do lots of reading before you buy one so you make sure to give them the proper care. Here is a link to get you started: http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/index.html

[Agu]

You may want to check out this forum, http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?daysprune=&forumid=38

hth,
Agu