17-12-2008, 05:50 PM
I use to keep octopiis in captivity many years ago and I managed to prevent them from escaping by having a 3 inch layer of astro tuff (artificial grass) stuck to the top of the tank all round, above water level. they can't get a grip on that. hahahha, so solved the problem of them escaping but ended up with couple of them squeezing them selves into my filter hahahhaa.
[quote name='Mr_Willy' post='2328' date='May 27 2004, 05:59 PM']And watch out for octopus - they get out!!
There was a doco on tv once with octopus and crabs. And they didnt have lids on the tanks, but each night a crab would go missing - the installed a camera and the octopus would get out of its tank, crawl over to the crabs tank, grab a crab, then go back to its own tank and eat it!!
Have thought of keeping things like this before - need a good aerator and filter, and perhaps some small live tommies or gar or whiting or something for the squid to feed on!!![/quote]
[quote name='Mr_Willy' post='2328' date='May 27 2004, 05:59 PM']And watch out for octopus - they get out!!
There was a doco on tv once with octopus and crabs. And they didnt have lids on the tanks, but each night a crab would go missing - the installed a camera and the octopus would get out of its tank, crawl over to the crabs tank, grab a crab, then go back to its own tank and eat it!!
Have thought of keeping things like this before - need a good aerator and filter, and perhaps some small live tommies or gar or whiting or something for the squid to feed on!!![/quote]