Raising a Bimac Inklet (journal) - Page 3

Sugar Magnolia · 10/03/2013, 09:39 AM

I'd love to see a video of Kermit. It's just so darn cute!

Woogiekids · 10/03/2013, 09:41 AM

Next time I put a bunch of hermits in the tank for him I'll take a video. Shore crabs he says "eh" about, but hermits?! It's on! lol

He's taken up residence in the cave system that houses the 5 rock shrimp (he was supposed to eat those, lol). I think he hopes they'll just wander into his clutches. He's to lazy to catch those little boogers. They're fast!

SantaMonica · 10/06/2013, 09:03 PM

Neat. Are all octo's this small to start?

Woogiekids · 10/09/2013, 06:49 PM

Not sure but I think so.

Kermie pic!

Sugar Magnolia · 10/10/2013, 08:48 AM

So cute!!

Woogiekids · 11/01/2013, 05:07 PM

Growing fast now! Don't mind the cyano, I'm having an annoying bloom

Going after the blenny. Run blenny, run!

Bad pic, cool coloration

Next to the 5 inch bat star for size reference

Chicago · 11/01/2013, 06:23 PM

Great. Can we see pic of the whole tank

Woogiekids · 11/03/2013, 10:25 PM

Sure, here are a few pics from today

Whiterabbitrage · 11/05/2013, 02:46 PM

Love his moody little color changes! He gets cuter with every pix.
Can't wait to see the Hermit Crab chow down video!
You really are lucky to have the chance to raise this little guy,

NatalieD · 11/15/2013, 07:29 PM

Awesome!!

Woogiekids · 11/22/2013, 09:09 PM

New Kermit pics! And a bonus pic lol

Woogiekids · 12/20/2013, 11:47 PM

Kermit pics!

Woogiekids · 12/29/2013, 08:58 PM

smb2415 · 12/30/2013, 09:29 AM

whats his current size? he's so small I wonder if one like him be ok in a reef. Granted small fish and inverts would not last.

Woogiekids · 12/30/2013, 10:11 AM

He's about the size of a baseball. Most bimacs get a good amount bigger, so we shall see what his final size is. He is 9 months old.

He's a cold water species, so I have a temperate reef. He lives with sea anemones, mussels, starfish etc. There is one blenny in the tank that is living on borrowed time, lol. He will only eat live food, so I'm constantly replenishing his crab supply.

Sugar Magnolia · 12/30/2013, 03:48 PM

He's grown quite a bit. Still cute as ever!

FlyPenFly · 12/31/2013, 10:52 AM

Best thread on RC.

rlm2005 · 01/08/2014, 02:17 PM

I just stumbled upon this thread, what an amazing opportunity to raise him. Great pictures btw.

JasonMHorn · 01/11/2014, 11:51 AM

Great thread!! And Congrats on raising him!

Woogiekids · 01/16/2014, 09:27 PM

Kermit was on the hunt tonight!

Spyderturbo007 · 01/28/2014, 09:46 AM

Wow, he is so cool. How does he get the hermits out of their shell? Does he just stick one of his arms in there and yank them out?

Woogiekids · 01/28/2014, 10:31 AM

He doesn't eat hermits anymore (too small), but when he did I assume he sucked them right now.

He eats shore crabs and mussels now days. The shore crabs he grabs and pierces with his beak. It's pretty gross, lol

Woogiekids · 01/30/2014, 01:14 PM

OK, Here's a Kermie video! Hopefully it works. He spent all day trying to get this crab with no luck. But this morning I came down and he was successful!

Spyderturbo007 · 01/30/2014, 02:03 PM

Don't you worry about him getting injured trying to eat the crab?

Excuse my ignorance because I know nothing about Bimac Inklet, but how does he feed? Do they release some sort of toxin to kill their prey?

Woogiekids · 01/30/2014, 02:10 PM

Nah, the worst the crab could do is pinch a tentacle.

Yes, he releases a nerve toxin and then drills in. It's pretty gross, lol

10/03/2013, 09:39 AM	#51
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	I'd love to see a video of Kermit. It's just so darn cute! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

10/06/2013, 09:03 PM	#53
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	Neat. Are all octo's this small to start? __________________ Inventor of the easy-to-DIY upflow scrubber, and also the waterfall scrubber that everyone loves to build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424843

10/10/2013, 08:48 AM	#55
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	So cute!! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

11/01/2013, 06:23 PM	#57
Chicago Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: earth Posts: 3,218	Great. Can we see pic of the whole tank __________________ "If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will" ..famous poet.. Current Tank Info: 500 gal starphire, reef sps dominated, 40 plus fish, 300 gallon sump in basement below, reeftek calcium reactor, reeftek kalkwasser reactor, lifeguard fluidized filter for rowaphose, 4 400MH 10k xm, 2 160 vho super attinic, DYI 50 gallon denitrator

11/05/2013, 02:46 PM	#59
Whiterabbitrage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,338 Blog Entries: 1	Love his moody little color changes! He gets cuter with every pix. Can't wait to see the Hermit Crab chow down video! You really are lucky to have the chance to raise this little guy, __________________ ~Morgan Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium

10/03/2013, 09:41 AM	#52
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Next time I put a bunch of hermits in the tank for him I'll take a video. Shore crabs he says "eh" about, but hermits?! It's on! lol He's taken up residence in the cave system that houses the 5 rock shrimp (he was supposed to eat those, lol). I think he hopes they'll just wander into his clutches. He's to lazy to catch those little boogers. They're fast!

10/09/2013, 06:49 PM	#54
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Not sure but I think so. Kermie pic!

11/01/2013, 05:07 PM	#56
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Growing fast now! Don't mind the cyano, I'm having an annoying bloom Going after the blenny. Run blenny, run! Bad pic, cool coloration Next to the 5 inch bat star for size reference

11/03/2013, 10:25 PM	#58
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Sure, here are a few pics from today

11/15/2013, 07:29 PM	#60
NatalieD Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 73	Awesome!!

11/22/2013, 09:09 PM	#61
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	New Kermit pics! And a bonus pic lol

12/20/2013, 11:47 PM	#62
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Kermit pics!

12/29/2013, 08:58 PM	#63
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551

12/30/2013, 09:29 AM	#64
smb2415 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 738	whats his current size? he's so small I wonder if one like him be ok in a reef. Granted small fish and inverts would not last. __________________ Custom 7'x3'x42"tall 550g glass DT/~800g system. (GHL Mitras died) - looking for new solution. Hammerhead / DC10000 / MP60. Bean overflow C2C. Apex. Custom Heater.

12/30/2013, 10:11 AM	#65
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	He's about the size of a baseball. Most bimacs get a good amount bigger, so we shall see what his final size is. He is 9 months old. He's a cold water species, so I have a temperate reef. He lives with sea anemones, mussels, starfish etc. There is one blenny in the tank that is living on borrowed time, lol. He will only eat live food, so I'm constantly replenishing his crab supply.

12/30/2013, 03:48 PM	#66
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	He's grown quite a bit. Still cute as ever! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

12/31/2013, 10:52 AM	#67
FlyPenFly SPS Killer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,490	Best thread on RC.

01/08/2014, 02:17 PM	#68
rlm2005 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego Area Posts: 432	I just stumbled upon this thread, what an amazing opportunity to raise him. Great pictures btw. __________________ Rhonda 65 gallon mixed reef

01/11/2014, 11:51 AM	#69
JasonMHorn Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 221	Great thread!! And Congrats on raising him!

01/16/2014, 09:27 PM	#70
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Kermit was on the hunt tonight!

01/28/2014, 09:46 AM	#71
Spyderturbo007 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: PA Posts: 2,564	Wow, he is so cool. How does he get the hermits out of their shell? Does he just stick one of his arms in there and yank them out?

01/28/2014, 10:31 AM	#72
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	He doesn't eat hermits anymore (too small), but when he did I assume he sucked them right now. He eats shore crabs and mussels now days. The shore crabs he grabs and pierces with his beak. It's pretty gross, lol

01/30/2014, 01:14 PM	#73
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	OK, Here's a Kermie video! Hopefully it works. He spent all day trying to get this crab with no luck. But this morning I came down and he was successful! Last edited by Woogiekids; 01/30/2014 at 01:20 PM.

01/30/2014, 02:03 PM	#74
Spyderturbo007 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: PA Posts: 2,564	Don't you worry about him getting injured trying to eat the crab? Excuse my ignorance because I know nothing about Bimac Inklet, but how does he feed? Do they release some sort of toxin to kill their prey?

01/30/2014, 02:10 PM	#75
Woogiekids Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 551	Nah, the worst the crab could do is pinch a tentacle. Yes, he releases a nerve toxin and then drills in. It's pretty gross, lol