true octopus

[shoelevy]

hi guys

recently i went hunting for true oct

however...a one thing that puzzles me is the extreme in price that is offered

1 place offered me $60 for 3 heads....another only 35 for 2 heads and another only 8 for 1 head...can anione advice on this?

also....how easy is this coral to keep?...i can't seem to find this info on the net

thank u all

[djviper]

i counted mine hee i bought a 7 head for $30

[AquaRa]

what's octopus?

[ReDDeviLs]

octo u mean? got true or fake 1 meh?

[shoelevy]

well

my frend calls 2 types true and fake

the true one is really special

u'll recognise it the moment u see it

it has a main tentacle then short small bumps

the fake one will haf larger and longer bumps similar to frogspawn

think dj viper one is fake one

[djviper]

from what i know there is no true and fake ...

u might wanna classify it as different family

cheers

[RAV-65]

The true octos are so called the "non-branching" octos... They have translucent flesh and also normally it doesn't extend its tentacles so much...

[diabolus]

hehe...

if dats the case, i have a 6 head "true" octo at $15...

its not true or fake, its either the paradivisa(branching) or the divisa(normal)

[shoelevy]

eh

u guys wanna post pics of yr octo to show off to me abit???

diabolus...i wnana see pic lor cos i'm really skeptical of the price!!!

[shoelevy]

hehe...

if dats the case, i have a 6 head "true" octo at $15...

its not true or fake, its either the paradivisa(branching) or the divisa(normal)

diabolus....wat is the diff between the branching and divisa in terms of looks

wat should i look out for to diffrentiate the 2 types?

[diabolus]

the difference between the paradivisa and the divisa is the way the corallites wall are formed.

the paaradivisa(branching) forms phaceloid colonies. The corallites are tall and seperate and rise upward from the skeleton.

the divisa(non branching) forms flabello-meandroid colonies. the corallites wall form long,meandering valleys with seperate walls.

If you see branches,then its E. paradivisa.

if its a long and narrow, with no branches, then its the E. divisa.

This applies to the E. ancora and the E. paraancora as well.

[shoelevy]

oh...so am i rite to sae that divisa octopus r more ex than paradivisa?

cos that's the kinda price quotes i get from lfs around

[diabolus]

i think you can say that,

the branching types are more commonly found in LFS.

[limsteel]

I was told mine is a octopus or frogspawn...Just bought them and place in my tank... these 2 fellow kept opening (size of ½golf ball) and shrinking (to size of 2 panadol stack together). sometimes both opened fully and they look really good!

[shoelevy]

eh...can anione verify this cos i tink its a frogspawn...not octopus

octopus has much smaller bumps in the tentacles

[chucky]

For wht i think,its a frogspawn. For octopas is one tanticle wth a few dot dot dot on it and octopas is more ex than the frogspawn a lot. Correct mi if i m wrong...

[shoelevy]

chucky, agree with u

limsteel...r u sure yrs is octopus?

cos it looks more like frogspawn to me

[DeepBlue]

octo

[shoelevy]

slurp...

[damien]

someone shld post the luminous green octo corals, those are simply breathtaking!

[limsteel]

No idea... I was told it is a frogspawn by the seller then another fellow came along and say it is a Octopus... Till now I got no idea... So can see that the 2nd fellow BS me

[shoelevy]

yeah....lumi green VERY nice

saw one head selling for $8 at some lfs

limsteel...i'm pretty sure yrs is a frogspawn but in any case, frogspawns r also very pretty

cheers!

[chucky]

Now $8 very cheap liao.. Last time I bought it at $45..Bcause wht i was told is frm scientist.. Like a bit kana chop.

[Dispar_Anthias]

octo is frogspawn... frogspawn is octo.... best to identify them is by their scientific name paradivisa or divisa

[Tigger]

Is this true or fake octo?