Recent questions tagged aquatic pets

Description : I was wondering what CFR would apply to pet food particularly fish food such as betta and goldfish.

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Description : Can Mantis shrimp be kept as pets?

Last Answer : Mantis shrimp come in a bunch of varieties. Colorful ones, like the peacock mantis shrimp shouldn't lose their color if kept correctly in a salt water aquarium, but they don't really make the best ... . I think that the best way to appreciate mantis shrimp is to visit them at your local aquarium.

Description : If you get a pet octopus, what should you feed it?

Last Answer : Feeding an octopus is expensive and can be challenging. Their mainstays are shrimp and crabs and other crustaceans. If you live in coastal areas, they are more easily available, either by fishing for them ... and there can be delays. This could mean that you have an extra supply frozen on hand.

Description : How do you measure the size tank you will need for your pet octopus?

Last Answer : Octopuses have very short lifespans, usually less than a year. But they are interesting to watch. They are intelligent and have the ability to change shape and color. They need to be kept alone in a ... a tank be sure to tell the shopkeeper the species of octopus you have to get the correct size.

Description : I heard that if an octopus is threatened it can 'release' one of its legs and swim away...is this true?

Last Answer : It seems like something a you would see in a space alien movie...An organism is under attack and boom! a leg detaches! But, tis no movie, it's real life and its called autotomy. When ... . The moving arm serves as a distraction to would-be predators and provides the octopus the chance to escape.