"so the public can see those rare animals too."

California biologist tries to breed rare octopus in home aquarium
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22 () -- San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences says it hopes to raise and mate a species of octopus so rare it hasn't yet been assigned a scientific name.The academy's senior biologist has set up a home aquarium to attempt to mate what is currently called the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus -- despite its name a rather small species of octopus.A 100-gallon aquarium in a spare bedroom in Richard Ross's Alameda home holds two females and three males that measure between 8 and 10 inches from the tip of one outstretched arm to another,[url=http://www.moncleroutleto.co.uk]moncler outlet[/url], the San Francisco Chronicle reported.The creatures were unknown to science until about 20 years ago, when a Panamanian biologist diving off the coast of Nicaragua first described them.Ross says if he is successful in mating and rearing enough of his rare octopuses,[url=http://www.pachasvip.com]hollister outlet[/url], he plans to move some into the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences, "so the public can see those rare animals too."

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