anyone own...

[mrsrobertson]

Does anyone own an octopus or squid? any pics. :feedback:

[redtailfool]

Ive read from an article recently that squids and octupus
or other animals from the Cephalopoda family do poorly in home aquaria
because they require perfect water and require specialized diets. It would
be awesome to have though.

[mrsrobertson]

Ive read from an article recently that squids and octupus
or other animals from the Cephalopoda family do poorly in home aquaria
because they require perfect water and require specialized diets. It would
be awesome to have though.

I know. I have heard that the dye from them can really screw up a tank. and that they can climb out of the tank even if there is a cover on it. They are sneaky

[piranha45]

i have 6 videos of a cuttlefish eating small fish, anyone wants em email or AIM me

[Vitaliy]

They are a pain in the ass to keep and only live around ~3 years. :cry:

[piranha45]

alot of species live less than 1 year, and buy the time they get to your door they may only have 6 months of life left in them!

[redtailfool]

alot of species live less than 1 year, and buy the time they get to your door they may only have 6 months of life left in them!


True.

[Oddball]

Check out this link:


Octopets (http://www.octopets.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=OctoPets&Product_Code=Cuttlefish&Category_Code=Cuttlefish)

[mrsrobertson]

Thanks Oddball, I checked that out, the octopus is not expensive at all. Thanks for the link.

[mpgleisten]

they must be fairly common in the trade though. i see them on a regular basis here in small town wisconsin for 30 bucks usually.

[iheartfishies]

Ya I had a friend keep an octo and it lived like 7 months, then stopped eating, and died.
His was only supposed to live a year, so I guess he got lucky.
I'll have to find the pics.

[mrsrobertson]

Ya I had a friend keep an octo and it lived like 7 months, then stopped eating, and died.
His was only supposed to live a year, so I guess he got lucky.
I'll have to find the pics.

that would be cool. thanks. :)

[Killduv]

It would be cool to have one. The only drawback is the short lifespan. I think the only one that lives more 5 years or so would be the giant Octopus.

[rubberbanddude]

They sell them at my LFS and there around $60. i like the puffericon oddball

[guppy]

pacific giant octopus live up to around 5 years in a chilled, over pumped tank, or if they are female, until bred, they die shortly after the eggs hatch. Arrowsqiud live 1 year

[philc21]

i dont have one but im in the middle of setting a tank up for one . ive researched it for a long time and finally saved up enough money. im getting a bimaculoides from octopets.com theyr not too difficult to keep the water quality doesnt have to be perfect but i have no worries about that because im filtering the 38 gallon its in with an ehieim 2228 and an eheim 2215 so i think ill have enough filtration. theyr really not that hard the only drawback is the lifespan but if u get one thats tank bred and its guaranteed to be only 8 - 10 weeks old you can still have it for a good amount of time. if you have any questions about keeping one pm me because ive probly researched it already and can let you know. once i get it all set up ill come back with some pictures.

[EZHOOPS]

PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS SITE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE!!!!!!!!

VERY INFORMATIONAL AS WELL AS SOURCES OF OCTO'S, CUTTLES, ETC.

http://www.tonmo.com/

[philc21]

finally got it all set up got the octo for 50$ its a tank bred definatly the way to go it was probly only a few weeks old when i got it now its about a month and half old still really small




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[softturtle]

nice set-up. What size tank is that. That oct. is awsome. Did you get him online or from a local spot? I went to a place that had a bunch of babies for $65. They were the size of quaters.

[bluedempsey]

yeah most of the ones i have ordered were really small too
i customer of mine requested i order him a blue ring octo.
even that was small! and i couldn't even see any rings :(

[philc21]

the tank is a 38 gallon i got him from my work cuz i work at reef encounter in hackensack nj so it was pretty easy to get him wen i wanted him lol.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

gr8 pics!!! would love to see a vid of it feeding!!!

[philc21]

hes just getting to know me now to the point that when i come up to the tank hell come out of his den to see if im going to feed him. soo hopefully ill get some video soon once he adjusts a little bit more.

[softturtle]

yeah most of the ones i have ordered were really small too
i customer of mine requested i order him a blue ring octo.
even that was small! and i couldn't even see any rings :(
I have heard that they don't show there blue rings unless they are by the oppisite sex or are pi$$ed off! But I don't know **** about cephalopods. They do look OUTRAGOUSLY cool though. In any case, can't those Blue Ring Octopuses kill you if they get a hold of you (poisonous)? I heard a guy at a LFS trying to get the owner to sign a potitoin to bann them from the trade? Anyone hear about that?

[philc21]

ive heard talk of them being banned because they r so venomous but i doubt its going to happen. not alot of people are looking to keep them so its probly not going to go through if someone is actually trying to pass a petition.

[magic]

Blue rings are VERY poisonous and dangerous. I really like your bimac, cute little guy. I caught one once, i just threw a empty waterbottle on a rope down off the dock and like a month later i had a little bimac. :)

[grenaria]

Very nice, I love watching the octopii in the store, but have been avoiding another species only setup.

[repkyle6888]

my friend has a dwarf and he kicks @$$

[softturtle]

Philc21, hows your little octo doing. I figured I'd check in and see how it is doing in about a month, and that is now. So, any updates.

[rayman45]

ditto