Blue Ringed Octopus

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Pufferpunk;1981201; said:
I've seen them at my LFS. Stupid thing to sell, IMO. Great way to kill a significant other though... "Hey honey, comme pet my new octopus--he's friendly, don't worry! Uh... officer, I told her not to touch it..."

I also have one the size of my calf, tattoed on my leg.
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:ROFL::ROFL:
 
Well thanks for the input anyways. Maybe I'll just stick with a mantis shrimp instead then.
 
I don't think they do since what I've read online it seems they don't "attack" people. It sounds more like people step on them or touch them or something then they defend themselves and that's what kills the person. I think more people kill these octopi than they've killed people, especially aquarists. Especially since people have become so afraid of these they'll kill them before the octopus can even escape. But I don't live anywhere near these so what do I know.
 
i dont understand how ppl acclimate octopus into there aquarium wont they ink? and they say if they ink in your tank water it destroys the water(what i heard) i would love to get a mimic but then you take those chances on spended 250$ and you may loose him just by puttin him inthe tank
 
BobbyG123;1984084; said:
i dont understand how ppl acclimate octopus into there aquarium wont they ink? and they say if they ink in your tank water it destroys the water(what i heard) i would love to get a mimic but then you take those chances on spended 250$ and you may loose him just by puttin him inthe tank
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they have AMAZING skimmers on those tanks..

and cleaning the tank, moving the rock around, etc.. is when they get bit

if only one person in the world kept them.. and he got bit.. statistically only 1 person per dies.. so context is important in figuring out how many people die
 
The first LFS I ever worked at keeped them. They lived about 8 to 12 months and we always ordered the same type but they all came in looking quit differant. I dont think anyone at that time from that distributer anyway could really tell them apart. They were all suppose to be from local carribean waters. When we brought them they came in black bages. To keep them from inking we put them in to a black bucket with a black lid we cut the bage in the bucket and poured it out while closeing the lid so it stayed dark and didnt see us than through a small hole with air tube ran a drip till the bucket was full. Then use black garbage bags taped to the tank like you would to kill algae. Put the whole bucket in the tank crack open the top. cover the tank with a screen top with locks and books or rocks on top to try and contain it. Than every 24 hours we'd pull one side open. Than the front after about on the 4th day you should be able to pull the bucket and then you have it, NO INK . But it will probable escape at some point and die within a year and If it would kill you it make the rest of us look bad . So please get a pitbull or somthing
 
The first LFS I ever worked at keeped them...
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Sounds like quite the production! lol.


So are all Octopi so short lived or just the Blue ring?
 
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