Has anyone had luck? I bought one and it died pretty quickly. I hate to say I can't wait to try again. Please let me know?
H mart octopus
- Thread starter erider
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Never seen a live octopus at the markets but having kept and enjoyed them in the past I would be tempted to rescue one if I did.
I know what it is as there are a few in this city and I have been to them and seen what they sell.
You can find them alive for sale in Korean or Japanese market (KR/JP like to eat them raw and alive), other Asian markets you will most likely see them dead or frozen.
.....or kept in poor conditions and near death which is probably why the op's died so soon.
Anyway, Octopus never meant to keep in house aquarium, their life span is short unless you get your hand on the Pacific Giant Octopus but then...Do you have a tank big enough to house them? Also, they're pretty smart and will die soon in home aquarium cause boredom. (Don't be fool by the show "tanked" that house a giant octopus in a stupid tiny tank)
I'm not sure that they die from boredom but most octopi are not long lived....two or three years and no telling how old they are when they are collected for the pet trade.
Have you seen them? What species are they? I'm going back for another, I'll really look them over this time.