octopus as a pet ???

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My friend had one in a 37 gal.he kept it filled about 3/4 of the way. As long as you keep the octopus occupied it doesn't try to escape. There are a few species that live 10 years, but IDK which ones, and all females die after breeding. As far as price, depends on where your at, here they run about $80
 
If an octopus inks in a your tank-chances are you made him do it and P.S. if this happens the toxins can easily wipe out a tank much like a Sea Apple----so I've been told from those that have lost.
 
well was still in there today, so hadnt escaped. maybe its happy where it is. on a side note, do cuttlefish have the same life expectancy or longer?
 
I had an octopus before. It actually was my first saltwater set-up. It was about the size of a lima bean, and ate ghost shrimp. It was in a 15 gal with a Fluval 2 and a velcro-screen top. He was great for several months until he disappeared. Never even found a body.

According to what I've read, cuttelfish are even harder to maintain in captivity and their lifespan is defintely shorter.
 
i'll pass cuz i dun want no ink in my tank =]
 
i live 5 mins from beach and have caught 2 at different times and kept them for a few months each before releasing them again. I dont know why ppl think they are hard to keep, coz as long as ya water parameters are good for the species u have they are easy. my 2 wild caught ones both ate silversides from my hand within a few days and seemed interested in whatever i was doin in the room the tank was in, they even seemed to enjoy shooting a jet of water at me whenever i had the lids off. they were bigger then the small reef species though at about 25-30 cms long so size might have alot to do with how shy they are.
 
Fish Porn---Fish Porn!!---Fish Porn!!!
Lets see some pic's- Chrisdef15
Sound to cool to be true ( yes I believe you )
Iit still sounds pretty dam cool.
Fish Porn--Show me some fin. (or some octopus-y)

My BEST hitchhiker is an OCTOPUS!
I hope this is not "bad form" but this is a tread of the month and a lot of relevant info.
I must warn you---if you read the thread all the way thru it may brake your hart.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=873176

I believe, I am a believer, I have been converted-now I want one! (more research more Bank)
Tonmo.com Octo-site lots more info here.
 
I actually kept an octopus a few years back, an O. Bimaculoides.
I named him Ozzy, and he was one of the best fish i have ever kept. I think he cost me around $35 and he was great. I trained him (by trained, i merely mean put the obstacle in his way) to open cork bottles, unscrew jars, and other little things to get his favorite food of ghost shrimp. He was a great fish for a species tank and had great personality. He would sometimes be incredibly stubborn and grab ahold of my hand while i was doing tank maintenace or whatever and wouldn't let go for probably a half hour. He even made friends (i swear, he did) with a yellow tail damsel who guarded him from nippy little feeder killies.
He was a great cephalopod and well worth the investment, even though he only lived about a year.
 
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