Blue Ringed Octopus

[eatbreakfast]

these animals do not belong in captivity

Why not? They do quite well in captivity.

 

[Blue Lip]

I have seen one at the lfs once. It was a hitch hiker that came with a large coral.

 

[Loosechange]

So can you give us some details on the tank set up. Would like to learn more about it.
Thanks,
Eric

 

[DaveJ]

Give some of the wholesalers in LA a call. I'm sure one of them could locate one and find you a suitable 3rd party to purchase it through. Or give the guys at Vivid, AquaSD a call since they are right there in the wholesaler hub.

Wish I could say I am shocked at the hypocrisy on this thread... No poisonous pets uh? So you will be getting rid of your Zoa's, Palys and any scorpion fish, lionfish, foxface etc? Most corals are toxic to people due to allergies and reactions. People have gone into allergic shock from hammers, torch etc...

These animals don't belong in captivity? No animals 'belong' in captivity.... we choose to cage them up for our entertainment and amusement. We sentence them to shortened lifespans in many cases and non-reproductive lives (in most cases). Its venom capability should have no bearing on if it should be kept or not.... once you decide to keep any animal against its will it makes no difference.

Dangerous pets should be allowed to be owned, provided the owners take the needed precautions and have the proper training. If they are capable of properly holding/controlling and caring for the animal I see no reason not to let them keep them.

 

[tj w]

Heres my thoughts, if he wants to keep an octopus thats his concern. He only asked if we knew where he could get one. We are all guilty of keeping live stock in captivity for our amusement. Please dont bash the poor fellow. I say go for it and post some great pics when u get one. Good luck!

 

[Nuno Magalhães]

Octopus, like all cephalopods, have a life span of 2 years at the most, in the wild or captive. That includes giant squids and giant octopus. Do you really want to spend lots of effort and money to import an already adult animal just to have it in captivity for a few months?

 

[duromega]

I have one and I love it [emoji16]

 

[Scuba95Diver]

As long as you can keep it locked in the tank it's no different than keeping venomous snakes. I have a few rattlesnakes,eyelash vipers, and some Cobras. It's all about the precautions :). And yes I would love to have a blue ringed

Yeah me to and they are not that expensive. All I have to do is find one that a dealer or someone is trying to sell!

 

[Scuba95Diver]

I have one and I love it [emoji16]

How did you get yours?

 

[psirex]

Awesome - let's see him in his home!

 

[ebushrow]

They have poor survival being trans shipped....that's probably why you can't find one....a lot of stores don't want their money going down the drain since they are not guaranteed in any shape or form. I could try to get my hands on one, but it's gonna be expensive with shipping... I'm not far from the Ohio boarder so might be close enough

 

[Vaughn17]

Octopus, like all cephalopods, have a life span of 2 years at the most, in the wild or captive. That includes giant squids and giant octopus. Do you really want to spend lots of effort and money to import an already adult animal just to have it in captivity for a few months?

The largest octopus in the world, the giant Pacific, has a live span in the wild of 3 to 5 years.

 

[AcroNem]

The largest octopus in the world, the giant Pacific, has a live span in the wild of 3 to 5 years.

At our facility ours was estimated around 6 years before she passed. Yet Nuno has a point, most do not live for terribly long at all, around the 1-2 year mark. Which considering the insanely long lifespans for most of the things we keep it's a very short period of time.

 

[samnaz]

Sure they are venomous but that's not the only concern.

Just my opinion, I think there are some animals that are so intelligent that they are better off left in the wild. Octopus is one of them. Not saying you shouldn't get one. Just voicing my view in case you hadn't thought of it.

 

[Vaughn17]

At our facility ours was estimated around 6 years before she passed. Yet Nuno has a point, most do not live for terribly long at all, around the 1-2 year mark. Which considering the insanely long lifespans for most of the things we keep it's a very short period of time.

Yes, I agree that his point was spot on; however, his statement that all cephalopods have a life span of two years at most in the wild or captive is erroneous. The chambered nautilus is a cephalopod, and it is reputed to live over 15 years.

 

[Mandrew]

How about y'all answer the question instead of trying to talk them out of something they obviously have done research on?

 

[Oceanwave45]

I don't think you can

 

[GHsaltie]

Guys, thread is 2 years old. However the OP is still an active member so maybe we will get an update as to whether he ever found one or not.

 

[Mandrew]

I didn't notice the date... lol

 

[AcroNem]

How about y'all answer the question instead of trying to talk them out of something they obviously have done research on?

I was part of this thread when it started, so I gave a little ordering insight there. I don't believe they actually did research, unless you count a fact sheet with general care requirements as true research. Who knows, this thread and concept could be so far out of his plan now that it doesn't matter, or maybe he found one and it lived a happy life and passed away sometime in the last year. Hopefully he chimes In.