Blue Ringed Octopus

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by OceanicCorals

My opinion id that these creatures should be left where they belong. I think it is irresponsible for retailers to import these creatures. Conus Snails and Blue Rings are a disaster waiting to happen.

Stay away!!!

Just my opinion..........

and your opinion is based on?

It's already at Big Als, someone is gonna buy it or it's dead int he water there living in one of those hamster balls thats they keep all their hard to catch stuff in now.

[Snaz]

Originally Posted by gobytron

It's already at Big Als, someone is gonna buy it or it's dead int he water there living in one of those hamster balls thats they keep all their hard to catch stuff in now.

Buying a rare/dangerous animal "Because it's already here" is the stupiest argument.

Big Al is going to see the sale of this animal that probably has a high markup and think well this one sold, lets order five more!"

[Ron99]

Yep, don't get bitten by it. They are not overly aggressive but they are extremely poisonous. The toxin will stop your breathing within a short time and unless you get put on a respirator (which you will likely have to be kept on anywhere from a few days to a few weeks) you will die. Their toxin is one of the most potent neurotoxins known. I used to work with it and it came packed in a glass vial that was then sealed inside a foil bag which was then placed in a metal can with alot of padding. It's dangerous stuff.

Big Al's is being really irresponsible if you ask me. Blue ringed octopus in Burnaby, barracuda in Richmond. I think I will email the president of the company about this as they are not doing the hobby any favours. How about a mass email campaign to the company?

[Ron99]

Damn, Ian, you beat me to it with a much more detailed answer :-)

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by Ron99

Damn, Ian, you beat me to it with a much more detailed answer :-)

LOL, More like a copy and paste for me! Different answer same result!

[gobytron]

well aware of how poisonous they are...
thanks for the recap though.

and what is dawinian?
I think you meant darwinian?
sounds like you yourself might want to chalk one up for ol' darwin.
or maybe you could point out where I went to wrong in my set up rather than sit safely on the sidelines and point with your friends?
You guys act like I haven't read up about this animal, but I have and I am undaunted, even by this gregarious board.

Okay, so they are poisonous
anything else?

again, hopefully something beyond the herd mentality of it's too scary and nobody does it, so don't do it?

I know you're all enjoying a laugh together here but I am going to purchase this animal, The tank is and will be escape proof and I have no kids and don't plan on hand feeding, petting or interacting with this creature beyond feeding it, keeping it mentally stimulated and ensuring water quality, so if anyone can offer me some advise on how to keep it alive for as long possible (up to three years from my research) please do.

[michika]

Originally Posted by gobytron

They have one at Big Als in Burnaby right now for 39.99.
I set up a 32 gallon tank with about 40lbs of LR with the expectation that I am going to buy this thing and house it all by itself, I'll bu using an xp1 for flow and to hide the heater and pack in some lr rubble and I will be using a prizm pro skimmer for filtration
I've definitely escape proofed the tank, just wondering if anyone has experience with these deadly creatures?

Research & Education Fail!

Dawinian Win?