Blue Ringed Octopus

[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.

[Todd]

Originally Posted by gobytron

and what is dawinian?
I think you meant darwinian?
sounds like you yourself might want to chalk one up for ol' darwin.
You guys act like I haven't read up about this animal, but I have and I am undaunted, even by this gregarious board.

Big words for someone living in vacnouver.

[TheRealBigAL]

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[KPG007]

Originally Posted by 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.
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?

Spelling corrections from a guy who lives in Vacnouver.....

I think the people on here are just pointing out the extreme danger of the animal, as you have not made it clear (until your last post) that you understand them.
As for input, if you're willing to take on the risk, go for it. Let us know how it works out. Post some pics too, I'd love to see it!

[gobytron]

this is really what happens when you post for advice on this board?
is everyone always this condescending?
like, who peed in your reef tanks this morning?


the Vacnouver is a joke between myself and a friend on this board btw and fyi.
but maybe I should change it now that I see how people are judged here.

[my2rotties]

Thank you for the awesome info...

[Delphinus]

I sincerely hope that this is a case of mistaken identity.

I saw a bluering octopus once at a vendor when I first entered the hobby some ten years ago or so. Beautiful creatures but to be honest I would not say more so than any other small octopus species. There are so many other options available for small species of octopus that realistically offer the same enjoyment but don't pose such a serious risk of instant-death to the unsuspecting consumer. In this case I don't think it was offered for sale, it was a bycatch or whatever, one of those "it was in the box." (In this day and age, I can't believe that this sort of thing would show up as a sustitution or whatever.)

In any case, I don't think this is something that should be offered so casually as a "look what's available this week" sort of thing. IMO this species shouldn't be available.. there are others that are less dangerous and I dunno, but an octopus is octopus .. is it really necessary to have the machismo associated with keeping a bluering? I can't really understand any other reason why one would want one.

Jus my $0.02. I'm really hoping it's just a case of mistaken identity.

[Myka]

The equipment you have listed will make your tank octo-escapable. The blue ring octopus has a beak that is like 1/4" if I remember correctly, and an octopus can squish out any opening that is smaller than its beak. That includes going up the output of the Prizm. You need to cover the top of the tank in its entirety, and they are much stronger than they look, so they can push the top off.

Are you aware that Octos are very short-lived? Are you aware that blue rings only show their blue rings when they are startled, irritated, or stressed? They normally just look like a brown blob, and really aren't overly exciting. Why not try a different type of octo?

Do you have any pets or kids or other people living with you that could be affected? If it escapes a nosy cat or dog or kid could easily get bitten checking it out on the floor.

sphelps has a red octopus right now, and although he hasn't had it very long he may be able to provide some insight for you.

Originally Posted by Delphinus

There are so many other options available for small species of octopus that realistically offer the same enjoyment but don't pose such a serious risk of instant-death to the unsuspecting consumer.

In any case, I don't think this is something that should be offered so casually as a "look what's available this week" sort of thing. IMO this species shouldn't be available.. there are others that are less dangerous and I dunno, but an octopus is octopus .. is it really necessary to have the machismo associated with keeping a bluering? I can't really understand any other reason why one would want one.

I agree 100%, especially the bolded part.

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.

My thoughts exactly.

EDIT: untamed posted pretty much the same thing as me at the same time. Is there an echo in here?