Blue ringed octopus

Fishfanatic · #1 02-01-2008, 01:26 PM

Hey has anyone ever had one of these or know where to get one? I know they are extremly venomous but I still want one, any info on where to get one would help, thanks.

mark · #2 02-01-2008, 01:29 PM

Hard animals to keep, don't live long and can kill you. I don't know...

fencer · #3 02-01-2008, 02:17 PM

I saw one once, it was the size of loonie. The wholesaler had included a liablity waiver with it. Just in case you died from it.

bassman · #4 02-01-2008, 02:30 PM

Is it worth dying to have one? Seriously, one wrong move and you are dead, not sick or in pain, dead!

Many other species out there to enjoy.

tang daddy · #5 02-01-2008, 03:17 PM

well said I'm on the boat with justinl!

While you may know the dangers of keeping this animal people around you may not, and if your kids are aware they may still wanna try, I wonder how many times someone has said don't touch it it's dangerous and 10 minutes after oops I touched it. Kids are cirious about nature and hands on, often they are courages and unaware! that's where the problem lies not to mention that octopussies are escape artists and one day you may stumble into it on the kitchen floor what do you do then?

Der_Iron_Chef · #6 02-01-2008, 04:14 PM

What they said.

justinl · #7 02-01-2008, 02:24 PM

even if i did know, it would go against my morals concerning this hobby to tell you. Im sorry, but anything that can easily kill a full grown man in under twenty minutes just shouldnt be even considered in this hobby. tell me do you have kids? any curious pets or friends that come over regularly? just because you know the dangers, doesn't mean they do.

besides unless they are agitated and freaked out, they dont show the gorgeous electric blue rings... for the most part they are just a drab brown with a less than stellar rate of activity. and they have a pretty short lifespan to boot. Have you considered a bimac?

i dont usually shoot ideas down like this, but this particular animal really gets to me. dont get me wrong, i understand the alure; they really are stunning animals, but the risks FAR outweigh any benefit you might get. this is the kind of animal only experienced researchers and mama nature should be keeping.