Blue Ringed Octopus
 

If anyone wants to see this deadly creature up close and personal, Big Als in Richmond has one.

You're not serious :eek:

Well let me be the second to point out these things can KILL you. DEAD.

not too close and personal I hope :eek: :wink:

Real questions - who's going to buy such an animal and how do you do tank maintenance?

Not to be a stick in the mud but, I'm not too sure that is an appropriate animal to keep! After all I have read, what are they thinking :confused:
Hope the suppliers don't think there is a market!

Just seen a segment on TV about those guys, one thing I never knew is that they only display the blue rings when they are agitated. Kind of a stupid thing to sell though, considering they can kill you and have a lifespan of less then a year or something like that.

Hopefully no one will buy it, then they might rethink bringing in another one.

Maybe they just got it in for a display. They're pretty cool little critters just as long as you don't get them riled up with your hands in the tank.

kinda off topic...
King Eds has a nice octopus in too! about the size of my open palm...
saw it when i went to go buy dog food...
i'd buy it if i had the proper set up ready.
cephalopods are cool!

blue rings are wicked, but i wouldnt suggest keeping one. just the thought of someone getting bitten by it... horrifying.

Story I got is that somebody special ordered the Blue Ring then changed their mind :rolleyes:

Somebody I know has a mimic octopus, which is the only day hunting octopus (or one of very few). However, they are extremely expensive (usually in the $300-400 range) but really cool looking with black & white stripes. Other octopus usually only come out at night & hide most of the time so you'll rarely see your pet. You also need to set up a special octo-escape-proof tank system. Unfortunately, most cephalopods are very short lived so you can only enjoy them for a few short months or a couple years at most.

Like with seahorses, anybody interested in getting an octopus needs to do lots of research & set up a species tank to be able to take care of their purchase necessary. Definitely not suitable for an impulse buy.

Anthony

I'm not promoting the sale of it at all, just thought if no one has seen one up close that they could check it out, it's kinda cool - knowing that something so small (and it is small) could kill you. Talk about an aggresive tank :eek: It does have a label on it that says 'extremely toxic.' I just hope that some unsuspecting person doesn't buy it, and some misinformed employee doesn't just sell it without giving out any warning.

Christy - it is for sale. Don't know if I can post prices but I am sure it fits into the budget of every person in the hobby.