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Hi all.... nice to be back. I tried getting on here Friday and all day Saturday but kept getting the message that my password wasn't right and it wouldn't let me reset it, either. Thanks, Tony, for getting me back in.
I received an e-mail ad from NY Aquatics yesterday listing his specials and saw that he has an octopus for sale. Of course that caught my eye and I had to check it out. He's calling it an Octopus cyanea, Bali, large, "day" octopus. I wrote and asked him what he meant by "large" and he said each tentacle is about 8" long, with a mantle about 2-3 inches.
I told him that apparently that was too big to put in my 55 gallon so I'd have to see about setting up my 125 if I wanted it, but he said that he has it living in a 40 gallon breeding tank and that it was a good size for him. I also said that I would need some time to turn my tank into an octo tank by making it escape proof, and he said there was no need, that if you keep it happy and fed it won't escape. He says he has it in a 40 gallon with NO top and it has never left the tank.
Obviously I'm not impressed with the poor ceph's current living conditions and I am interested in buying it for myself, but is it reasonable to think I could take proper care of one of these? They get HUGE, right?????
Here is a photo he sent me:
Should I? Could I? I'm prepared to go to the beach tomorrow (in 15 degree weather and snow) to catch live crabs in preparation..... should I just stay on the warm couch and forget this silly idea?
Sue
I received an e-mail ad from NY Aquatics yesterday listing his specials and saw that he has an octopus for sale. Of course that caught my eye and I had to check it out. He's calling it an Octopus cyanea, Bali, large, "day" octopus. I wrote and asked him what he meant by "large" and he said each tentacle is about 8" long, with a mantle about 2-3 inches.
I told him that apparently that was too big to put in my 55 gallon so I'd have to see about setting up my 125 if I wanted it, but he said that he has it living in a 40 gallon breeding tank and that it was a good size for him. I also said that I would need some time to turn my tank into an octo tank by making it escape proof, and he said there was no need, that if you keep it happy and fed it won't escape. He says he has it in a 40 gallon with NO top and it has never left the tank.
Obviously I'm not impressed with the poor ceph's current living conditions and I am interested in buying it for myself, but is it reasonable to think I could take proper care of one of these? They get HUGE, right?????
Here is a photo he sent me:
Should I? Could I? I'm prepared to go to the beach tomorrow (in 15 degree weather and snow) to catch live crabs in preparation..... should I just stay on the warm couch and forget this silly idea?
Sue