found another octo distributer

[joefish84]

well i found another octo supplier out of florida. heres the link'
http://members.aol.com/tscaturro/Main.html

it just says octopus but im sure you could call and get an exact species and not only that their only 30 bucks might be worth a call. if anyone talks to these guys let me know what they can get and how small etc.

 

[bmatson]

Looks like if you click on octopus there is more info. It says they sell Octopus briareus at 1/2-3in.

 

[Mermaid]

hey, does anyone know where i can get an octopus from(apart from the blue-ring octopus)? I live in Sydney city, Australia... i have asked all the major aquariums including the two i work at and no-one can get them in...plaese help me. I keep getting promised that il get an octopus and nothing happens...

 

[Feelers]

Can you catch it yourself? Thats what I'm probably gonna do, hopefully it wont be too hard!!
Possibly go and ask some fishermen about it- say youll give them $10 for an octo. I dunno about Aus but here crayfishing always ends up with an octo in one of the pots. All they'd be doing is not throwing it back - and making a quick $10.

Or perhaps ask the local aquarium or something, they'll probably have some suggestions.
I think there is a type of octo specific to the sydney area - dont quote me on it though

 

[joefish84]

walk around tide pools at night with flashlights and more than likely youll find baby octos or midgets

 

[Jean]

I dunno about Aus but here crayfishing always ends up with an octo in one of the pots. All they'd be doing is not throwing it back - and making a quick $10.

I wouldn't get one from a fisherman here Feelers! What they almost always get in their pots is Pinnoctopus cordiformis waaaaaaaaay too big for a home aquarium!

J

 

[Feelers]

I have heard of one in a 100G in America somewhere. The one in the Napier aquarium was in a tank smaller than mine I think.

 

[Jean]

I have heard of one in a 100G in America somewhere. The one in the Napier aquarium was in a tank smaller than mine I think.

Not good! Our octopus tank is 3600L (~951G) and we worry that it's not big enough! How big is your tank again???

J

 

[Feelers]

80G, its funny I have converted to non-SI units.

Im not really sure what the napier aquarium was, looked to me about 180L maybe.

 

[Jean]

80G, its funny I have converted to non-SI units.

Im not really sure what the napier aquarium was, looked to me about 180L maybe.

Still too small for anything but a baby P. cordiformis. Hope they release often!

J

 

[Feelers]

It wasnt full size, but it was pretty big - maybe 2/3 hannibals size. I went there a while ago, so I'm not really too sure on the tank size, but it was just a bare tank - wall mounted, and the octo just stuck to the wall.

 

[Jean]

It wasnt full size, but it was pretty big - maybe 2/3 hannibals size. I went there a while ago, so I'm not really too sure on the tank size, but it was just a bare tank - wall mounted, and the octo just stuck to the wall.

UGH!...............Poor octi, mind you Hannibal sticks to the glass from time to time just for a snooze and he has a well aquascaped tank!

J