Octopus Availability

[Venom]

ive checked a few sites. anybody know any of these places to be good?

http://www.reefscavengers.com

Saltwater Fish for sale

Tampa Bay Saltwater – America's #1 Live Rock for Reef Aquariums

let me know whats up guys

reef scavengers, I don't know about

saltwaterfishshop - read the first line of the main page - "This website is currently for sale" "We are currently NOT accepting orders. Your orders will go no where and will not be filled"
So I'm gonna guess probably not a good source

Richard at Tampabay Saltwater is sometimes hard to get ahold of, but I've done well with them in the past

 

[lexcanaves]

LiveAquaria.com currently has their Indo-Pacific species in stock, which I have been told may be an Abdopus aculeatus.

 

[Keith]

sweet. aculeatus was my second choice.

 

[Keith]

i dunno about some of those sites though. i mean, what are you supposed to do if you order something, and then recieve something your tank isnt set up for or isnt big enough for?

 

[Animal Mother]

i dunno about some of those sites though. i mean, what are you supposed to do if you order something, and then recieve something your tank isnt set up for or isnt big enough for?

That's the risk you take.

 

[gholland]

And that's also one reason why captive bred and raised octopuses within the community are so important!

 

[dreadhead]

And that's also one reason why captive bred and raised octopuses within the community are so important!

Amen.

 

[Octavarium]

Just placed an order from saltwaterfish.com, appears they have octo available. I really have my fingers crossed that its a hummelincki species, I believe Animal Mother said on some forum thats the species they regularly get in.

 

[Keith]

well i guess ill cross my fingers

 

[Animal Mother]

Just placed an order from saltwaterfish.com, appears they have octo available. I really have my fingers crossed that its a hummelincki species, I believe Animal Mother said on some forum thats the species they regularly get in.

Yup. At least that used to be the one they typically get in. The owner of SWF.com actually posted on here that they were getting their octos from Haiti. Now it appears they are selling O. briareus and they actually list it as such on the product page.

Baby O. briareus on Ebay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360063241758&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:US:1123

 

[Keith]

well. it appears i have good sources for both of the octos im deciding between (briareus and hummelincki). awesome.

 

[shipposhack]

Octos at saltwaterfish.com are only $30 right now. They also reduced their minimum order size from $80 to $30, so you don't have to buy anything extra either. Great deal if you are ready for an octo.

 

[Keith]

ive still gotta buy an overflow, decide what skimmer i want, and wait for my rock to come in. then i begin cycling.

 

[corw314]

Well....since the one place, saltwaterEarth.com that owed me a replacement vulgaris has not responded to any emails, I just ordered one from saltwaterfish.com. Good price. Cheaper than pick up out in PA.

 

[Keith]

thats a bummer about the first company.