Octopus Availability

[kpage]

Getting one of the live aquaria octos, should be here on saturday!

 

[CELTICFENIAN]

kpage - Could you please post a pic when you get yours? I am interested to see how consistent (species-wise) their supply is.

Also - I am also confirming Gulf Specimen Marine Lab as a supplier to TONMO researchers who meet the $70 minimum.

*here's another link for O.Vulgaris, Briareus, and Joubini - http://www.caribbeancreatures.com/invrt_ostps.html (I am trying to assess it's validity via email)

Good Luck fellow TONMO researchers !

 

[DWhatley]

Caribbean Creatures (not to be confused with Cramer's Caribbean Critters www.cccritters.com) has not been active for several years and really a reliable supplier before he moved north.

 

[SabrinaR]

Caribbean Creatures (not to be confused with Cramer's Caribbean Critters www.cccritters.com) has not been active for several years and really a reliable supplier before he moved north.

I contacted them via phone they answered and said they could get octopus.

 

[DWhatley]

sk252005: Which site? The last I talked to Caribbean Creatures (also via phone 2006 ish), he had moved to NC, would not guarantee shipment and any availabilty was iffy. His site has not changed since 2006 (likely 2003), including the missing photos etc. If you think you want to order from him, be sure to get a little information about how he is going to obtain your octopus and if he guarantees live delivery.

Cramer's Caribbean Critters, on the other hand, is an active on going concern with a valid FL collectors license.

 

[sulley]

went to my lfs today and they have another hummelincki...about 5inch span on it....looks to be male...near buffalo ny

 

[kpage]

Darn, I was looking for one, but then just ordered from Live Aquaria. Would they ship? I'm sure someone here would want one..

 

[CELTICFENIAN]

Cramer's Caribbean Critters

http://www.ccritters.com/

They don't have any octopus this year. (verified via email 23 hours ago).

 

[sulley]

you know i really dont know about shipping......they are really big in reptiles and ship those and supply alot of east coast....of course octos are alot different...i guess if anyone is truley interested ill try to find out or i can supply you with the contact info..he is probaly half the size of edward and has been there two weeks taking frozen

 

[DWhatley]

Sulley, If my tanks were't covered in breeder nets, I would ask you to inquire. Next time you are by please ask about future possibilities.

 

[sulley]

d no problem...they usually dont sell fast so if and when you get an empty tank lmk....

 

[Animal Mother]

Read on DFWMAS.org that someone came across LIVE octopus for $12.99 at the H-Mart in Carrollton, TX. Given it's a food market, they may or may not be viable as pets.

 

[DWhatley]

I wonder if they will start having them here as well. That was the first place we checked (maybe a year ago now) when the thought of "rescuing" a food octo crossed our minds (we also looked for live octopus offered as a restaurant menu item but, fortunately, did not find anyone here serving them).

 

[mtlarsen]

Does anyone know where I can get an Octopus bimaculoides. I know live aquaria offers random octopuses. I want to be sure that i receive a bimac. Any ideas?

 

[Joe-Ceph]

They are not commercially available to the public(as far as anyone on Tonmo knows), although I think there is a place that raises them to sell to educational institutions, but ONLY to educational institutions. You might be able to get a teacher or college bio professor to order one for you.

I've kept two bimacs, both of which I caught myself in southern California. If you know someone who can catch one (with a fishing license) and is willing to give it to you (it's illegal to sell or trade them), that's probably the only way you could get one.

If it weren't for the fact that I only wanted an octopus if I could catch it myself, I would have bought a Hummelincki. They're reportedly at least as good for pets as a bimac, but a little smaller, and no chiller required - Perfect!