Sources for Blue Rings

[varez]

I am looking to get another blue ring, please dont rant...

i have owned bali, common, and blue rings for a while now and my blue ring past a month ago after 11 months! so, im looking to buy a new one, i am very experienced in these octopi and dearly request one! please guy, help me out!

 

[cthulhu77]

Eleven months for a blue ring is very good. If you do a google search, or contact your local fish supplier, you should be able to obtain one easily, though it may be June before they start to arrive.

Of course, I don't really agree with importing animals that are basically unsustainable in the aquarium trade. Have you thought that maybe a captive raised bimac might be better?

 

[varez]

hey

i have a bimac, wanted in my other octo tank a blue ring or zebra octo (O. chierchiae) but can not find any blue rings in stock online and can not find the zebra ANYWHERE.

 

[mucktopus]

As far as I know no one has seen a true shallow-water chierchiae in about 20 years.

 

[Thales]

The do show up on wholesale lists from time to time, but never seem to make it to the states.

 

[varez]

lol

i figured that to be the case so i decided to stick with the blue ring as i can find one easier likely...

 

[Thales]

Your local aquarium store would be your best bet for blue rings. They are rarely sold online, but your LFS should be able to order one for you.

 

[cthulhu77]

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[Thales]

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[DWhatley]

Greg,
At least this year, they are in dangerous over abundance on the beaches and seem to be a growing concern from what I recently read ...