Am I making a mistake wanting a blue ring octo?

[teevee]

I've kept my blue ring for a little over two years now without one single incident, escape or death. I don't think that they should be given such a horrible reputation, their not out to kill you only defend themselves. I also live alone and have a special aquarium built just for him and give all the respect in the world for the animal. Just keep in mind that if you ever have to move the octopus it's not even worth keeping! Enjoy the hobby.

I agree. After all, a loaded AK47 is only dangerous if someone pulls the trigger. We should all leave loaded semi-automatic machine pistols lying around our living room for our children to play with. After all, it doesn't have a mind of its own.

Guns and dangerous animals should be left to the experts. Not high school students with obnoxious friends who come over to smoke cheap dope.

 

[Malofish]

It's in a 60cube reef, with a wet dry and an over the tank refuge. 3.5 watts per gallon. I allways replace the snails and hermits and constantly add fish to the system. Amazingly i have a maroon goldstripe clown and a convict tang still alive, it's been been about 3 months!!!! When I bought it, it was smaller than a quarter, it's gotten pretty big, but I've seen bigger!

 

[Mr aqua]

yes u can see them when they are not afriad - mine is beautifuL and also availiable, i'm in So CaLi - make me an offer

 

[dipster916]

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[OctoMonkey]

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[ssublime1]

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From what I've read at that place blue rings seem like a no go.Everybody has a hell of a time just getting one to acclimate, like 1 in 10 or 20 actually makes it out of the shipping bag...Pretty crappy odds.Of course there's always exceptions, but spending all the time and effort and money for an octo that's just going to hide for the rest of it's short life doesn't sound like a good deal to me.From what I've seen they are extremely extremely reclusive little guys.They are native to where I live abd I've known several epople who have kept them.The consensus is that while moderately interesting, they spend so much time hiding you wonder half the time if it's even still alive since thier life spans are soo short.Actually I saw 1 for about 2 seconds once...Not very great when you consider that tank raised tough, long lived and personable bimacs are available for 30 bucks!Wish I was still in the states sometimes,hehe.

 

[alien for fish]

buy a bimac, octopets.com has them for 25 bucks you can purchase them @12 weeks old and you have a better chance of it living for 12 -18 mo if you can keep the water cooloctopets.com

 

[Crevalle]

I consistently see people recommend staying away from the blue-ring entirely, and for good reason. However, I have to admit, I will try keeping one someday. Just being honest. Many of the people who say to stay away from them are saying so predicated on their own experiences.

 

[OctoMonkey]

'predicated on their own experiences'

can you clarify the context of what you mean with that????

 

[Crevalle]

What I'm saying is, some people try keeping blue-rings, then tell others not to. It's sort of like, "I went cliff-diving, and it wasn't fun, so you shouldn't try it either."

Many people keep venomous animals (cobras, mambas, scorpians, black widows, the list goes on...) for whatever reason. It's not safe, and you shouldn't even attempt it unless you really know what you're doing, are willing to take the risk, and have some strong desire to learn more about the animal.

I'm not advocating that people go get a blue-ring and "try it out." I'm just saying (and being honest) that I'll end up getting a blue-ring at some point in my life. The only way we will learn about these animals is by keeping them, and studying them. That's just my opinion.

I hope that clears up what I meant, whether or not you agree.

 

[OctoMonkey]

yes that makes sense

i agree and disagree.

Its a fair point and and i appreciate your open-ness about it

I hope that me sharing my expereinces helps prevents a few BRO from being bought that have no chance