twocoloreyes
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ok, so to make a long story short: i own a bluering.
ok, so now that ive gotten that off my chest, lets go into the subject of my post. ive read a lot about blue rings in the preceding months to my purchase. i was told everything from, "no one should keep them" to "only profesionals" and "not for ametures". every book i read said that they are deadly and many divers and beach walkers have been killed by them. there are reports of deaths on the beaches of australia where people have un-knowingly stepped on them and died from the blue rings venom. also, divers who are bit but dont know it because the blue rings beak is so small that you dont feel it when it bites you.
ive heard all these things, but not in any of these books have i heard a story of an aquarist being killed by their bluering. infact, most storys imply the opposit, that the ameture aquarist killed the bluering because he diddnt know what he was doing.
now in my case, knowing whats what , i took the precautions neccesary to A: keep the octopus in the tank, and B: keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible.
i took some fine mesh used in pool nets and taped it to the hole on the plexiglass, with the hole used for an aquarium heater, i substituded a pvc pipe that branches into two holes, one i glued a plexi window to i can see if hes in the tube, and the other with a screw cap wich is used for feeding and water changes. there is no way for him to get out, and no reason for my hands to enter the water. so far, its been two weeks since i got him and hes seemingly doing fine.
oh yeah, the store i bought him from made me sign a waiver saying that i know the dangers and that they are not responsible. i thought it was funny because at the bottom, it said "the bite of the blue ring MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY or death".
ok, so now that ive gotten that off my chest, lets go into the subject of my post. ive read a lot about blue rings in the preceding months to my purchase. i was told everything from, "no one should keep them" to "only profesionals" and "not for ametures". every book i read said that they are deadly and many divers and beach walkers have been killed by them. there are reports of deaths on the beaches of australia where people have un-knowingly stepped on them and died from the blue rings venom. also, divers who are bit but dont know it because the blue rings beak is so small that you dont feel it when it bites you.
ive heard all these things, but not in any of these books have i heard a story of an aquarist being killed by their bluering. infact, most storys imply the opposit, that the ameture aquarist killed the bluering because he diddnt know what he was doing.
now in my case, knowing whats what , i took the precautions neccesary to A: keep the octopus in the tank, and B: keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible.
i took some fine mesh used in pool nets and taped it to the hole on the plexiglass, with the hole used for an aquarium heater, i substituded a pvc pipe that branches into two holes, one i glued a plexi window to i can see if hes in the tube, and the other with a screw cap wich is used for feeding and water changes. there is no way for him to get out, and no reason for my hands to enter the water. so far, its been two weeks since i got him and hes seemingly doing fine.
oh yeah, the store i bought him from made me sign a waiver saying that i know the dangers and that they are not responsible. i thought it was funny because at the bottom, it said "the bite of the blue ring MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY or death".
