dwaf octo

[coarlpimp]

does any1 konw were 2 get one?

 

[Echidna09]

You should go to the beach and catch one. Mercatoris and Joubini both live in Florida waters.

 

[coarlpimp]

i live in orlando do you know what sertan beach has them?

 

[Echidna09]

I'm not sure, maybe someone else can chime in. You could try to research them a little bit to see if you can find out for yourself too.

 

[Jay_1966]

TBS has them.

http://www.tampasaltwater.com

Look at the prices page for them.

 

[Charger21_SD]

I know a guy who sells them on a large auction site. I don't know if it's against rules to mention site's name. I've kept one, and the only advice I can give is make sure it has lots of lr to be comfortable. I didn't have a lot of rock and it hid the whole time. The more comforatable it is, the most likely it will come out and explore.

 

[Charger21_SD]

Ok well I take it we can say sites on here so www.ebay.com, search for live octopus, and it is sold by danthemarine.

 

[Animal Mother]

Dwarfs are very shy and nocturnal creatures. They honestly aren't very much fun. I had one for 4 months and I saw it actually exploring the tank maybe 6 times for more than 20 minutes. The funnest part was watching it take down Fiddler Crabs as large or larger than itself. Other than that, it would occasionally hang out on the wall of its critter keeper, watching the fish in my tank swim around it, or hang out on top of its shell, retreating inside if it knew I was around.

 

[Charger21_SD]

Yes the dwarf octo's aren't that active, but I guess would get you some expierence if you wish to try bigger octopi like a bimac or twin spoted octopi.

 

[Echidna09]

It would be better to just start out with a regular sized octopus. You probably won't learn a lot from having a dwarf.

 

[Animal Mother]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10807763#post10807763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Echidna09
It would be better to just start out with a regular sized octopus. You probably won't learn a lot from having a dwarf.

Plus they only live 6-8 months total. If you get a wild caught one there is no guarantee on how old it is, might live a couple of weeks, maybe longer if you're lucky. Size isn't a very good indication as to how old they are, but juvenile Mercatoris have white spots. The advantage to Mercatoris is that their eggs are large, so the hatchlings aren't planktonic, and they aren't too hard to raise, given you provide them with A LOT of live Mysid shrimp to start with, and seperate them so they don't kill each other. It could be a decent learning experience, but overall the short lifespan is a major disappointment in the end.

If you are determined to find one, go to a beach somewhere that is fairly secluded, doesn't have a lot of people around all the time. Look inside shells, washed up seaweed, under rocks... anywhere one might hide.

Please read as much as you can about octopus care before you "jump in".