jjensen6823
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Hi! I've been keeping SW for nearly 15 years, and I've really wanted an Octo for a long time, but all the info I have ever heard is that they don't live--they escape, or they quit eating, they lay eggs... etc. Now, FFExpress (not my favorite online vendor, but...) has Aquacultured O. bimaculoides for $29.99, and I have a lot of questions:
1. They don't offer a guarantee on Octopi, and my understanding is that they will often ink in the bag and die in shipping. What are the odds of getting a live animal?
2. Is O. bimaculoides a good choice? How big do they get? I am planning to keep mine in a oceanic 43 hex.
3. Do they ever adapt to frozen food, or will it be a matter of feeding live food for life? What will they eat besides hermit crabs and ghost shrimp, which don't seem to be available in my area.
4. What is a reasonable life expectancy?
In other words, am I out of my gourd to even think about this?
Sincerely,
Jim Jensen
1. They don't offer a guarantee on Octopi, and my understanding is that they will often ink in the bag and die in shipping. What are the odds of getting a live animal?
2. Is O. bimaculoides a good choice? How big do they get? I am planning to keep mine in a oceanic 43 hex.
3. Do they ever adapt to frozen food, or will it be a matter of feeding live food for life? What will they eat besides hermit crabs and ghost shrimp, which don't seem to be available in my area.
4. What is a reasonable life expectancy?
In other words, am I out of my gourd to even think about this?
Sincerely,
Jim Jensen