My bimac Octo

[ionredline0260]

Quick video of my baby bimac octo. sorry for the poor quality, I wasn't expecting him to be roaming the tank when I got home and the cellphone camera was all that I had within reach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYdfQg0bIos

 

[kurt72]

nice!

 

[ika]

sweet!!

 

[408mike]

Any chance we can get a better video? You have loyal fans over here

 

[scuba kid]

Where did you find it?
I've been looking for one for quite some time now, with no luck.

 

[Animal Mother]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11448572#post11448572 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scuba kid
Where did you find it?
I've been looking for one for quite some time now, with no luck.

Keep an eye on the "Octopus availability" thread on TONMO.com

 

[scuba kid]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11449270#post11449270 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Animal Mother
Keep an eye on the "Octopus availability" thread on TONMO.com

Have been for months.

 

[Animal Mother]

Hmm...

Well you might keep an eye on www.marinedepotlive.com or www.tropicalfishoutlet.com as they sell supposedly captive-raised Bimacs.

Saltwaterfish.com and Liveaquaria.com also have both had octos in-stock frequently as of late, but those aren't going to be Bimacs. Saltwaterfish.com sells O. Filosus/Hummellincki and Liveaquaria usually sells Aculeatus abdopus (indo-pacific) No idea what their Caribbean species is, but the picture looks like a dwarf O. mercatoris. Since they do suggest a very large tank and say it can reach 30 inches, I would assume they do occasionally sell O. vulgaris.

Several species make good captive pets, and the Caribbean species don't require a chiller, unlike Bimacs.

 

[Echidna09]

LFS's are sometimes granted a tank raised octo. You will probably pay extra for it though.

 

[theimpulsive1]

very cool