so i go to get an urchin, and this is what i come back with...

[cosorio]

Good thing you're taking it back I would be so paranoid having that thing around. The fact that it's so good at getting out of confinement and so deadly at the same time. Kinda like a MacGyver-Jack Bauer clone.

 

[JeffersonReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10008321#post10008321 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cosorio
....Kinda like a MacGyver-Jack Bauer clone.

LOL. Greatest line ever. Im glad your taking that thing back... octos are hard to keep as pets... dont do well in aquaria from what I understand... then there is the whole VENOMOUS KILLER TENTACLES thing.... a no brainer if you asked me.

-TJ

 

[supernareg]

hawalli'ns avatar is :inlove: (the girl)

 

[SirLight1337]

http://www.earlham.edu/~sheedjo/blue-ringedoctopus.htm

Im fairly sure this isn't a "blue ringed" octo. The rings only show when angry and it should be brown/yellow in color.

Im not an octo expert by any means, i just think this may be a clear cut case of mistaken identity.

Anyone know of a professional we could call and email pictures to for a proper ID ?

In the meantime, i still think it best to avoid any contact with it. Or if you are going to take it back then go for it.

 

[arcab4]

i heard chuck norris is the only guy that can keep touch these things w/o being affected.

 

[beefjerkygood]

Don't return it.. some kid might end up buying it not knowing what it is and kill him/herself. That thing is an accident waiting to happen ... donate it to Long Beach Aquarium or something.

 

[ezcompany]

nah, just make sure the LFS warns the buyer before purchase.
i've had an octopus wrap around my arm while scuba diving, it was PAINFUL removing the tentacles, each sucker left a circle of blood on my arm. at least he tasted good

 

[chewie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10008731#post10008731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by arcab4
i heard chuck norris is the only guy that can keep touch these things w/o being affected.

This ones pretty good too!:lol:

 

[supernareg]

i already took it back

 

[rtwodtwo99]

How much did u pay for it?

 

[hawaiian_boi]

she said thanks

 

[bad santa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10008731#post10008731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by arcab4
i heard chuck norris is the only guy that can keep touch these things w/o being affected.

Yeah, but if a blue ringed octi touches Chuck Norris it will die form the Norris toxin.

 

[Siapin]

You should have sold it on RC....I would have bought a frag of it for sure.





Hey wassup Whittier.

 

[fish 511]

I would find a more efficient way than tape. But dude! That thing is sick! I say you get a crab and drop that bad boy in there. Tape it and put it up here!

Good luck, and be careful!

 

[fish 511]

oops, sorry. Didnt see the other two pages. My bad.. Yeah, I would donate it somewhere where the people know what they are doing, so some idiot like me doesnt come in and buy that thing... Just my 2 cents

 

[xtm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10002230#post10002230 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by supernareg
i DOUBT it'll get through the can vents.... slits are too small.... TOO small. and from the underside, it is sealed with screws (to keep lights dry).

i'm going to keep a heavy book on top until i figure out a way to keep it sealed shut.

It can go through the slits by splitting itself and then regenerate once it's outside the tank. Octopi are so strong they can even lift the entire tank while they're still inside and smash it against the wall. They are also smarter than MOST reefers..

 

[mope54]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10013394#post10013394 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xtm
It can go through the slits by splitting itself and then regenerate once it's outside the tank. Octopi are so strong they can even lift the entire tank while they're still inside and smash it against the wall. They are also smarter than MOST reefers..

Did you see that in the news, too?
about the octo that bit it's arm off, threw it across the room, stuck it to the tank across the room, and then after about a week, regenerated enough to crawl inside the new tank?

that was pretty recent, so let me try and find that link...

 

[flyhigh123]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10008633#post10008633 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SirLight1337
http://www.earlham.edu/~sheedjo/blue-ringedoctopus.htm

Im fairly sure this isn't a "blue ringed" octo. The rings only show when angry and it should be brown/yellow in color.

Im not an octo expert by any means, i just think this may be a clear cut case of mistaken identity.

Anyone know of a professional we could call and email pictures to for a proper ID ?

In the meantime, i still think it best to avoid any contact with it. Or if you are going to take it back then go for it.

I'm sure it is a blue ring...

the blue rings on the Octo indicate to me it is a blue ring octo...

 

[clsund]

LOL!!! Love this thread.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10015771#post10015771 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flyhigh123
I'm sure it is a blue ring...

the blue rings on the Octo indicate to me it is a blue ring octo...

 

[glaudds]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10015771#post10015771 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flyhigh123
I'm sure it is a blue ring...

the blue rings on the Octo indicate to me it is a blue ring octo...

Actually that is a "mimic blue ring octo" in the picture....it takes on the characteristics of the blue ring so that predators will avoid it.