octopets is a great place
octopets is a great place
I just spent a couple of hours getting a tour of the facilty from Jim this past Saturday. I was interested in getting a new octopus so I phoned up octopets to see if I could come down and pick one up since I live in L.A. (to avoid shipping costs). Jim had no problem with this and even suggested that I could make appointments for Saturday visits.
The octopus side of things is an impressive little setup. With several water tables each containing a couple hundred little bimacs. It was pretty cool geeting to watch a female continuously and gently clean all of the eggs she had laid. It was also nice to see the amphipod and algae culturing systems.
I was able to handpick the octopus I wanted, I ended up getting two of them because they were all so cute I couldn't walk away with just one.
Jim was very friendly and helpful and also gave me a tour of the shellfish hatchery that is the main focus of the aquaculture business located there.
I highly recommend octopets for anyone who wants a pet octopus, all the people (especially Jim) were friendly, with an elegant setup full of healthy bimacs. If you live near Carlsbad setup an appointment and go see it all for yourself, you won't be disappointed.
-Michael Moore
