My wife wants an octopus...

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Originally Posted by stunreefer

I've seen a video where someone had taught an octopus to do math on an abacus; Talk about a smart animal!

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Ok, that would be cool to see. They are by far one of my favorite animals. Not only do they show an extreme level of intelligence but they are very crafty predators.

I would love to get one sometime down the road. Do you have any pics of the old setup / ceph??

I have heard they can hold their breath underwater for a super long time ! And they never urinate upstream of their face, Plus as an added bonus Their are a wiz at doing your income taxes! LOL :jester:

:love3: I had a pygmy... absolutely loved him! His name was Calypso.
I kept him in the biocube, with a cave of rocks, and changed out the lights for blue during the day and red at night. He was so adorable, I gave him the baby rings- the kind you link together, he would climb over them back/forth, (they floated) so he would pull them back down, like a tug-o-war.
Also used the little plastic bobbles that you get a prize in at those $0.25 machines....I put little crabs in and he would pull them out.:love3:

There was a great show on the Science Channel last night all about Octopi Deep Sea Aliens. Looks like it will be on again at 4 a.m. tomorrow.

The octopus hasn't come up in conversation around the house in a couple weeks...I'm thinking she filled her need for an exotic pet with the latest bird.

I could potentially see trying a small on in the 29 biocube someday though.

hey jim,
we have a contact that can get us octopi. when they come in, their head is about the size of a baseball.
the lady said she had one at her store for 3 years, it got to 4 feet long by the time it passed away. they put tons of toys in it and closed jars with food it for it play with. it would twist the jar lid off to get the food!
good luck with finding a good tank.

So some live longer than the year mentioned earlier?

I'd like one that stayed about 8 inches....and lives in biocubes if I get one (down the road).

JIM, a 4' octopus could pull you in the tank if he was mad . You would make national news !! haha

A quick pic of a dwarf...which again lasts about a year, but is not going to do damage to tank...any coral choices you plan on...that aren't as delicate, must also not 'sting' the octo. And they are just so damn cute being this small! :love3:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-_nX6hwEOI"]YouTube- Octopus Color Change- Bamfield[/ame]

Jim if your still interested in keeping an octopus, try oceans and seas in roseville. Brian almost always has one in stock. Great little pets, extremely intelligent.