Hi all,

I'm opening this thread a place to record where octopuses are currently offered for sale. I'll update this thread and delete out of date posts, so we keep the information current.

Please post only sites and LFSs that you've verified - in other words, you need to have phoned or visited to make sure any offering on the web is for real. No advertising directly from dealers allowed on this thread.

Nancy

I'll be the first to post here:

Fish Supply is receiving a limited supply of octopuses - I believe they're mostly from Indonesia. They're known for doing a good job with shipping.

Just read about someone reporting an octo from Foster and Smith, and it arrived in good shape.

Some places may still have bimacs.

Nancy

Marine Depot Live has taken the "Temporarily out of stock" text off their octopus page, so bimacs are presumably available.

Note should be made, however, that they claim to have Octopus bimaculatus rather than O. bimaculoides, which is more common in the hobby. What species they actually have has not been verified, however.

Dan

That Pet Place in Pa had what they said was a baby Vulgaris. I had thoughts of running out there but Jess has been sick.

That Pet Place in Pa had what they said was a baby Vulgaris. I had thoughts of running out there but Jess has been sick.

PA, pennsylvania? I know a pet store in Philadelphia called "The Hidden Reef"...they have a website, but don't have the pets listed. You have to call them. Iv called them before though and they have an octopus in stock, but from what iv heard...its in terrible condition. Only has 2 arms and doesn't do anything.

Hmm you should have an "all cephalopod" availability site..in my opion :D

I have access to tons of bimac's where I live. I am shipping one to Dan hopefully in the next couple days. I do not run a buisness although my dad wants me to but I can do side deals with people if I feel they're trusted. I posted some pics of bimacs earlier and If your interested I can sell em cheap to you. Possibly free as long as you pay shipping. I don't know if thats considered worthy for this thread and I won't take it personaly nancy if you delete this.

http://www.thepetstop.com/fish_shop/fish/Octopus.html#Octopus

dont know anything about them other than they claim to have octopus for sale

Here's the Live Sources page from TCP, http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/sources.php I've spoken with the guys at Tom's Caribbean Tropicals, and I get the impression that he is the main diver, and knows what to look for.

Forgot to add, there are a couple bad links. :( sorry.

Im an LFS owner and I havent been able to get my hands on anything other than blue rings (no thanks....).

Marineboy if you can get me 1-3 Id take em in a minute. Especially if they are smaller ones. Ive got one tank at home for one, and I would rig up more at my store for the others.

If anyone knows were to get one, even if its a wholesale vendor let me know. Preferable bimacs, but others would be fine (other than bluering).

cheers

Hi all,

We've heard from Richard at TBS (Tampa Bay Saltwater) - he has octos for sale:

2 vulgaris (one large and one small) - nice octos, but you'll need a big tank!
2 dwarf octos (joubini)

Richard also mentions that he can get vulgaris all year long, but joubini is only collected in the spring and is coming to the end of its season.

You can contact him at liverock@tbsaltwater.com or send a PM to liverock.

And a request: please post only sites you have verified - please contact them to see if they really do have octos available.

Thanks

Nancy

Fish Supply is still getting some a few octos in, species unknown. They're in Huntington Beach, CA, if any of you are in the neighborhood.

Nancy

http://www.marinedepotlive.com/octopus---octopus-bimaculatus-inverts-octopus--cephalopods-.html is selling bimacs not sure if its lagit...

I have access to tons of bimac's where I live. I am shipping one to Dan hopefully in the next couple days. I do not run a buisness although my dad wants me to but I can do side deals with people if I feel they're trusted. I posted some pics of bimacs earlier and If your interested I can sell em cheap to you. Possibly free as long as you pay shipping. I don't know if thats considered worthy for this thread and I won't take it personaly nancy if you delete this.

that actually sounds really cool, let me know if you're still up for doing that.

We picked up our O. Mercatoris from The Octopus Garden in Berkeley (510) 849-4450 where they say that they get octopus in quite frequently. Last week, he said he got 2 in on Tuesday and 2 in on Thursday. But apparently there's a research prof. at Berkeley who snatches them up for research. He had bought the other 3 octopi last week.

Sharon

Todd's in Denver does not have any contrary to popular belief. once again if anyone knows where i can find octos in colorado that would be great.

Sorry if this is a commercial post or whatever, and if it is,delete it, but I can get O. bocki from my wholesaler. It's not a 100% ID, but it says "Bali Octopus".

Marineboy, I have had my tank ready for almost three months but cant find a Bimac anywhere. If you have one that I could purchase please let me know.

Im still in the market for a bimac too marineboy,, go diving!

Marineboy,

I am sure you already know this, but you need a permit from the Department of Fish and Game to collect marine animals from the wild. Also, certain areas are "protected" and you can't collect even with a permit. There are different permits depending on what you are using the animals for... if you are collecting for a public aquarium or if you are collecting to resell. Permits (like fishing licenses) allow the Department of Fish and Game to regulate what is being collected from the wild.

We are exploring a means to get some eggs into the hands on my shrimp provider, such that we can sell octos from ShrimpStuff.com. Stay tuned!

Who better to raise octos than someone who breeds shrimp!

Dan

HA
Theres the synergy
already have food supply on hand :)

I just managed to pick up a bimac at marinedepotlive.com, I got a PM from a customer of mine stating they had one available. Sure enough I ordered it, suppose to arrive Tuesday.

Looks like they are "out of stock" now, so maybe they only got one?

keep an eye out, looks like they come around now and again.

I did ask one of my local importers to see about finding me some cuttlefish or octos (from indo), it sounded like it wouldnt be a problem to get them. Ill let you know if I get any in.

Is it against policy to post if I have one for sale? I only have one tank, so Ill have to rig another up temperarily if I get one from this guy as well. ( Java West Aquatics )

Let us know all about the bimac from MD! I'm really curious about what they're selling.

Dan

Nancy recommended me to post this...if anyone here lives in New Jersey or close to it, you might wanna go here:

Point Pleasant Beach Seafood Co-Op
57 Channel Drive, Point Pleasant Beach

732-899-2211


I called them up and they sell live Octopus Vulgaris particularly already grown. They usually sell 1.5 lb. ones. Keep in mind that this place is actually meant for buying them for eating fresh, but buying them as a pet shouldn't be an issue.


Im going to be visiting them on Monday coming up and i'll let anyone here know how it is. I do not know if they ship out in the US...most likely not, but possibly cuz its a fishery. I would consider the Co-Op important though cuz its only 1 of 2 major fisheries in New Jersey. Iv been looking everywhere for live octopus sources near me...and what do you know? I find one 15 minutes away.


If you have any questions, just ask. Im sure I can find out anymore info.

For real???? I don't know if I want to go see cause I'd want to bring them all home with me! I'm maybe 2 minutes away.

For real???? I don't know if I want to go see cause I'd want to bring them all home with me! I'm maybe 2 minutes away.

2 minutes away??? Really...you live near point pleasant? I should come visit, lol, jk.

Ya, im afraid to go up their and visit the Co-Op cuz I'll probably want to take them all home too. I get the feeling that there all going to be pale white and in tanks together.

Ya, im afraid to go up their and visit the Co-Op cuz I'll probably want to take them all home too. I get the feeling that there all going to be pale white and in tanks together.

Hehehe, if that's how they do in fact keep them, they might not be so unhappy about what happens to them next!

Dan

Hmm, interesting. I wonder how much? Couldn't be that much if they're meant for dinner.

Carol, please let me know if you happen to visit it. I'm 1.5 hours away, and would love to pick one up, just would have to drive 3 hours if its a bust.

Bad news...but not "too" bad...


I called them up again to ask for hours open and they open from 9 AM to 6 PM. However, I asked again for comfirmation if they still sold live octopus, and some women talking to me said they didn't and that they only sell frozen octopus. I told her that live octo's were said to be sold there a few days ago.

Apparently, they dont sell live octo's on the daily...as in everyday. They sell it once in a blue moon yearly, and they sell it more frequently in the summer time which is when there more obtainable I guess. But, if an individual customer needs one or requests for one...the Co-Op fish market can get a live octopus on for you whenever you wish to have it by. You just need to call them up and let them know when you need it.

Im still visiting them this Monday, and according to Co-Op, they JUST started getting live octo's in for this past week. Pretty interesting.

Dallas North Aquarium in dallas texas has two small vulgaris's. about pingpong ball sized mantel

I found a source local to me that carries octos Indoor reef in Tacoma, WA. www.indooreef.com $49.99 for brown octopus, $249.99 for mimics(must prove you are experienced to them), and blue rings for $49.99 (must prove you are experienced to them) they said they could ship them anywhere for $45. Thier phone # is
(253)752-4559.

I hate to see mimics and blue rings for sale. There have been a number of discussions in Ceph Care about owning either of these. Of course, we don't know what a brown octopus is, but maybe the LFS has more information.

Nancy

As far as I know they don't actually keep mimics and blue rings in stock they are special order only and they will only sell them to experts or research facilities. They said the wholesaler they get the brown octos from does not list where they are from so species identification is kind of a crapshoot.

Well marinedepotlive called me monday and told me they didnt think the bimac was doing well. it never got sent.

Im suppose to be on the waiting list to get the next healthy animal, but I havent heard back at all.

That doesn't surprise me based on my communications with MDL. At least they didn't send it to you to die in your tank after paying for it.

Dan

very true, I cant help but wonder if it was already dead.

I would have been pretty upset spending $100 for a dead one.

Bad news...this time, really bad


Seems like this place gave me 3 different answers. The last answer being the scariest. I called them up one more time out of curiosity if they had cephalopod specimens "uncleaned" and dead (I dissect)...and they don't. Like all other fish markets, they only sell frozen and cleaned...but I also asked again, just to make sure...if they sold live octopus still. And this time, a manager was talking to me and said that they never sold live octopus, they never get it and they never will. She said their shipped from asia and the best condition they can retrieve them in is dead and frozen. Getting them live is impossible.

The first time I called, this fishermen was on the phone with me and told me they had live octopus, and sold them frequently year round...mostly in the summer.

Second time I called, this girl on the phone said they hardly sell live octopus, but can be ordered individually by customers...and that they just started getting them for the summer time.

Third time calling...the manager tells me they never get them live, nor ever sell them live and never will.



Lol, what should I do? Should I still visit this monday? I hate talking to workers on the phone. The manager was the snottiest though. I don't get these people.

Are there rules they would have to follow for Animal cruelty laws if they sold and maintained live animals? If they only sell dead and frozen food animals there wouldn't be a problem. If people have been calling, the manager would be the first to get worried about legal issues.

Are there rules they would have to follow for Animal cruelty laws if they sold and maintained live animals? If they only sell dead and frozen food animals there wouldn't be a problem. If people have been calling, the manager would be the first to get worried about legal issues.

Well, I wouldn't think there are any laws behind them not having live octopus cuz the manager didn't mention it. She told me they only sold live lobsters and they never get anything else live because of condition. They want it as fresh as possible and the only way to achieve that is by having it dead and frozen. I wouldn't have though animal cruelty though...10 million tons of octopus are killed yearly and in asia, if alive...there gonna die anyways so having that in the US would be possible. Im sure there's places in New York with oriental restaurants that have live fresh specimens.

If you visit, be sure to take along an adult. It sound like they may be more willing (and less suspicious) if there was an adult along. It also sounds like you may have to be a repeat customer (or maybe know the secret password?) before they let you purchase a live octopus. It all sounds a little fishy to me.

If you visit, be sure to take along an adult. It sound like they may be more willing (and less suspicious) if there was an adult along. It also sounds like you may have to be a repeat customer (or maybe know the secret password?) before they let you purchase a live octopus. It all sounds a little fishy to me.

Oh yea, i'll bring an adult. Iv decided to just go there tomarrow (monday) and see exactly what the heck their saying. Cuz, I wouldn't have a clue why they would tell me they actually have them and sell them and even gave me their approx. size...and then turn around and say they didn't have them in. They wouldn't lie to me like that if they want to sell and make money.

Mabye the fishermen I spoke to at first said they had them in because he had the possiblity of phsyically getting them for me? I mean, he asked when I needed it by so, i'll just have to see what happens when I get there. Lol, im expecting a snotty manager to lay it down on the line and say they don't sell them.


I exected this Co-Op to be special cuz it's only 1 of 2 in the whole New jerseu state. There's one in Belford, and the one here in point pleasant. There's even images of this place online fishing for catches...so, I thought them actually have live octo's made sense cuz it seemed like such an individual market as opposed to all the other common ones. It's probably just an ordinary store.

Just went into The Octopus Gardens here in Berkeley, CA, the store that from which we bought Ossie and asked if there were any octopus for sale. They just got one in yesterday. They said it's about a foot and a half long but right now, it's huddled into a ball that's around the size of a cantalope.

It's way too big for my tanks; probably suitable for a 125-150 gallon tank. It's $74 but the species is unknown. From what I could see, it's breathing okay, and is a reddish/brown color.

Sharon

Without knowing the species its impossible to tell, but if its that big its probably pretty old already!

Dan

http://www.seasave.net/1202705.html

just found this site that is selling "zebras and balis"

There was a Korean-run sushi place in Los Angeles' Koreatown (Da K.T., yo!) where the advertised house specialty was live octopus in hot pepper sauce. I never went there, obviously, but some folks I know went earlier this year, so it's still open. I would have probably ended up recreating the scene in E.T. where Elliot frees all the frogs in his biology class - "Head for the ocean!" - and then been hacked up by some very angry sushi chefs. Those knives are really sharp, too.

We are exploring a means to get some eggs into the hands on my shrimp provider, such that we can sell octos from ShrimpStuff.com. Stay tuned!
Just want to follow up on this item. Unfortunately we're not able to make this arrangement work out. Let's keep the search here going -- perhaps we can find a sponsor that TONMO.com can work with to be our "certified" octo provider for hobbyists. Appreciate everyone's diligence on this, especially Nancy.

There was a Korean-run sushi place in Los Angeles' Koreatown (Da K.T., yo!) where the advertised house specialty was live octopus in hot pepper sauce.

What species do you suppose they are?

What species do you suppose they are?

Probably Vulgaris. Basically all octo's eaten or cooked are all vulgaris. Especially the live ones because their commercially caught during fishing.

Being relatively new to Tonmo and not keeping any cephs myself, what are the rules with keeping octos? Do you need a licence? Are all the octos for sale taken from the wild or do you have registered breeders that sell them? Over in Australia, with reptiles for example, we need a licence and can only buy from other licenced people. None can be taken from the wild, only those bred in captivity can be sold. Can someone please fill me in?

Being relatively new to Tonmo and not keeping any cephs myself, what are the rules with keeping octos? Do you need a licence? Are all the octos for sale taken from the wild or do you have registered breeders that sell them? Over in Australia, with reptiles for example, we need a licence and can only buy from other licenced people. None can be taken from the wild, only those bred in captivity can be sold. Can someone please fill me in?

No, you shouldn't need a license to keep a ceph and have never heard of needing one thankfully. A lot of peeps I know always suspected it was illegal to keep octopuses, but it's not.

How their sold varies. Many places sell them wild or offer services to catch them wild and ship to customers. A lot of places though offer breeded octo's selling them at a young age so the life span can last. In general though...iv seen most octo's sold online to be bred and shipped but there are some places that sell them wild or catch them wild for you.

Anyone know about www.liveaquaria.com? I've heard some mixed reviews about their service and reliability. Has anyone used them before for octos?

Anyone know about www.liveaquaria.com? I've heard some mixed reviews about their service and reliability. Has anyone used them before for octos?

They seem fine in general. Reviews on that website for the most part are good depending on species/animals ordered. I called them up, and so far...they don't have any octopuses in stock yet.

FWIW, the Octopus Garden in Berkeley (510) 849-4450, has a baby octo for sale as well as the Octopus Aculeatus that I posted about earlier. (That's the one that's selling for $74, and is rather large already) The baby octo is about 2 inches in length and the owner was getting it identified by the local cephalopod expert the evening I was there. So far, I've been unable to get back there to see if the baby has been identified yet, but W. is heading there this evening to see it. Will update if we get an ID on it.

They seem to get octopuses in frequently. Thanks for keeping us posted. Hope you find out what species the small one is.

Nancy

where is this place at

Berkeley, CA. Call the number above. They don't have a website, but I know the owner does do mail order.

thank you

if anyone lives in south or northcarolina and doesnt mind a drive...

afishyonados in sumter south carolina is owned by my friend and hes the one that has been ordering me all my octos. he can basically get any species wild caught of course for the most part. he does do special orders but i dont think he will do mail order. if you dont mind the drive i can give you his number and yall can work something out so that hell order one and itll be there when u get there. only catch is that youll probably want to be there when it arrives at the store so that it doesnt have to acclimate 2 times which he propably wouldnt let u do cause he doesnt want to have it die... but pm me if you live anywhere near there and ill give you his number.

I almost got one today. I called my favorite LFS and they said they had what they identyfied as a O'vulgaris. Problem was it hadn't eaten in what they said was 2 weeks. I didn't know if I wanted to chance driving all the way out there, just to find I have purchased a dwarf at the end of it's life, cause when I asked about size they said it was small. :(

I almost got one today. I called my favorite LFS and they said they had what they identyfied as a O'vulgaris. Problem was it hadn't eaten in what they said was 2 weeks. I didn't know if I wanted to chance driving all the way out there, just to find I have purchased a dwarf at the end of it's life, cause when I asked about size they said it was small. :(

Oh, which LFS is that? Im still waiting for these peeps at East hanover to get one in already...same for the fish market.

That Pet Place in Pa. I'm still tempted to run out and look!

that pet place doest have any octos now... i bought the last one :)

We want details!

Yes....details...........Was it the one they had said wasn't eating?

that pet place doest have any octos now... i bought the last one :)

Lol, I know..but I spoke to the guy that runs the place and orders so I call him every thursday to check up because they order octopus constantly. Getting them in takes a while.


Details on what?

The new octo!!!

Some new links:
Tampa bay saltwater (http://www.tbsaltwater.com/)-pygmys in the winter,awaiting an email about there other species.
the pet stop (http://www.thepetstop.com/)-out of stock.
saltwaterfish (http://www.saltwaterfish.com)- periodicly in stock.could be anything
Aquacon (http://www.aquacon.com/saltwater-fish-index.html)-??? could be anything
caribbean creatures (http://www.caribbeancreatures.com/dr_fish.html)
Quality marine (http://www.qualitymarineusa.com/)-a whole sale only:sad: but cna get bimacs,blue ring wonderpus,and oddly something you dont see often,octopus from south America. also a good sorce of NAUTILUS.
diver Tom (http://members.aol.com/tscaturro/Main.html)-great guy, also awsome shipping. only has octopus in the winter and has had damage do to the hurricans.

The new octo!!!

Lol...me or her?

Well if you were asking for me...I haven't gotten a new octo yet, but still awaiting Vulgaris. There's a seafood co-op fish market located near me by the shore...and the manager who runs the business is doing me a special favor of giving me any octo thats caught by the fishermen working there. They fish everyday if the weather permits them...and supposadely they get better catches in the winter as opposed to the summer. Right now there pretty random, but in a few days the squid fishermen and the lobster fishermen who have tanks on the boat will prepare to go fishing and will get better chances of catching one because they travel far out.

Octopuses aren't local around the east coast to my suprise...only near Florida. I live in NJ...and it really is unfortunate. All octopuses seen in the fish market everyday aren't fished here, their caught and shipped from Asia.

The pet store in East Hanover NJ...about an hour from me orders them all the time, but rarely get one in. Im more dependant on the saltwater aquarium shop...however, if the fish market gets one by boat, its more natural...organic and safe to say that its native to atlantic waters and will be safe staying in their free saltwater which they will provide for me as a favor too. They have been fishing now on the lookout for octopus going on mabye...2 months now, but I have until the end of June. Then i'll just have to order from TampaBaySaltwater who will custom catch one for you if possible. For octopuses...everything is depended on and the chances are NEVER that great at least around my area. I mean, I could always just order from California but I would never do it cuz that would risk chances of getting it killed on accident.

I think Cuttlegirl was asking for more info on the octo 91lxstang said s/he just bought... (and I've been looking for an opportunity to mention that I think I could be 67v8stang if I used the same naming convention-- Erich and a few TONMOconners have seen my car!)

:smile:

I have succesfully ordered an Octo from Wilmslow Pets and Aquatics here in the UK and only after a certain degree of questioning from the owner. He himself is an experienced ceph keeper and I was somewhat assured that he took the time to perform due dilligence before ordering one for me.

There is also an aquatics shop in stockport called SMA that currently have a O. Vulgaris for sale. Here however I spoke to the fishkeeper in the store and was told that they had had him for around four months (plus pre capture life would make him quite old). I decided to speak to the owner on my way out of the shop to see as he was "getting on" would he take any less, (Just a matter of interest I hasten to add) and was told that he wouldnt take any less for him, and I quote, ...as he was a male he was not tied into the octopus 1-2 year lifespan and would live indefinately...!:mad:

ps Wilmslow Pets also stipulated that I had to be at the store when the Octo was delivered so he wouldn't have to aclimatise twice! This is something that I was going to insist on anyway but again it is in my opinion a good sign that the primary concern here is the welfare of the animal and not the potential profit.

Too bad all pet store owners aren't that careful.

saltwaterfish has there add to cart sign back up on there octos. $79.99. Just figured Id post it on here for the ceph lovers.

Hey peeps! :rainbow:

I ordered an octo long, long ago from my LFS, and found one available at saltwaterfish.com I decided to wait for my LFS because they usually absolutely rock and always have very healthy everything. I finally got one from them, but know they are still available at saltwaterfish.com. They are $80- with free shipping (3-4").

Best of luckto all! :mrgreen:
Fishy1 :octopus:

saltwaterfish.coms shipping is not free. the first time i ordered from them i was exited but it will end up causting around $15 and they wont let you order if you dont have over $80 in your cart. :(

Technically their "shipping" is free but they add on charges for fuel and processing. It ends up being like $97.

Ben

We still don't have any information on what species they carry, do we?

Dan

Octopus on ebay! Seems like he could get more too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1Small-Octopus-briareus-head-is-1-2-inch_W0QQitemZ220001285494QQihZ012QQcate goryZ46308QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hmmmm...I didn't think you could sell live animals on Ebay? Have they changed the rules or does this only apply to those critters with fur? :hmm:

At any rate, if anyone buys anything from this seller I'd love to hear about the result.

Chris

Hmmmm...I didn't think you could sell live animals on Ebay?

You NOW can sell fish and coral, but they stipulate that it must have overnight delivery.

If people are interested, I would, err, recommend stating that here first. No sense in knocking up the price competing against each other. I'd rather have the auction go for the starting price, and then let others contact the seller directly for other octopuses at the same price..

That said, I emailed him to see how often he gets them in.

I noticed a rather nice large A. aculeatus for sale in Berkeley at Octopus's Garden this weekend. This is a diurnal species that has a variety of interesting behaviors including bipedal walking (but you would need a really big tank or ocean to see it).

The Cephalopod Page has Sources of Live cephalopods now updated incase anyone hasent seen...he has a lot less now but says its hard to keep up after so long. Anyways, Aquatic Connections has a carribean octopus in stock I think for about 60 bucks in Florida. I emailed them just for comfirmation....sooo many online aquarium sites are shady and are hardly updated.

Umm
I was kinda looking at gettign that octo from Ebay
is anyone else gonna want it?

Umm
I was kinda looking at gettign that octo from Ebay
is anyone else gonna want it?
Do it! If they are decent, perhaps they could become the next great dealer (oh, that didn't sound right). :wink:

Chris

I actually bid on the octopus from Ebay, but Ebay removed the listing as they said it violated one of their policies and advised me not to pursue the sale. But I see he still has other live creatures for sale so I don't know what the issue was.

Interesting.

Carol

I actually bid on the octopus from Ebay, but Ebay removed the listing as they said it violated one of their policies and advised me not to pursue the sale. But I see he still has other live creatures for sale so I don't know what the issue was.

Interesting.

Carol

I wonder if the fuss people made about the guy selling blue-rings has led them to disallow octopuses of all sorts?

Their policy states - eBay generally does not allow the listing of live animals or pets on eBay.

They have a whole other section with different regulations from US Fish & Wildlife. I'm confused though as to why they are allowing him to continue selling dwarf seahorses and some corals.

Their policy states - eBay generally does not allow the listing of live animals or pets on eBay.

They have a whole other section with different regulations from US Fish & Wildlife. I'm confused though as to why they are allowing him to continue selling dwarf seahorses and some corals.

When I was looking at their policies regarding the blue ring for sale, they had a specific exception for "tropical fish" or something like that. It was unclear to me whether "fish" included invertebrates... I couldn't come up with a specific statement to point at that said selling octopuses was or wasn't in the allowed regulations, but I think they did have some restrictions on "potentially lethal things." I remember it took me over an hour of looking to find even that, though, so I don't have time to find it again now...

Shippers particularly usually have policies against living things, but make a blanket exception for "Ornamental Marine Life" because of the business volume. Is that the phrase that eBay used, Monty?

Most shippers have a superceding policy of no venomous creatures no matter what. eBay aside I think its interesting that there are a number of retailers out there selling blue rings online who don't mention the fact that they can kill when the nice man in the brown shorts comes to pick up the day's freight. :)

Dan

eBay aside I think its interesting that there are a number of retailers out there selling blue rings online who don't mention the fact that they can kill when the nice man in the brown shorts comes to pick up the day's freight. :)

Dan
That'll teach those UPS guys to thrash my boxes!

Just goes to show how little care is acutally involved in the business end of the hobby.

The Ebay Octo is back listed for as of now 2 days and 5 hours.
I would like to purchase this guy for my 150 galleon tank
If there is no objection of course

Go for it! I actually bought an octopus frmo this seller the other day. Been swamped with work and weekend preparations, but will upload a report and photos soon!

We have about 30 O. Mercatoris hatchlings available to Tonmo members. It's free in the Bay Area if you can come over to pick it up.

Otherwise, if you want it shipped to you, New Alameda Aquatics (http://www.newalameda.com/) will ship it to you for $50 overnight delivery.

Contact me, and I'll let New Alameda know to be expecting your order. I'll most likely drop them off after 4th of July so they'll be overnighted.

Two warnings:

1) These are hatchlings. EXTREMELY small and difficult to rear. They are at MOST 1/4" long - most are smaller than that.

2) This species is nocturnal and secretive - though being captive bred they might respond a little differently.

Let me know if you want some.

On the other hand, the mercatoris hatchlings are from large eggs and are fully formed little octos, so they can be raised. Not all will live, of course, so if you're taking some, you might get at least 5 or 6 instead of just 1 or 2.

When are the remaining ones going to go to Dr. Caldwell's lab?

Nancy

They will be going on Wed. evening to give Tonmo members a chance to get back from their 4th of July vacations and speak up.

We scooped another batch out today and there's probably another 3-5 in the tank still. I think another 8-10 were scooped out today.

Only 8 are spoken for - unless Paradox wants a few more but that still leaves about 20 hatchlings left (if they will eat the tigger pods).

S

There is an octopus available in the Bay Area (CA) - person's girlfriend got it for him and he can't put it in his reef tank. He's asking for someone to please take it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=7695155#post7695155

Nancy