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To be honest we are pretty sure we're getting another one, but just wanted to hear some encouragement (and thank you all for obliging).
Hello yesterday afternoon I bought an octopus from a very wll known aquarium inmy area that has been open for 50 yrs + put him in a established tank with live rock the tank was set up about 7mos ago and I tested the water before I bought this kool Guy! this am befor work he was moving around until I turned the light on at 7am I arrived home 7pm tonight only to find him DEAD!!!! what a heartbreaker for me and my family its not like im a beginner i have had these about 7 yrs ago and the shortest lived one I had was 8mos and the longest one was a bit over 2 yrs im lost I cant think of what happened to him???? I know he stressed a bit during capture from the petshop and being bagged I acclimated him for like 3 hrs very slowly!!! my little 5yr old is obsessed with these creatures so I decided to get one for use now this lil kid of mine is heartbroken and its the holiday season and I dont know were to get another by the way ive been watching him eat in the store 2-3 times before I purchased him!!! so he looked fine to me!!!! what do you all think and can someone please help me get another my e-mail is [email protected] thanx so much Chris!!!Nancy;83834 said:What a wonderful little octopus. I believe Zyan still has some left, if anyone is interested.
Nancy