Octopus Availability

[CaptFish]

At least one "briareus".....I asked for Mercs too.

Ok no Mercs this round. He says he hasn't seen any yet this season.

ordered some cuttles from my LFS

Good Luck! I cant wait to read about your experience.

 

[CaptFish]

Live aquaria has "Indonesian octopuses"

 

[SabrinaR]

Oh and I emailed Tom... He said he had 2 mercs.

 

[DWhatley]

O.Mercatoris - eBay Auction Ends 2011/02/17

O. Mercatoris Buy It Now $60 shipped.

This is a posting of availability, not a recommendation. I don't know the vendor but believe these may come as hitch hickers on rock collected from a live rock farm around Tampa (reviewing the ad, they do give a website and mention that the octos are from the LR and the area code is 813 which would confirm Tampa area)

 

[Thales]

Looking for an O. vulgaris. If anyone hears of one for sale please let me know.

Thanks!

 

[CaptFish]

Tom, divertom.com has been getting them this year. Just tell him you want one of the shortarmed ones, thats how he knows them. I just got a nice tiny one from him.; mantle is only about an 1.5"

he has 14 octopuses right not.
http://www.divertom.com/Assorted_Invertebrates_8JAF.php

 

[Thales]

Thanks Dave! Email sent!

 

[ieatfalalfel]

O. Mercatoris Buy It Now $60 shipped.

This is a posting of availability, not a recommendation. I don't know the vendor but believe these may come as hitch hickers on rock collected from a live rock farm around Tampa (reviewing the ad, they do give a website and mention that the octos are from the LR and the area code is 813 which would confirm Tampa area)

If I wanted a mercatoris, would you say to avoid this or is this fine?

 

[Stavros]

Octos in NY Area

Just received this update from BlueStarAqua Saltwater Aquarium:

Octopus: Brown; Pacific $35.00

I e-mailed them back for more info. Their reply:

they come and go.... try again next shipment. let me know early if you like them and you can reserve them via paypal.

Having said this, I have no experience with this seller and can't really say anything else about his business.

S.

 

[DWhatley]

I'm curious about the "Pacific" part. If you email them again, see if they will qualify it, I suspect they come to NY though wholesalers on the West Coast but are not Pacific animals ... just a hunch

 

[Stavros]

They will notify me next time they'll get one and I'll visit to take some pictures and find out more about their supplier.

 

[CaptFish]

Liveaquaria.com has 'Indonesian' in stock

 

[Neogonodactylus]

No they don't! Either that or their alert system is totally screwed up. LiveAquaria.com processed my order for A. aculeatus two weeks ago, but never shipped. Then this morning I received an alert that they were in stock. I immediately called to see if my order had been filled. It had not. However, I was assured that back orders are filled before new orders are taken. The person I was speaking to said that there must be a cue of unfilled orders. I asked if that was the case, why send out an alert. The explanation offered was that the "vendor" has an automated alert system. Apparently just because it is automated doesn't make it accurate. It is clear that communications between LiveAquaria and their "vendor" in California is lacking..

Roy

 

[SabrinaR]

No they don't! Either that or their alert system is totally screwed up. LiveAquaria.com processed my order for A. aculeatus two weeks ago, but never shipped. Then this morning I received an alert that they were in stock. I immediately called to see if my order had been filled. It had not. However, I was assured that back orders are filled before new orders are taken. The person I was speaking to said that there must be a cue of unfilled orders. I asked if that was the case, why send out an alert. The explanation offered was that the "vendor" has an automated alert system. Apparently just because it is automated doesn't make it accurate. It is clear that communications between LiveAquaria and their "vendor" in California is lacking..

Roy

I got Mystique from them (about 2 weeks ago, well 2 weeks ago on Saturday) and she wasn't the diurnal A. aculeatus but instead a nocturnal dwarf cousin. I still haven't seen her :-(

 

[SabrinaR]

Live Aquaria has listed Bock's Pygmy Octopus coming today in there divers den section. Should be posted at around 5 or 530. It will probably go fast so if you want it be on your A game. Last time they had a Caribbean octopus and it sold in 15 seconds.