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I am in search of an O. hummelincki. I would like a reliable source (not ebay unless you know its reliable). It could be a website or a fellow member. Thanks for all your help!
sorseress;116813 said:I think you're being very premature in looking for an octopus. From reading your other posts you don't even have a tank yet, let alone the live rock, etc you will need. Even after you have everything you need, you still have to cycle the tank for 3 months. I think you need to slow down, study everything that's available here to learn as much as possible,(which would have the extra benefit of giving you more time to save money so you can get the recommended 55 gal tank), and prepare you for all the other things you will have to know and pay for when the time is right for you to get that octopus you want so badly. You don't want to buy an octopus, put it in a too small or poorly cycled tank and have it die within days. That has happened to other people who have come here. They come back to try again, older, wiser, and poorer, but unfortunately an octopus (or cuttlefish)has died because they needed instant gratification. May I ask how old you are?
sorseress;116813 said:I think you're being very premature in looking for an octopus. From reading your other posts you don't even have a tank yet, let alone the live rock, etc you will need. Even after you have everything you need, you still have to cycle the tank for 3 months. I think you need to slow down, study everything that's available here to learn as much as possible,(which would have the extra benefit of giving you more time to save money so you can get the recommended 55 gal tank), and prepare you for all the other things you will have to know and pay for when the time is right for you to get that octopus you want so badly. You don't want to buy an octopus, put it in a too small or poorly cycled tank and have it die within days. That has happened to other people who have come here. They come back to try again, older, wiser, and poorer, but unfortunately an octopus (or cuttlefish)has died because they needed instant gratification. May I ask how old you are?