Can you purchase live octopus for an aquarium?

Question

110 gallon tank is what I have.

Answer 1

Yes but you need to find a good marine aquatic store in your area.
They are escapologists and need special enviroments to keep them properly. The marine tanks are expensive and getting them to run properly can be time consuming and difficult.
Octopus are definatley not for the beginner aquarist.

Answer 2

You can get several kinds of them, actually...most of them are pretty small, getting no more than about a foot across or less, and can easily be kept in a tank that size...however, they are EXCELLENT escape artists, and it is usually best to keep them in a smaller container within the tank (such as the plastic reptile keepers) and you want to provide them with some sort of hiding spot or cave or else they tend to be very succeptible to stress. Another downside is that they have a very short lifespan, generally about a year or two. But, if you are really interested, just check out some local pet stores or aquarium stores, or you may even be able to find one online.

Answer 3

preserving an octopus is an extreme challenge left for experts. you value more highly adventure in preserving saltwater fish till now you save an octopus. they have been usually used to climb out of tanks, or maybe hit upon yet yet another aquarium indoors the abode, eat the fish, and return to that's tank. they are additionally spooked relatively and could launch a cloud of ink into the tank and kill itself by way of destructive water severe high quality. additionally they knock over rocks inflicting the glass to interrupt. yet just to respond on your question....... -50 gallon tank for in elementary words one octopus -specific gravity a million.023 -temp seventy 8 degree F. -pH 8.3 -dkh 8-12 -ammonia 0 -nitrites 0 -nitrates 0 -low actinic lighting fixtures fixtures -relatively some anchored rock -direction substrate

Answer 4

Yes, but they are extreme escape artists and WILL find a way out. You will wake up one morning with a dead octopus on your floor. Plus, most of them are posionous and there are so many types, that not all are known to be posionous yet. The ones that are posionous have high risk venom that can kill a person. Plus, octopus are very mean, very aggressive...they will attack your hang if you put it in the tank as well as kill every fish in your tank.

Answer 5

You can, but it's generally a terrible idea. First, most all are wild caught and that depletes them in the wild. Second, most are above average age and you can rarely expect more than a year or two from them once you get them. Third, they are extreme escape artists and it's common for them to exit the tank and die. They are just not good aquarium pets at all.

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Answer 6

I think you should think about your tank size first....cause I have the feeling that you don't have a tank big enough for an octopus, how big is your tank??

Answer 7

Sure - but they are a pain in the ..... They can easily get out of virtually any tank because they can squeeze into unbelievably small openings (filter tubes - small holes etc. ) If you go looking for one avoid the Blue Ringed as their bite is deadly poisonous.

Answer 8

Get a bigger tank first. I dont think they sell octopus.

Answer 9

Yes, but it have to stay small, if it gets too big he will be way to big for that tank, and if you will get other fish with this octopus, get strong fish, like triggers, or wrasses.
GOOD LUCK~~!

Answer 10

Only from a serious pet shop. They are normally hard to find in any type of pet shop.