2007-07-31 06:50:45 · 18 answers · asked by Saucy B 6 in Pets ➔ Fish
It looks like its a bad idea then! I would hate to keep an animal if it was unhappy
2007-07-31 07:03:57 · update #1
Possible, yes... recommended no. They are difficult to keep to say the elast, they are all wide caught and they rarely live more than a few years total... so you have no idea it yours is old or young and how lond it will live for you even under the best of care. They really make very poor aquarium pets.
MM
2007-07-31 06:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
well the most common octopus that are kept in home aquariums are the brown octopus. The problem is they have a short life span most species only live about a year or so. So if you buy one that you dont know when it was hatched you may only have it a few months befor it dies. they also need a lot of carbon filtration and a large protien skimmer. when they are threatened they squirt ink that is toxic and that is the reason for such high filtration demands. the other thing is they can only be kept by themselves. They tend to move rocks around so trying to keep your rock scape in any sort of decorative manner is out of the question. They also tend to hide alot so you may never really get a good look at them. I was considering keeping one myself but after i did the research i found that it just isnt worth it. they are also escape artist so a secure hood on your tank is a must. here is a website that will give you more info and i really reccomend doing a lot of research befor deciding to keep and octopus as a pet.
http://www.tonmo.com/cephcare/checklist.php
this is just copied and pasted from another post someone asked a few days ago but should give all the info your looking for.
2007-07-31 07:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by craig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have kept brown and even poisonous blue ring (I do not recommend Blue ring) octopii.
In fact a brown octopus was one of my first saltwater creatures back in the mid 1970s.
The main problem is the ink they squirt when frightened, but that is rare.
Despite some comments above they make great pets and are highly intelligent.
That said here are important points for success in keeping these:
*They are cold water preferring (Brown Octopus), so an aquarium under 75 F is best.
*They need crab or other crustaceans in their diet.
*They are sensitive to nitrates above 20 ppm
*They do NOT mix with eels (mortal enemies)
I plan to write an article in the near future for my Aquarium Answers blog ( http://aquarium-answers.blogspot.com/ ) based on my experiences with Brown Octopus:
2007-07-31 07:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by Carl Strohmeyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible, but they probably won't survive for very long. Octopi need a HUGE tank with plenty of hiding places. Its diet is also very advanced. You have to buy lots of inverts and fish to keep it well-fed. You'll probably run out of money the first month of keeping it. Not to mention the availability of it in pet stores.
~ZTM
2007-07-31 07:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i saw them in the fish market in japan, in tanks-alive but they obviously were being kept for sushi. they are really smart creatures but it would suck to keep it in a tank it would have to be pretty big, you should try to talk with someone at an aquarium about how difficult or easy it could be. i would say it's a bad idea, they can attack you and try to suck your arm off if you put it in the tank, they're very smart and very dangerous. be careful.if it doesnt work, give it to a japanese person, octo on a stick is a delicacy in japan,jk dont do that, taste terrible though.
2016-05-19 00:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've kept squid in the freezer but I've never had a pet Octopus.
2007-07-31 06:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by Jack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible but not advisable. They grow to a large size, do not survive well in a tank & will try to escape through the smallest of gaps, plus where are you going to get fresh crabs every day?.
2007-08-01 04:13:24 · answer #7 · answered by Ikey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could adopt one were pros look after them and you pay like £2 a month
I really dont know but if you want to have one I would personaly find some company were you can adopt etc
Hope This Helps xxxxx
2007-07-31 07:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A killer pet Octopus with laser beams on top of their heads?
2007-07-31 06:54:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep but they are hard to keep in. If it`s a coldwater species you may have a problem with cooling the water in an ordinary living room.
2007-08-01 12:44:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋