A pet octopus is cooler than smoking.

[Nytebreed]

Cuttle fish!

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

Mean... but funny.

I'm just messin' with folks.

My brother has a salt water tank but he can't afford any fish to put in it. He had some shrimp-looking thingy in there once all by itself scurryng around the bottom but it croaked. Most likely a heart attack from running backwards all the time.

 

[msingletary]

A Blue-ringed octopus (Blue-ringed octopus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) is probably the most gorgeous thing you'll ever lay eyes on. It can also kill serveral humans with a tiny bit of it's venom and there is NO known antidote to date!

Venomous, but darn it's cool looking.

 

[Nermal]

Fascinating link, JMarca. I definitely know more about octopuses now than I did yesterday.

 

[PapaSloth]

Cuttle fish!

Cuddle fish, more like

 

[JMarca]

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Venomous, but darn it's cool looking.

They color morph, nothing in the world can compare to a creature like this under blue lights, it's amazing contrast! Pictures dont do it justice to be honest if you click the pictures you can see it a little better.

 

[Avid]

I'd like to be... under the sea
in an Octopus' garden in the shade
He'd let us in, knows where we've been
in his Octopus' garden in the shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see
an Octopus' garden with me!

(couldn't resist...)

And yes, a pet octopus *would* be cool!

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

In all seriousness, I never understood dual use. I mean, most people hate how much they pay for real cigarettes, and vaping is literally a majorly cheap alternative. But dual use? You're not saving any money at all -- in fact, you're DOUBLING the amount of money you spend.

Well, ecigs have cut me down from 1.5 packs a day to 1 or 2 packs a week. I estimate that I have saved around $1,500 in the past 8 months.

 

[rhean]

I have been a dual user most of the time I have been vaping, only quitting analogs for a couple of weeks at a time. But when I realize the ridiculous amounts of money I shell out on cigarettes, I am pretty serious about quitting this time, and I thought of a method that I hope will work: Every time I am seriously considering buying a pack of cigarettes, I put $6 (cost of my cigarettes) towards an octopus fund. I'll gradually buy the supplies for the tank as I save. Because having a pet octopus doesn't give you cancer.

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there was an octopus in the San Francisco Aquarium hthat I always petted. So CUTE. Are they easy to keep at home, though?

 

[Slappy1981]

I've had many Octos. They are very smart but sadly don't live to long. Most of the ones I had you never saw them, very shy. But I had one, his name was Ollie. That was the greatest pet ever. Very, very intelligent. Could untie knots like you wouldn't believe.

 

[rhean]

How long do they live? btw it's tragic that smart animals like pigs and octopus are also so delicious. The guilt!

 

[sincerelysasquatch]

there was an octopus in the San Francisco Aquarium hthat I always petted. So CUTE. Are they easy to keep at home, though?

I don't believe they are too hard for an experienced saltwater keeper. They require better water parameters than most saltwater fish and an escape-proof tank, and they are not suitable for beginners. But not especially hard once you have the saltwater gig down.

 

[Slappy1981]

How long do they live? btw it's tragic that smart animals like pigs and octopus are also so delicious. The guilt!

Anywhere from less than 1 year to 5 years. Usually around 2 years

 

[roxynoodle]

How long do they live? btw it's tragic that smart animals like pigs and octopus are also so delicious. The guilt!

I know. I had 2 potbelly pigs. I feel so guilty eating pork.

I could never eat a parrot. How do you not respect an animal that yells, "Where ARE you?" when you are late with her breakfast, when she's never said it before, and you don't know how she learned it? Yet, when needed, yelled it out.

 

[rhean]

Anywhere from less than 1 year to 5 years. Usually around 2 years

Thank you. For some reason I had expected them to be long-lived.

I know. I had 2 potbelly pigs. I feel so guilty eating pork.

I could never eat a parrot. How do you not respect an animal that yells, "Where ARE you?" when you are late with her breakfast, when she's never said it before, and you don't know how she learned it? Yet, when needed, yelled it out.

Oh God you can't eat something that SPEAKS. I also wouldn't eat a fellow primate. Too close to cannibalism for comfort.

 

[JMarca]

Thank you. For some reason I had expected them to be long-lived.

Sadly, I've yet to see one live longer than 2 years in captivity.
Certain very large scale facilities (public aquariums) have kept them alive longer and even bred them, but most if not all home aquariums are not very well suited in my opinion.

 

[TamiP]

Yeah, I doubt many (if any) home aquarium owners have the facilities or resources to build a tank with enough stimulus and proper environment for an octopus. It's kind of sad to see them occasionally used in tanks on shows like Tanked. As much as I love watching those shows, they often give the wrong impression on how long it realistically takes to cycle a tank (freshwater), keep a tank (since most of their customers I'm assuming use their upkeep care service it doesn't matter as much, but people watching don't realize what it takes), and I've often seen them put species in together that really don't belong together--although they'll occasionally comment on that and not put certain species together (mostly have seen that this season, so thinking some people complained or something). Mostly I'd love to see them talk more about some of the species they use that would be inappropriate for a owner/caregiver, hobbyist to keep in a home tank such as when they use octopus or jellies in a tank.

 

[EvlSmrk]

This may be the oddest thread I've read since being here. Now I want an octopus too.

Quoted for truth. However, I know I don't have the skills to take care of them, so I'll leave it to you guys.

For those who don't know, octupi are extremely intelligent and require enrichment. You can put their food into a glass jar so they have to figure out how to unscrew it to get it out. They can also learn vicariously so if you show them how to do something, they will copy how you did it should they not figure it out themselves.

I require myself to learn something new everyday. The sun's not even close to up yet, and I've already met my quota. Thank you.

I've had many Octos. They are very smart but sadly don't live to long. Most of the ones I had you never saw them, very shy. But I had one, his name was Ollie. That was the greatest pet ever. Very, very intelligent. Could untie knots like you wouldn't believe.

Watching an octupus interact like that must be awesome. Typically, I've only seen them in aquariums chilling on the substrate or in a nook somewhere.

 

[HauntedMyst]

A pet octopus? Are you looking forward to playing frisbee with him? Looking forward to him running to the door when you get home? Playing fetch with 8 balls?