Question Octopus/ Cuttlefish

[steve0199us]

Morning! Anyone local keeping these? Wondering how is the experience going and if could point me in right direction if can source locally, thanks

 

[thomashtom]

Hi Steve, I have kept multiple types of Octopus and some cuttlefish. What do you need to know? Thanks Tom

 

[steve0199us]

Hi Steve, I have kept multiple types of Octopus and some cuttlefish. What do you need to know? Thanks Tom

Hello Tom! I set up a Biocube 32 few months ago For these interesting creatures, my son is fascinated with them when we go to the aquarium. I don’t have the Biocube fully sealed, there are skinny slots for the filter as well, wondering if I will have an issue if we went octopus route, I do have Velcro tape I could put around the plexi glass cover.

Obtaining- which vendor/site/store could I find local? I’m in Queens. Think a live animal from an Asian seafood store would work? I know in the past they’ve had live octopus seasonally, not sure about nowadays

 

[thomashtom]

PM me. I could help you out. Thanks Tom

 

[thomashtom]

Texted you

 

[heuerfan]

Saw one at fish world usa located in Whitestone Queens.

 

[steve0199us]

Ah awesome, thank you for the heads up!

 

[Geraud]

You probably want to look into reading about cephalopods a lot on a specialized forum like this one:

The Octopus News Magazine Online

TONMO.com: Your Cephalopod Information Center (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish, Nautilus, Fossils)

tonmo.com

 

[Aggi]

I saw 2 very small octopus in the New York reef aquatic store in flushing , queens … I had octopus and cuttlefish in the past . They are amazing creatures and very smart specially the octopus …


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[Geraud]

I saw 2 very small octopus in the New York reef aquatic store in flushing , queens … I had octopus and cuttlefish in the past . They are amazing creatures and very smart specially the octopus …


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Can you comment on the difficulty though?

This is (@Thales) Rich Ross' take on that, and he is a specialist. Some animals require a huge amount of time and dedication that most hobbyists do not have.

https://therichross.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/PFK-Octopus-Article-SM.pdf

 

[Timbo]

Octopi are extremely intelligent creatures that should be left in the oceans IMO with the exceptions of marine biology studies. I read an article a few years back about a chef who after learning how intelligent these creature are purchased a rather expensive live octopus at a fish market in order to save it from being eaten and released it back into the ocean. I since stopped eating them myself. If you can buy one and rescue it from a fish market and keep it successfully in an aquarium I am all for it, better than getting eaten for dinner.

 

[steve0199us]

I stopped by the Whitestone shop, decided not yet, I have to figure out how to better seal my tank, guy said they need to be kept in a small locked container to avoid escape, not what I was planning to do though, thinking about putting Velcro around the top, will see

I’m working with a biocube 32, acrylic top, slots into rear filter I think is something else they will escape through