bedavids Posted December 7, 2005 Arent these deadly??? what size aquarium and how long have you had it???? Quote Link to comment
reef-luva Posted December 7, 2005 You CRAZY monkey!!! Those blue ringed are BAD AS*!!! DON'T put your hand in there though!!!! Quote Link to comment
40till5 Posted December 7, 2005 That is just too cute!! Where did you get this little guy. What size tank is he in?? Quote Link to comment
scarf_ace1981 Posted December 7, 2005 i was just thinking about these guys the other day. they are poisonous. but worth the hazard. i'm sure your tank lid is snug and not a single hole. you'll be amazed how these guys squeeze through the smallest of openings. Quote Link to comment
TheNorthernLight Posted December 11, 2005 hope you plan on getting a huge pool too... cuz they grow to HUGE sizes... <edit> nevermind on this comment, I was thinking of something else. Quote Link to comment
Tony Posted December 12, 2005 Everything I've read about Blue Rings suggest that they are a very small species ( not large )and even though they are toxic I have seen them and they are killer looking. I've also read that it's most likely it wont kill you but will definitely cause serious damage and you'd probably feel like you were going to die. Quote Link to comment
TheNorthernLight Posted January 6, 2006 deaths by these are a rarity, however, if your unlucky enough to get poisoned (enough) by one, you have about 3 minutes before you die. My suggestion, would be to keep the antidote... oh wait... THEIR ISN'T ONE!!! now do you think it's smart having one of these? sorry, don't mean to sound like an A$$, but this little guy should be left in the ocean, view him from afar, not in your tank. I CANNOT stress how lethaly deadly this little guy is. " What to do if you get bit! The bite of the blue-ringed octopus may be painless but it is definetly deadly. Its venom contains some maculotoxin which is more violent than any animals found on land. This poison is 10,000 times more potent that cyanide. Upon being bitten, the victom's nerve conduction is stopped and paralysis sets in after a few minutes. Paralysis is then followed by death. Some symtoms are as follows: *Nausea *Blindness *Loss of all other senses If you do see someone get bit you should immediatly call 911, and then apply compresion to the wound as if it was a snake bite. Artificial respiration should also be started as soon as possible. The only way to survive is hours of heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison has worked its way out of the system. There is no anit-venom to date. Quick Facts The blue rings are only visible when the Blue-ringed octopus is about to atack It has a tiny, parrot like, beak that can bite through your wetsuit The Blue-ringed octopus is only the size of a golf ball but still carries enough poisin to kill 26 humans in minutes The poison is not injected but comes from it's saliva They are found in shallow coral and rock pools in Australia " ref: http://www.earlham.edu/~sheedjo/blue-ringedoctopus.htm this is a good reference : http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barrier-reef/blueringedoctopus.htm Quote Link to comment
Nuhtty Posted January 20, 2006 Bad idea IMO. Hope you dont have kids. Also, dont let your life insurance policy know. Quote Link to comment
bozzy Posted March 29, 2006 how can you 'not stress how deadly these are' surly.....if there deadly there deadly there arnt different levels ...but anyways niiiiiiiice octopus dude....i really want on of these just cant get my hand on one of them Quote Link to comment
Helfrichs Chick Posted March 31, 2006 wow pretty amazing, I breed poison frogs and have a few wild caught ones.... one sent me to the hospital with bleeding outa my mouth nose and eyes, and convuslions, pretty nasty. I commend you for the effort just be freaking careful, the hos bill was 9 grand. NOT FUN could have had 20 nanos with that. I would love to set up a tank for a blue ring. Is he eating?? and what? I may have to try one someday. People freak out when you have stuff like we do (poison frogs, blue rings ect.) that can kill you, but hell people have bears lions and rattlers, all can kill you. Even more so... more people get killed by other people than by blue rings lol. Good luck Quote Link to comment
SoCal Reefer Posted April 4, 2006 Blue rings are one of the smaller species of octos. What tank size you have there? My buddy used to breed blue rings. I have a bimac. Octos are somuch fun to own. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment
Clownfishcrazy1117 Posted August 10, 2006 Get rid of it end of discussion! It will all fine and dandy until it bites you or some idiot sticking his hand in there. Not to mention if it escapes, octopuses can survive for a limited time out of water. If that happens I don't envy anything alive in your house. Bad idea! Quote Link to comment
FUGU!!! Posted October 11, 2006 PUT WEIGHT ON THAT LID HOMMIE! Blue rings only grow to about 12in and they are highly poisones.Cephlapods dont live long,but there a total chick magnet! Quote Link to comment
Billabong_Fish Posted February 9, 2007 dahm why are these comments so repedative??? everyone is saying the same thing over and over again thinking they are a freeking marine biologist lol. Quote Link to comment
Phishman80 Posted April 1, 2009 Wonder if the one that posted this is still alive today??? Quote Link to comment
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