Is It True...?

[DreamScape]

my lfs said that blue rings only have a lifespan of 3 months.



:D

[OctoMonkey]

nah, but its not that much longer.......

6 months to a year i think

the lfs maybe meant that because he gets in octos that are already adult they only have 3 months to go
another reason why not to buy one,, well, if you need another reason other than they can kill you! lol

[cephalopoder]

Well in some ways he's right.
Blue rings have a life span of a bout 6 months. By the time they are large enough for collectors to find them they are all ready a few months old.
By the time they are are in a wholesalers tank they are few months old or more. So they only live a sort time when the customer gets them. Not a very good octo to keep and they can kill ya to boot.

[DreamScape]

mmm. i wasn't going to get one anyway. asked out of an interrest in octos in general.

wouldn't it be nice to meet a 30ft octo?