An individual caught by local fishermen was temporary exhibited at the aquarium, along with the Twin-sailed Salp caught together.This is not a permanent exhibit.
The salp deceased in the aquarium in about two weeks, but the octopus was kept for more than a month, and made the record in Japan for keeping this species in captivity.
This species is ocasionally brought to different aquariums in Japan by local fishermen for a temporary exhibit, but usually they will not feed and will die within a few days.