I'll just hope I never have to accidently find one...for my safety and the safety of my inverts!
Mantis Shrimp on TV
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I'll just hope I never have to accidently find one...for my safety and the safety of my inverts!
WOW
That is amazing. I suggest testing it's powerful kung-fu-like chop with an inch thick wood. And perhaps it's snapper will become lodged within the wood, enabling you to easily remove the marine invader.
That is amazing. I suggest testing it's powerful kung-fu-like chop with an inch thick wood. And perhaps it's snapper will become lodged within the wood, enabling you to easily remove the marine invader.
That is nuts. I've got one in my liverock and I'm planning my attack. The fish supply guy told me to hunt it down and kill it. It's cool looking. I haven't seen it attack anything. It runs around inside my rock. There are all these little tunnels inside the rock it lives in. It will peek out of one, then I see him run through and peek out another hole. I'm moving in two weeks, so I have to tear down my tank. Think I may put that piece of rock in a small container seperate and try to root him out. Don't want to lose any inverts. He actually will come out a ways to get flake and pellet food. He's very colorful. Looks like pinks, oranges, ect. Too bad they have a bad rap.
I'm a happy owner of one of these little critters. Though they are a hazard in a tank full of fish and inverts, they make an excelent secies tank. they are amazingly durable little critters, hard to kill. i have mine in a 5gallon with 2inches of sand, 2lbs of LR, heater and an airstone. Mine is still small, only about 1.5 inches. It eats almost anything you put in there, including the blue leg hermits, small snails, leaves my turbo snails alone.
Mantis shrimp strike with the same force and speed as a 22 caliber bullet, and the larger types like the Harlequin can get to 12-16"
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Actually these guys would be perfect for a small nano tank. I am planning on getting some live rock soon and If I find any, they would be perfect for a 5 or 2.5 gallon tank I have. There are those who want something kick a$$ for their tanks such as oscars, lion fish or any other predator fish, they should actually look at these lil critters.
jim
I am planning on getting some live rock soon and If I find any, they would be perfect for a 5 or 2.5 gallon tank I have. There are those who want something kick a$$ for their tanks such as oscars, lion fish or any other predator fish, they should actually look at these lil critters. jim
