bye bye mantis

cranberry

cranberry

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Nice.... remind me to stay out of the reef tank forums.
And I meant respect for ME spiny. Respect for the fact that I LOVE the mantis. You can do what you want with them, but why belittle the thing in this hobby I am most passionate about in the very thread I am in sharing pics of my beloved pets? I wouldn't expect any holds barred if I wandered into the mantis cocktail hour forum. And I would have enough respect for you not to go into one of your grouper threads and start talking about sashimi.
 
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saltycrab

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Mantis shrimp are cool to me because they are one of if not the smartest invert in the ocean. Plus they can see like twenty different spectrums of light (even X-ray)
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cranberry

cranberry

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A damsel and a mantis? Or just a damsel?
Just a damsel *thumbs up*
With a mantis... nope... not unless you don't really care for the damsel.
 
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markeo99

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I have had a unwanted mean damsel in with my peackock for a few months now.they are good damsel keeps his distance knows whats up but if he got real hungry smart little buggers he would prob get him somehow
one thing is its a domino damsel and black acrylic back and sides all you see is a little dot
 
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markeo99

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my mantis tank got unplugged overnight and buried food killed mine last week
the damsel took over the burrow instantly we will see what happens when I can locate a new one
 
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alexmir

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I guess i understand some people might be upset he killed it, but no one should make him feel bad. would you guys just let a gorilla or stone crab kill your fish if it meant you didnt have to kill it, or would you take it out and get rid of it???
(when i caught my gorilla crab, i dumped it out of a bucket onto the concrete, and immediately smashed it with a big piece of dead rock, instantly smashing it to pieces, fastest way to kep it from feeling any pain...)
 
crypt keeper

crypt keeper

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2800044
A quick post on the local reef club forum would have solved the issue without killing the animal. I wonder what God thinks when I inject one of His creatures with lemon juice and Kalk to kill it. If I leave the hobby, this will be why. Is spraying ants worse than shooting bald eagles from the sky? At what point do we consider life precious?
Just something to ponder the next time we feel the need to kill the animals we are in charge of looking after.
so while on vacation in places that are humid and with mosquito's you just let them suck on you till they are done and fly away?
No you don't. Don't preach. Some of you people really need to get a reality check.
 
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markeo99

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Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2801162
I guess i understand some people might be upset he killed it, but no one should make him feel bad. would you guys just let a gorilla or stone crab kill your fish if it meant you didnt have to kill it, or would you take it out and get rid of it???
(when i caught my gorilla crab, i dumped it out of a bucket onto the concrete, and immediately smashed it with a big piece of dead rock, instantly smashing it to pieces, fastest way to kep it from feeling any pain...)
my mantis loves gorilla crabs yummy
 
spinylobster

spinylobster

Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/2800621
Nice.... remind me to stay out of the reef tank forums.
And I meant respect for ME spiny. Respect for the fact that I LOVE the mantis. You can do what you want with them, but why belittle the thing in this hobby I am most passionate about in the very thread I am in sharing pics of my beloved pets? I wouldn't expect any holds barred if I wandered into the mantis cocktail hour forum. And I would have enough respect for you not to go into one of your grouper threads and start talking about sashimi.
Cran... I by no means meant to disrespect your love for mantis. I two once had one as a hitchiker and took it to the fish store instead of killing it. The only point I was trying to make is "stuff" happens, and someone brought up the word irresponsible (it wasn't you), and I don't think that was fair. In this hobby stuff gets killed all the time, sometimes on purpose(aiptasia for instence), and sometimes not. So accept my apology, for offending your love forthe mantis shrimp(which by the way looks really cool) and we will move on.
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

Member
Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2801162
I guess i understand some people might be upset he killed it, but no one should make him feel bad. would you guys just let a gorilla or stone crab kill your fish if it meant you didnt have to kill it, or would you take it out and get rid of it???
(when i caught my gorilla crab, i dumped it out of a bucket onto the concrete, and immediately smashed it with a big piece of dead rock, instantly smashing it to pieces, fastest way to kep it from feeling any pain...)
Does he sound like he feels bad ? I think cool is a better word. And for you.... You think coming in bragging about your killing something is cool. there are people who are responsible enough to capture the unwanted creature and find it a home. Then there are people like salt nate who probably made a mistake not knowing how everyone would react. I think he would handle it right next time. then there are people who want to make supid comments about what they've killed in an already sesitive situation. the third type of people are the worst.
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

Member
Originally Posted by crypt keeper
http:///forum/post/2801165
so while on vacation in places that are humid and with mosquito's you just let them suck on you till they are done and fly away?
No you don't. Don't preach. Some of you people really need to get a reality check.
Big difference ! The tank is a mini eco system where all life is dependant on you. You chose to control this life system and make smart choices for it. A bug that attacks you in the free and open world is fair game. You didn't choose to have a mini world controlled by you with this knat in it. If you are going to make comparrisons, use logical similiar circumstances.
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

Member
Originally Posted by grubsnaek
http:///forum/post/2796510
hahahaha "smashed him with the handle" hahaha. cant wait for people to start complaining, saying you should have sold him, gave him away or pet shop him, etc etc..........
and this dude cranberry saying he did same to a banner fish, "worked like a charm" hahahaha that too is great. funny as hell to read it.....
Grubsnaek,
you sure knew what was coming from this thread didn't you. good call.
 
salt nate

salt nate

Member
cran, yes a damsel and a mantis.
and you know me....the damsel wont mean that much to me(being the murderer I am) i will keep it in there until the mantis kills it and get another!
the way that I judge value of life is how much the fish/invert costs
 
crypt keeper

crypt keeper

Active Member
Originally Posted by Ilovemytank
http:///forum/post/2801305
Big difference ! The tank is a mini eco system where all life is dependant on you. You chose to control this life system and make smart choices for it. A bug that attacks you in the free and open world is fair game. You didn't choose to have a mini world controlled by you with this knat in it. If you are going to make comparrisons, use logical similiar circumstances.
if you would had read what the I qouted instead of being simple minded you would understand where I was coming from. Go back and read it over.
 
cranberry

cranberry

Active Member
Salt nate.... if you are serious about wanting to start a mantis tank I would start another thread if I were you.
 
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