Keeping a Mantis shrimp

deejeff442

deejeff442

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now this is funny.mrs mantis decided to move on up in square footage.she has moved the rocks she had in front of the sand burrow to her 3 inch pvc pipe.
i just fed her a krill on a feeder stick .yea she was thumping it to get it off.she is more entertaining than all my other stuff put together.
 
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shrimpy brains

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3249820
actually i dont think fish are on their regular menu
I was thinking that myself as many peeps say they have kept damsels with their mantis. Although, Cranberry said that after 2 years, her mantis ate her damsel.
Maybe they just wait for them to fatten up! :D
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains
http:///forum/post/3249851
I was thinking that myself as many peeps say they have kept damsels with their mantis. Although, Cranberry said that after 2 years, her mantis ate her damsel.
Maybe they just wait for them to fatten up! :D
Mine is nice and fat...LOL....and free too
 
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shrimpy brains

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I had considered asking what the shipping would be to take the little devil off your hands, but the Mantis tank I am setting up is only a 20g long! Do you think he would work in there?? What if after all the effort you put into him, he became food??
Would you want a video?? lol
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains
http:///forum/post/3249861
I had considered asking what the shipping would be to take the little devil off your hands, but the Mantis tank I am setting up is only a 20g long! Do you think he would work in there?? What if after all the effort you put into him, he became food??
Would you want a video?? lol
LOL....I don't think I would want to see it...just as I couldn't

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the monster...The one that I have looks so innocent and lonely in the 10G :(
 
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shrimpy brains

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No, I wouldn't want to see it either. I am considering adding a damsel, but I'm sure the shipping would cost too much anyway. Too bad you are so far away!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains
http:///forum/post/3249871
No, I wouldn't want to see it either. I am considering adding a damsel, but I'm sure the shipping would cost too much anyway. Too bad you are so far away!
LOL....story of my life....I'm too far from everything
 
florida joe

florida joe

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After Lola had the crab wedged in the opening of her burrow for a while she started depositing parts of the shell out the other side (front of the tank). The next morning she deposited the main part.

 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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dont look like i am going to figure out how to post pics any time soon with this crappy newset up.but my mantis has her 3 inch pvc all done up nice now.she was even going out and scooping a sand carpet for inside.she has abandoned her sand burrow for the pvc now.she has stacked rocks so high in the back so she cant see her reflection now.but,she does still go upside down at the top of the pvc and smacks it alot.seems she wants to open it more?it is really amazing how efficient she does things .maybe i should pay more attention to her and i could run my construction company more efficient?
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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well i give up screw saltwaterfish.i went and upgraded to ie8 found the torn paper now and found the compatibility in the tools on the new version and did add this site to it and unchecked the llast two boxes and stil the same thing.if the website builder was in front of me right now i would choke him til he was blue.
i am done for the day.think i am going to sit here and watch my mantis work.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3250268
well i give up screw saltwaterfish.i went and upgraded to ie8 found the torn paper now and found the compatibility in the tools on the new version and did add this site to it and unchecked the llast two boxes and stil the same thing.if the website builder was in front of me right now i would choke him til he was blue.
i am done for the day.think i am going to sit here and watch my mantis work.
LOL...I AM SOOOOOOOSORRY JEFF...IDK what else to tell you to try......I know when I can't get figures to balance....I put them down...walk away...and come back later....maybe that's what you need to do
remember PHOTOBUCKET.....paste the link code :)
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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well i do feel better.a you can tell i have no patience.thats why i take my frustrations out in the gym and the concrete work i do.plus right now i have a big cyst that has gotten infected right in the middle of my back that is sore as hell.i have to go tomarrow for the doc to carve it out.cant wait i feel like i am a hunchback fricken gross.this getting older stuff bites.
i aint about to even try this again for a few days .i will stick to just posting words .
oh yea i have no idea what paste and link is.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL....when you go into photobucket there is a linkcode with your pic....you highlight it, copy it, and in the swf thread right click on paste and it will be there...
BTW...I am not real good at explanations HAHAHAHA
 
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