deejeff442
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maybe got it?well getting somewhere anyway
Keeping a Mantis shrimp
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meowzer
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Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3250628
maybe got it?well getting somewhere anyway
YAYYYYY....You are getting close...LOL...I can click on your link and see the pic anyways
Looks good
http:///forum/post/3250628
maybe got it?well getting somewhere anyway
YAYYYYY....You are getting close...LOL...I can click on your link and see the pic anyways
Looks good
deejeff442
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i feel confident lets see
florida joe
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deejeff442
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well so close i can smell the victory.this is a more recent shot she has done more work since but at least iam getting some where.i can click on th pic and enlarge it but still nee to figure out how to post a bigger pic .so i feel bettr for now.
florida joe
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pic
florida joe
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I don’t know about you boys and girls but I think the peacock mantis is a beautiful creature (And this is really not a good pic) BTW does anyone else thing the opening to her burrow looks like a heart (How sweet)
meowzer
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Originally Posted by mrdc
http:///forum/post/3251480
It does look like a heart ... I think she is saying that she loves you and would like for you to reach in and pet her!
Go for it Joe.....
http:///forum/post/3251480
It does look like a heart ... I think she is saying that she loves you and would like for you to reach in and pet her!
florida joe
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It seems like Lola did not come away unscathed
From her encounter with the crab. If you look at her two leaves like antenna (yes they are in fact antenna) you will see the one on her right is a complete oval while the one on her left has a piece taken out of it. I guess the crab did not go quietly into the night
From her encounter with the crab. If you look at her two leaves like antenna (yes they are in fact antenna) you will see the one on her right is a complete oval while the one on her left has a piece taken out of it. I guess the crab did not go quietly into the night
florida joe
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Originally Posted by Hunt
http:///forum/post/3251528
how do you feel a two or three inch mantis would do in a 75g with a miniatus grouper
well it seems you have or will have an aggressive fish tank, that being said and the fact that the tank may be a little small for an adult miniatus IMO the mantis will we able to elude the grouper what specific matins are you considering
http:///forum/post/3251528
how do you feel a two or three inch mantis would do in a 75g with a miniatus grouper
well it seems you have or will have an aggressive fish tank, that being said and the fact that the tank may be a little small for an adult miniatus IMO the mantis will we able to elude the grouper what specific matins are you considering
hunt
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im working out a deal with my older brother that if he buys the stuff i will maintain the tank(feeding, water changes ect,), he has really let that tank go downhill, ill post pics in a sec.
I was just wondering because i think mantis shrimp look cool, and my lfs has a two or three inch one for 25 bucks.
For future fish, none in mind, so it would be the shrimp and the grouper, and if it has to be, ill get rid of the shrimp if i wanted another fish.
The grouper is about 6-8in, and the tank fits him nicely now and he is not really growing for some reason (weve had him for almost three years).
I was just wondering because i think mantis shrimp look cool, and my lfs has a two or three inch one for 25 bucks.
For future fish, none in mind, so it would be the shrimp and the grouper, and if it has to be, ill get rid of the shrimp if i wanted another fish.
The grouper is about 6-8in, and the tank fits him nicely now and he is not really growing for some reason (weve had him for almost three years).
florida joe
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do you know what type of mantis it is
handbanana
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I finally got to the end! Awesomeness Joe! When you said you were going to build a Mantis tank months ago I said this is going to be an entertaining thread. Very much so.
Lolas beautiful! I want to get a mantis now! what an interesting creature. the info in the begininning of the thread was awesome. what are those small flag like antenna for? they look like some sort of display appendage. Do you leave the shells from the crab pieces in the tank? Id like to read some more if anyone has any suguestions....
I want one. Nicely done Joe.
Lolas beautiful! I want to get a mantis now! what an interesting creature. the info in the begininning of the thread was awesome. what are those small flag like antenna for? they look like some sort of display appendage. Do you leave the shells from the crab pieces in the tank? Id like to read some more if anyone has any suguestions....
I want one. Nicely done Joe.
florida joe
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Originally Posted by Handbanana
http:///forum/post/3251658
I finally got to the end! Awesomeness Joe! When you said you were going to build a Mantis tank months ago I said this is going to be an entertaining thread. Very much so.
Lolas beautiful! I want to get a mantis now! what an interesting creature. the info in the beginning of the thread was awesome. what are those small flag like antenna for? they look like some sort of display appendage. Do you leave the shells from the crab pieces in the tank? Id like to read some more if anyone has any suguestions....
I want one. Nicely done Joe.
Excellent question my new friend the antennules which you ask about are in fact fascinating and beautiful, they resemble a peacock feather. These antennules are sensitive to water-born odors and turbulence. The leaf like flap is fringed with hair like setae, to amplify the sensitivity of the antennules. Dr Caldwell states that in some species they reflect polarized light which other mantis can see and they in fact may communicate with each other in this manner
BTW I know that mantis eat their shells after a molt as a way of getting calcium. I am interested in if she will eat the shell from the crab she killed
http:///forum/post/3251658
I finally got to the end! Awesomeness Joe! When you said you were going to build a Mantis tank months ago I said this is going to be an entertaining thread. Very much so.
Lolas beautiful! I want to get a mantis now! what an interesting creature. the info in the beginning of the thread was awesome. what are those small flag like antenna for? they look like some sort of display appendage. Do you leave the shells from the crab pieces in the tank? Id like to read some more if anyone has any suguestions....
I want one. Nicely done Joe.
Excellent question my new friend the antennules which you ask about are in fact fascinating and beautiful, they resemble a peacock feather. These antennules are sensitive to water-born odors and turbulence. The leaf like flap is fringed with hair like setae, to amplify the sensitivity of the antennules. Dr Caldwell states that in some species they reflect polarized light which other mantis can see and they in fact may communicate with each other in this manner
BTW I know that mantis eat their shells after a molt as a way of getting calcium. I am interested in if she will eat the shell from the crab she killed
handbanana
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Did Lola eat her victems shell? any new pics? Has Lola shown any agressiveness towards you? does she use her antennules for a threatining display? I wish DiscoveryHD would do something about Mantis Shrimp.
florida joe
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No she left the shell put picked it clean. She has not shown any aggressiveness toward me, but I have not put my hand in a position that would threaten her. As far as a threatening display, what I have learned is that a common threat display is the meral spread. The mantis elevates its thorax and spreads wide its antennules, antennules scales, raptorial appendages and peraeopods. This display I have read is quite dramatic as a brightly colored depression (meral spot) is displayed.
I will take a pic tonight with i feed her (krill)
I will take a pic tonight with i feed her (krill)
deejeff442
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hey joe ,how long does it take for lola to eat her krill?the other day i put one in front of mine she didnt bother with it.today she attacked it she took it in her burrow and was back out in a minute. my mom always told me to chew my food.
also what the hell is up with this delay on this site?if i type fast i lose letters.
did anyone notice the traffic on here has slowed since the crappy upgrade?
also what the hell is up with this delay on this site?if i type fast i lose letters.
did anyone notice the traffic on here has slowed since the crappy upgrade?