mantise shrimp

clown-keeper99

clown-keeper99

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would a smasher-type mantise shrimp be O.K. with fish and my fist full of hermit crabs?
most of the hermits would be smaller than a dime in size and I don't think a larger mantise would bother them
also plan to keep:
1x false perc. clown
1x flame angel
1x flameback angel
1x trible blenny
+corals
 
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shrimpy brains

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Not an expert, but I believe you would eventually just have a Mantis!
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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Originally Posted by clown-keeper99 http:///forum/thread/385332/mantise-shrimp#post_3378671
would a smasher-type mantise shrimp be O.K. with fish and my fist full of hermit crabs?
most of the hermits would be smaller than a dime in size and I don't think a larger mantise would bother them
also plan to keep:
1x false perc. clown
1x flame angel
1x flameback angel
1x trible blenny
+corals
I read smasher ..... then think aquarium.... then I think if the mantis doesn't get em.... the floor will.

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Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains http:///forum/thread/385332/mantise-shrimp#post_3378672
Not an expert, but I believe you would eventually just have a Mantis!
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All seriousness, there are plenty of people who have successfully maintained mantises. I would recommend doing a google search on them and reading around. I was going to copy and paste a bunch of stuff but not sure it would of helped ya.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Mantis shrimp equal species only tank
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/373298/keeping-a-mantis-shrimp
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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i wouldnt put my hand in my mantis tank let alone fish,if i throw in a snail it takes her about 3 seconds to grab it and start smashing it.
 
clown-keeper99

clown-keeper99

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at about 3.30 into the video it shows a green chromis swimming around (and thats my point)
It also said in the coral that smasher type mantise is ok
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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dont think so.joe had a damsel in his mantis tank for a month i think then ........................r.i.p
i just put a snail in my mantis tank i can hear her smashing it right now.
you do what you want but reality is a bitch .
 
1guydude

1guydude

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poor hermit!!!! i watched the video and know my mind is made up....i dont want a mantis shrimp!!!! lol it was hilarious when the hemit gave him the finger!
I would think if ur tank was big enough, this would be possiable but it is better safe than sry! Better get a species only tank for this animal!
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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seems to me you are trying to find anyway to talk yourself into this .send me a trigger and i will put him in my tank and put the video on it.these mantis arent afraid of anything.
if i go to the side on the tank and tap the glass she flies right over .if i put a stick in the tank she gets right on it and starts pounding it.
 
clown-keeper99

clown-keeper99

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so what kind of mantis do you have
I was thinking along the lines of purple-spoted, common, or green mantis
I have read that these don't get much bigger than 3in and pose little threat to fish and larger inverts
(of these 3 I would personaly like a common mantis, mostly because of the yellow coloration)
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

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mine is a 6 or 7 inch peacock.i dont know much about the ones you listed.i do know they are very aggressive towards anything.they sure arent shy.why do you insist on critter with him?just get a 20 gallon and keep him by himself.they are plenty entertaining all by themselves.
 
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saxman

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Originally Posted by clown-keeper99 http:///forum/thread/385332/mantise-shrimp#post_3379147
so what kind of mantis do you have
I was thinking along the lines of purple-spoted, common, or green mantis
I have read that these don't get much bigger than 3in and pose little threat to fish and larger inverts
(of these 3 I would personaly like a common mantis, mostly because of the yellow coloration)
What you've "heard" is incorrect...a clubber can and will take down fish. In fact, you ought to see one hunt a fish (Stomatopods are pretty smart). I've seen 1" clubbers kill fish.
If you keep a spearer such as Pseudosquilla ciliata (which are typically bright yellow or green), sometimes you can keep hermits with them, as spearers are piscivores in the wild.
 
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saxman

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Originally Posted by clown-keeper99 http:///forum/thread/385332/mantise-shrimp#post_3380114
how many of you have a subscription to coral
We do, but that's neither here nor there...a clubber can, and will kill fish. At one point, we kept four (4) Stomatopods (3 clubbers and a spearer), and the clubbers happily ate fish if they were added to the tanks.
 
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