caulareef4
Member
I'm on a different computer, and far from home so I would like some people to post up some of their mantis pictures.Thanks!
Post Your Mantis Pics!
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hurricanes944
Member
i will post mine as soon as he comes which will be today or friday i cant wait
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irenicus
Guest
Beach Bum... Is that a peacock?
caulareef4
Member
Yes max we know you're excited to get him. is he going in your 10 or wee gallon? I'm goin to the wholesaler tomorrow
so hopefully they'll have on in and I can "persuade" my dad to get one :happy:
Beach Bum nice mantis!. what size tank is it? Any other inhabitants?
Beach Bum nice mantis!. what size tank is it? Any other inhabitants?
hurricanes944
Member
hes goin in my 10 gallon i put the wee goby i caught in the keys in the wee gallon. man i cant wait to get my mantis im gonna feed it chase and robby
beach bum
Member
thanks, she is 4"+ and in my 20g nano, spents lots of time in plain view and is not scared of anything so far. I couldn't imagine trying to keep it in a smaller tank. This pic I took just to show her size relative to the rest of the 20 and to show that she doesn't just stay in the rocks! (after the photo she crawled all the way to the top of the right hand rocks to hunt down a hermit crab...)
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caulareef4
Member
Have you tried to put a fish in for a tank mate? Depending on the species and if he's well fed he may not attack the fish.
caulareef4
Member
Yes, I see them now. How long have you had your mantis for? I can't ever seem to keep mine alive for more than a few weeks.
beach bum
Member
This is my second, and it has only been a couple of weeks. I think species is key, some are fragile, some cannot be killed. I am inexperienced with stomatopods, but I always do mountains of research on evry specimen I keep, so I feel competent, will update you if/when things change and why.
cheers,
bb
cheers,
bb
caulareef4
Member
Belive me when I say that I did extensive research on stomatopods. I've had 2 Neogonodactylus wennerae, 1 Odontodactylus Scylarrus, and 1 Pseudosquilla Ciliata. For some reason they all do they same thing before they die. They lay out in the open, with their swimmerettes pulsing.Sometimes they even launch up and swim in circles making helixes as they go down from the immobile state. It's really odd for this to happen to all of them.
So far The longest one I've had live is about 3 or 4 weeks, I kept him in my reef tank and decided to move him since he was doing well. I moved him, and he died the next day. The next mantis I get i will keep in my Reef tank. Everyone says that they are a nuisance and should be killed or whatnot, but with my experience with the mantis is my reef he left all the fish/inverts along provided I fed him 1-2 times a day. He left all my fish alone even when inches away from them.
Best of luck to all
So far The longest one I've had live is about 3 or 4 weeks, I kept him in my reef tank and decided to move him since he was doing well. I moved him, and he died the next day. The next mantis I get i will keep in my Reef tank. Everyone says that they are a nuisance and should be killed or whatnot, but with my experience with the mantis is my reef he left all the fish/inverts along provided I fed him 1-2 times a day. He left all my fish alone even when inches away from them.
Best of luck to all
chandler04
Active Member
Those are some UGLY creatures. I have been influenced as to NEVER getting one EVER.
hurricanes944
Member
well if you dont know just how cool mantiss' are, like chandler then go to this
http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/jayingram.asp?t=dp
look for the "Mighty Mantis Shrimp" link on the right side.
http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/jayingram.asp?t=dp
look for the "Mighty Mantis Shrimp" link on the right side.
caulareef4
Member
I don't know how cyanide could get into my aquarium, do you have any idea Innsmouth?
UGLY?!?!? No, they are truly fascinating. You know nothing about them. If you knew anything about them you would like them. Most people who keep reef tanks hate mantis shrimp because they are a "scourge". Very untrue. Most of the hitchikers that come on liverock barely exceed 2", and can be eaten by many animals. I've seen a pic where a coral bandid shrimp was eating a mantis.
And what are your influences on not ever getting one?Because I'm sure I can provide a very good arguement on why to keep them.
UGLY?!?!? No, they are truly fascinating. You know nothing about them. If you knew anything about them you would like them. Most people who keep reef tanks hate mantis shrimp because they are a "scourge". Very untrue. Most of the hitchikers that come on liverock barely exceed 2", and can be eaten by many animals. I've seen a pic where a coral bandid shrimp was eating a mantis.
And what are your influences on not ever getting one?Because I'm sure I can provide a very good arguement on why to keep them.
