Mantis Shrimps...do You Know Them?

[GANGlion]

Does anybody know where to find mantis shrimps? They really look exotic. I had one 5mm long. It hind in a shell and got eaten by a hairy crab. Please!!! I need a bigger one.

[DeepBlue]

LCK 1** usually brings them in..can check with them.......hmmm.......delicious seafood

[SharkBait]

Just a word of caution,they are capable of mashing your hands or fingers if they are big enuff.Be careful when handling them.

[Alentino]

i hear tapping noises from my live rocks from time to time especially at night, i wonder could those sounds be caused my mantis shrimps?

[hoppinghippos]

yeah same here, but then some site I came across says if its mantis shrimp it should be a series of taps (caused by them excavating in the LR) if its one tap or 2 taps only, it should be a pistol shrimp, but I don't have any pistol shrimps (I think no way they'll come with LR rite?) so my ony worried conclusion is, is my tank giving way?

[Golden Tooth]

Ever got a pistol in my parents tank before. Don't know where it came from too. Could hear the snapping sound once a while. Saw it came out once a to grab a piece of shrimp. Shy creature. Last seen about 2" in length before it goes MIA.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Does anybody know where to find mantis shrimps? They really look exotic. I had one 5mm long. It hind in a shell and got eaten by a hairy crab. Please!!! I need a bigger one.

Hey wait till your mantis gorw bigger.............. And you see yourcrab population drop like crazy

[scooter blenny]

Hey wait till your mantis gorw bigger.............. And you see yourcrab population drop like crazy

maybe your fishes too?

[FuEl]

Big ones can crack glass. beware.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Big ones can crack glass. beware.

Nah only from a species known as the smasher

[Alentino]

i've always heard series of tapping sounds comin form the live rocks, its like 5 taps or more each time. are they able to kill fishes with a single blow without the fish being able to escape? i've noticed that in my tank fishes that stay outside of rocks are doin well and fine, however those that choose to enter the rocks never came out alive. Although they were'nt gobbled up but they always surfaced with wounds here and there. but then again mantis shrimp should be able to gobble up fishes don't they?

[Dispar_Anthias]

i've always heard series of tapping sounds comin form the live rocks, its like 5 taps or more each time. are they able to kill fishes with a single blow without the fish being able to escape? i've noticed that in my tank fishes that stay outside of rocks are doin well and fine, however those that choose to enter the rocks never came out alive. Although they were'nt gobbled up but they always surfaced with wounds here and there. but then again mantis shrimp should be able to gobble up fishes don't they?

yeah mantis shrimp are known to have one of the fastest action in the animal kingdom.......... Their action happen in a blink of an eye, think most probably no fish would ever escape......... BTW mantis shrimp will eat fish

[SharkBait]

they dun always finish the whole meal....

sounds like a case of mantis murder to me