Mantis Shrimp

[angry]

Hi, i've been keeping mantis shrimps for awhile. They never fail to fascinate me. Wonder if there are any others like me

[proms]

Hi, i've been keeping mantis shrimps for awhile. They never fail to fascinate me. Wonder if there are any others like me

hi,

Where can I buy mantis shrimps ? Did not find any in most lfs....

[Dazza]

yes i used to keep mantis when i first started marines. Very interesting creatures, especially when they attack their food. I used to throw cockroaches, lizards in as well.

[angry]

It's not easy to come by in most LFS. You can try placing an order with your familiar LFS. Or you can leave me with your contact number, I might be able to get one for you but no guarantee.

I have three in my office and its amazing how they capture their prey and feed. A little cruel but damn interesting. One molted just a few weeks ago and its colour bacame brighter. I kept one with my lions and things are okay for awhile now but the other kills almost anything that gets its tank. Try the LFS at lavender:- Reborn aquarium. *they never quarantine their fish so be warned.

[chrislwp]

Saw Reborn having few last week, about 4".. Dont see anymore yesterady.

[hamannbmw]

Saw Reborn having few last week, about 4".. Dont see anymore yesterady.

I'm one of the fanatics, all my mantis was from R*B**N... last week i bought 2 this morning get another one and only big mantis.... now no more liao got to wait till their next shipment... lucky i go down early ....

[panlee]

Beside cockroach and lizard what other things do you feed it?

Can you keep more than one mantis shrimp in the same tank (2 feet)?

What other creature can be keep with mantis shrimp?

Can you keep coral with mantis shrimp?

[hamannbmw]

I kept 2 in a 2 ft tank.... dunno whether it is too cramp... , i had a Lion in the tank too.... so far ok.... , but tonight i'm going to put the new big mantis into the tank... dunno whether my Lion will survive I think it can also kept with stone fish n eels..., but tats my personal opinion , dun sabo me hor

[panlee]

I kept 2 in a 2 ft tank.... dunno whether it is too cramp...  , i had a Lion in the tank too.... so far ok....  , but tonight i'm going to put the new big mantis into the tank... dunno whether my Lion will survive  I think it can also kept with stone fish n eels..., but tats my personal opinion  , dun sabo me hor 

The existing 2, how many inch size? And how many inch is the new big one?

[angry]

Based on my experience, i reckon that you do not put two mantis together in a tank. It may seem alright at first but eventually one will eat the other when one of them molts. I kept my with two lions, things seem to be fine for a few months now. But then again, my peacock mantis just gobble up a volitan almost its own size just the other day! What i can say is, it largely depends on their character, i guess.

[FuEl]

If they grow too big they will make a very nice seafood dish.

They do sell them at some marine restaurants.

[Rufff]

How big do mantis shrimps grow 2? Won't the lionfish think that the mantis looks delicious enough 2 eat?

[GANGlion]

I having trouble getting a mantis shrimp from marin* l**e. Somebody said rebo** had some. PLease tell me ASAP when they have it!!!

[hamannbmw]

The existing 2, how many inch size? And how many inch is the new big one?

existing 2 = 4 inches, current new mantis = 6.5 inches

[hamannbmw]

How big do mantis shrimps grow 2? Won't the lionfish think that the mantis looks delicious enough 2 eat?

It can grow up to a feet long.... , I think the mantis will think the lion is nice food...

[proms]

How much is one ? Can it be kept together with CS and boxing shrimp ?

[acanthurus]

I think 2 together is only possible in larger tank with a lot of rocks,crevices and hiding places...

never tried them with fish....seems like those who have always keep them with lionfish...I think they will either eat or at least kill any other fish or get eaten by some such as big triggers.

If 2 equally sized ones start fighting it is in my opinion one of the most shocking and spectacular sights in a marine aquarium...especially the "smasher" types...had that happen once and it's like some full-contact martial arts tournament or something....loud cracks and smashing at each other's carapace at lightning speed and defending with the hard tail...they can also do real serious damage to fingers...

BTW they are considered a delicacy in Hong Kong restaurants.

Just sharing some past experiences,thanks

[hamannbmw]

How much is one ? Can it be kept together with CS and boxing shrimp ?

yes....but, 1 day later... u cant find yr CS & BS anymore

[vdc]

How much is one ? Can it be kept together with CS and boxing shrimp ?

Ya lor, it disarmed my boxer shrimp and murdered my cleaner.

[berrykin]

CAre to put a pic of a mantis shrimp?

[hamannbmw]

CAre to put a pic of a mantis shrimp?

My Avater

[Rufff]

After reading so much about the mantis shrimp, was intrigued & decided 2 look them up on the www.

Here's some links I found, thats pretty informative. Would have liked 2 post more of the pics here but since most R copyrighted stuff, mayB its better if U guys look it up yourselves.

Mantis Shrimps Picture Gallery

On this same website, there's some vids on the mantis in attack mode ... viscious I tell U!!!

Mantis Shrimp Multimedia

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More pics of the Mantis Shrimp.

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