Anemone Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 As per topic. i need an ID of this mantis shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted May 9, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted May 9, 2010 err...what's there to ID? that's a mantis shrimp...like you said. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 lol If someone could come up with a exact species ID maybe i could find out more about it. im just curious. spearer or smasher? maybe i can drop in a big enough snail for a bit of cleanup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted May 9, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted May 9, 2010 i see. dunno the scientific name for this particular sp. maybe a clubber from the 2nd picture. but quite hard to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 thanks anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFOh Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 As per topic. i need an ID of this mantis shrimp. try this link.. Lots of diff mantis species here.. not familiar with Mantis too...your mantis possible still juvenile... but not advice to keep mantis in reef tank... http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/index.html#directory Cheers.. Quote LFS Map in singapore __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Cheers and Happy Reefing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 try this link.. Lots of diff mantis species here.. not familiar with Mantis too...your mantis possible still juvenile... but not advice to keep mantis in reef tank... http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/index.html#directory Cheers.. thanks. It's in a small tank on its own, so no worries there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted May 10, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2010 try this link.. Lots of diff mantis species here.. not familiar with Mantis too...your mantis possible still juvenile... but not advice to keep mantis in reef tank... http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/index.html#directory Cheers.. Agreed...I once received a mantis shrimp thru buying of LR.Before trapping it,i lost dunno how many innocent shrimp like the fire shrimp,cleaner shrimp even the boxing shrimp the mantis also wack... Not reef friendly... Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 the shrimp is in a 15/20 cm tank on its own. no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Should be Chorisquilla tuberculata.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 wow thanks. i think u got it. i think i've been lucky to find one that feeds regularly on pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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