Anyone kept a mantis shrimp?
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Topic: Anyone kept a mantis shrimp?
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Subject: Anyone kept a mantis shrimp?
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 12:30pm
| Im interested in making a mantis shrimp tank but im not finding to much info on them online. I am aware they will eat anything in the tank and acrylic is prefered over glass as they can break glass. What is the recommended size tank to keep them, can more than one be kept together, are some species hardier than others? |
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Posted By: rfoote
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 12:33pm
| I have one if I can catch it you can have it. |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 12:44pm
| Awesome! let me know! |
Posted By: rfoote
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 12:45pm
| Setting up a trap this weekend. |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 2:24pm
| Why are you getting rid of it? |
Posted By: Dionysus
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 2:27pm
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probably he had a hitchhiker. ------------- AquaMedic 250 Watt XM 20k 2 420s Vhos 29 DT SPS Dominant 20 G Long Frag http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56607&title=dionysus-tank-build" rel="nofollow - My Tank Progress =) |
Posted By: rfoote
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 3:13pm
Yep - hitchhiker! |
Dionysus wrote:Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 4:42pm
| well hope it didnt eat anything of value before you discovered it! |
Posted By: Mrlevis
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 5:30pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ahuZEvWH8
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Posted By: kody72
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 6:14pm
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Good luck trying to catch him if you fail once on any attempt via a trap / net etc. You probably will never catch them they very smart and fast learns. Best of luck ------------- http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=60612&title=kody72-fishroom" rel="nofollow - KODY72 FISHROOM BUILD 281g DT 187g Rimless Frag ATI PM lighting SRO DSCR-300ext 8013908179 |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: October 17 2012 at 8:31pm
| well nvm on the mantis, when i told the wife what i wanted she was excited until she realized what a mantis shrimp is.... |