Mantis Shrimp: Who has one? How does one care for them?

[CoralHoarder]

Lol

Pus$y hahaha

Mantis are cool. But dedicated tanks suck (seahorse, mantis, octopus etc)


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But they are fun creatures to watch the blue ring was my favorite
http://youtu.be/tjm-itVzAXI
http://youtu.be/94eb5Ga0rSc

 

[Reefomeez]

But they are fun creatures to watch the blue ring was my favorite
http://youtu.be/tjm-itVzAXI
http://youtu.be/94eb5Ga0rSc

Both of those are pretty sweet. Love the color changing on the octopus.

 

[CoralHoarder]

Both of those are pretty sweet. Love the color changing on the octopus.

He was great and the ability to change color and texture was absolutely amazing. But very poisonous and deadly.

 

[Reefomeez]

He was great and the ability to change color and texture was absolutely amazing. But very poisonous and deadly.

Yeah, I thought that too. How, if ever, would you handle him? I imagine at some point you had to get it in and eventually out of that tank?

 

[CoralHoarder]

Tongs and cups. But he wanted little or nothing to do with my hands

 

[Reefomeez]

Tongs and cups. But he wanted little or nothing to do with my hands

You're a brave man. I don't even like touching zoas, lol!

 

[CoralHoarder]

As far as feeding was concerned silversides,krill, clams chunks or raw shrimp from the grocery store would work anything meaty and some tongs until you feel comfortable or drunk enough to feed him by hand. I had mine for about six years I bought him from ATM in Vegas transferred him home to Southern California and he would gently take food from my hand.

 

[Six2seven]

after reading this thread, now I want one lol

 

[reefes pieces]

I had one as a hitchhiker in a frag tank a while back. I don't think it takes much to keep one of these guys since it was thriving in a tank with no specific feedings for him. Didn't even know I had him until one day I tried feeding squid to my fishies and the bugger poked out and snatched it from my tongs

 

[Tangwich]

After this thread I want one and i wanna drunk feed it.

 

[Reefomeez]

Yeah, totally want one. But the peacocks are the prettiest, get big, and could crack your tank. I'm so over cracking tanks right now, lol!

 

[SchnitzelReef]

After this thread I want one and i wanna drunk feed it.

HahahahahhhHhhHhhhahaha


That made me laugh, only because I was thinking the exact same thing. Just shows, Alcoholics think alike Lol


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