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Newjack

Newjack

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BigAl07 said:
I've never really even considered getting a Mantis tank until just today. Now I'm wanting to set one up. Great pictures to all of you :)
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I've read and seen videos a few times of them nicking or breaking glass if there big enough and angry enough. I think acrylic would be something to keep in mind lol.
 
roearth

roearth

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Took this picture at the Florida aquarium in Tampa. Massive but absolutely beautiful!

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Creekview

Creekview

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This is a rare shot of my little hitchhiker mantis. I've only seen him completely out a couple of times, but he'll poke his head out if I tap on the tank in front of his burrow. He's a Split-Thumb Mantis Shrimp (Gonodactylus bredini).

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Oxylebius

Oxylebius

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I don't have one, but if I did I would set up the tank similar to the one that shown in the video below, where the tank has a section where you can view the mantis's hole of where it lives, at 1:33 mins into this video. So very cool.

[video=youtube;E_mbnXJh2Dk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_mbnXJh2Dk#t=103[/video]
 
DianaKay

DianaKay

Princess Diana
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Supermookik said:
Mantis shrimp are reef safe? My LFS had one I wanted to get it but he said it's not reef safe
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Mantis Shrimp are considered "not reef safe"
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+1702&pcatid=1702
If you want one, you will need to provide it with a tank of it's own.
They are kinda pricey (IMO) because most of the ones I hear about are gotten as hitchhikers in newly purchased live rock & are removed dead or alive to be re-homed. Very aggressive little boogers!! :yup:
 
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