The MANTIS Shrimp Club!

[goldenmean]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

He is in my new 55g set up.
I have more LR coming from TBS so there could be more.
You can see some poor pics if you check out my gallery (click "view gallery" link on the left)
plus I will be adding him to my tank's chronicle thread at A 55g link in the golden chain

 

[BEELZEBOB]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

CALLING ON ALL MODS!!!!

LES MAKE THIS THE OFFICIAL MANTIS SHRIMP CLUB THREAD!!!!
(CAN Y'ALL CHANGE THE TITLE??)

I WANT ALL OF THE LUCKY CHOSEN FEW WHO HARBOR GODS MOST EFFECTIVE AND PERFECT LIL' DEADLY KILLERS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES HERE IN THIS THREAD!!!

ALL OF THOSE WHOM COME SEEKING KNOWLEDGE OF THESE LIL MONSTERS TO SEEK HERE!!!!

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE THIS THREAD TO SERVE AS A WAY TO PREVENT THE NEEDLESS AND CRUEL IRRADICATION OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES BY FELLOW HOBBIEST WHO SIMPLY LACK THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR TRUE BEAUTY AND INTRUGUE.....


THIS IS GONNA BE SWEET!!!

 

[vdituri]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

Hope that is what mine grows up to be like.
I'll try to sneak a pic of him tonight. He loves scallops.
Although I haven't seen any snails since I added him.
I think he took out my hitchhiker crab in the first 10 minutes.
He crawled into a rock and snap snap snap he took over the rock.

I also got mine in TBS live rock. Hes about the same size, but green. I believe hes a 'smasher' still hasn't left his cave much. I'm going to try feeding again tonight, see if i cant get a photo.

He's in a 5gal octagon refugium - lr, ls, cheto, mangroves. mantis paradise.

Wish I got one of these!

 

[kathywithbirds]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

So Bob you need a banner now. Do you have a closeup of Bane's face? That'd be cool. Or a drawing. Will Bane be the mascot?

 

[AQTCJAK]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

That is a one good looking mantis. I have seen them that size on my bi-monthly trips to LA

 

[vdituri]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

Hey Bob, let me know if you want a sketch. Something with knives for arms? lol

I tried to get a pic of Caesar Agustus, but he's a little scared of assasination right now. He's still fairly small and I kind of moved his house once he settled in. I moved him front and center so I could keep an eye on him.

 

[Dentoid]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

Victor, is this pounder in your reef? That's so cool. I wish that I would have kept mine.

 

[vdituri]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

He is in my original 30 gallon. I kept it going after the transfer of all the inhabitants to the 55.
He lives with all the hitchhikers, chaeto and 3 damsels. He's only been in there 1 week. Can't wait till he can't fit inside the rocks. Then I get to see him more.

 

[Dentoid]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

He'll always fit inside the rock. They excavate the rock to make their burrow bigger. You'll hear him clicking and pulverizing the rock and then you'll see him sweeping out the dust!

 

[Dentoid]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

I think Disney should put a mantis character in their next Finding Nemo movie!

 

[AQTCJAK]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

He'll always fit inside the rock. They excavate the rock to make their burrow bigger. You'll hear him clicking and pulverizing the rock and then you'll see him sweeping out the dust!

Or that noise will be him snapping @ the tank trying to fight himself

 

[vdituri]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

I he excavate all he wants, but at some point he is going to pulverize the roof right out from under himself. The rock isn't big enough for him when he gets full size.:smirk:

 

[wonderloss]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

I have always wanted a mantis, but I am going to wait until I get my 75 gallon setup before I try to get a setup for one of these guys. Everything I have read about them makes them sound awesome, and Bob's vids made me want one even more.

Other than getting them as a hitchhiker, how easy are they to get?

 

[AQTCJAK]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

very easy if the LFS will order them

 

[BEELZEBOB]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

wonderloss, somewhere in this thread i have posted a species list created by the spectical knows as Dr. Roy (stomatopodiatrist)

read up. get an idea of what your getting yerself into, and go for it.

 

[ScubaDrew]

Re: Whos Gots A Mantis???

Mine has gone so far as to have 3 entries/exits to his hole - he will be at one one second, then at another the next.

Tank is still in one piece! :smirk:

He'll always fit inside the rock. They excavate the rock to make their burrow bigger. You'll hear him clicking and pulverizing the rock and then you'll see him sweeping out the dust!

 

[BEELZEBOB]

HHAAAARRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

THE OFFICIAL MANTIS SHRIMP CLUB!!

... a special place for stomatopod geeks and wonders, whoo hoooooo


:invisible

im like all stoked about it.

 

[ScubaDrew]

Kick ass!

Now we need a mean club logo.

 

[BEELZEBOB]

this could be the smasher logo.....

 

[BEELZEBOB]

this could be the spearer logo