SHOW OFF YOUR MANTIS SHRIMP!!

Daniel@R2R · Mar 16, 2018

These guys deserve a show off thread! Let's see photos of mantis shrimp you've got, have kept, or just taken pics of! Fill this thread up with great mantis shrimp pics!

Image credit: The Oatmeal by Mathew Inmann

reef lover · Mar 16, 2018

GoVols · Mar 30, 2018

This is so cool!!!

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K. Steven · Mar 30, 2018

K. Steven · Mar 30, 2018

And here he is posing on picture day...

Will Milberger · Mar 30, 2018

Was watching a spot on them on Blue Planet II the other night. Was very interesting. The male feeds the female.

Neo Jeo · Mar 30, 2018

I had one for about 2 days. I did not know at the time they like fish... ate all my fish in a few days and out went the shrimp lol. It’s was beautiful tho.

NY_Caveman · Mar 30, 2018

mdbannister said:
These guys deserve a show off thread! Let's see photos of mantis shrimp you've got, have kept, or just taken pics of! Fill this thread up with great mantis shrimp pics!

Love this @mdbannister !

Bob Loblaw · Mar 30, 2018

AlexG · Mar 30, 2018

Here is my spearing mantis. Stomatopods rule.

AlgaeBarn · Mar 30, 2018

Rest in peace, I miss this spunky 'lil girl.
-Kevin

madweazl · Mar 30, 2018

Hands down some of my favorite things to keep; cant wait to have some more in the tank.

Haptosquilla trispinosa from our tank in Okinawa, Japan.

Rufus’ goofs · Mar 30, 2018

I fell in love with these shrimp years before I got into saltwater. They’re super fascinating.

I’m not sure if it’s all species of mantis shrimp, or only some, but they have 16 different chromatic receptive cells in their eyes.
We only have 3 and see 6 (does indigo really count? I love Isaac Newton but he just had a thing for the number 7.) different colors.

Not to mention the ones that can create cavacation bubbles!

They’re amazing creatures.

Krzydmnd · Mar 30, 2018

Bob Loblaw said:

You, sir, are awesome. Bob Loblaw is in my opinion the best character name ever created. TV, movie or otherwise.

savetheocean · Mar 30, 2018

I want one so bad. But, I can't have 5 tanks sadly.

madweazl · Mar 30, 2018

savetheocean said:
I want one so bad. But, I can't have 5 tanks sadly.

There are tons of smaller species that are perfectly fine to keep in reef tanks. I had three of the H. trispinosa (pictured above) in our 50g reef; they never bugged anything.

savetheocean · Mar 30, 2018

madweazl said:
There are tons of smaller species that are perfectly fine to keep in reef tanks. I had three of the H. trispinosa (pictured above) in our 50g reef; they never bugged anything.

Aren't they loud? My tank is in my bedroom so that might be an issue.