Slasher Mantis Shrimp

Duke4Life · Jun 3, 2016

Is there any type of these that someone would recommend?

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

Oh I would definitely recommend the Pseudosquilla ciliata. I are pretty interactive and do not hide all day.

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
Oh I would definitely recommend the Pseudosquilla ciliata. I are pretty interactive and do not hide all day.

After finding 1 (did not pick up) isn't this a smasher?

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

No. It's a spearer.

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
No. It's a spearer.

Just checking as the site I'm looking at has it listed as a smasher. Thank you for the help. About to watch the Mantis Shrimp show with my wife.

ritter6788 · Jun 4, 2016

Agree with the P. ciliata if you can find one. I haven't looked in a while but they were hard to come by at one time.

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

Im very tempted by this ya'll, been reading on them a bit more this afternoon. It's different and unique just like my chainlink eel.

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

Duke4Life said:
Just checking as the site I'm looking at has it listed as a smasher. Thank you for the help. About to watch the Mantis Shrimp show with my wife.

I hope it's not a store. I've kept all clubbers except for 3 of this species and feeding this guy live was by far, one of the nastiest things I've seen. With the fish I keep, I can't be tenderhearted, but this was brutal. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab.... that mantis never got live fish again. With the Smashers. Bang! Unconscious......

Usually they go to their cave to do this stuff in private, but this one guy was always out and about.

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
I hope it's not a store. I've kept all clubbers except for 3 of this species and feeding this guy live was by far, one of the nastiest things I've seen. With the fish I keep, I can't be tenderhearted, but this was brutal. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab.... that mantis never got live fish again. With the Smashers. Bang! Unconscious......

Would blue damsels or chromis be fine? I do realize 110% what they do. I miss my predators and there's no room for another large tank at this time. A 20g doesn't take up much space

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

It was a damsel he ate.....

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

Is there a need to run a full qt on any possible additions or since they're inverts there's not a need?

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

I never QT'd any of my mantis'.

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
I never QT'd any of my mantis'.

The damsels or chromis

Duke4Life · Jun 4, 2016

I also can feed LRS Chunky or stuff from the fish market.

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

Duke4Life said:
The damsels or chromis

LOL! Sorry! I wouldn't bother. Mine were, just because they were primarily food for another large fish.

Naiad · Jun 4, 2016

Just watched a video. There is a difference in being a predator and being jack the ripper... those guys are brutal. I'll stick with my very timid smasher.

Lionfish Lair · Jun 4, 2016

Ours didn't haul him into the cave even! It was a little too much for me.

Duke4Life · Jun 5, 2016

Welp ya'll even after showing my wife some videos it didn't change her mind on me getting 1. With an unexpected trip to Seattle in the works, this would be much better instead of fish in qt (wouldn't feel good leaving for 2 weeks and relying on others to carry out).