The Official R2R Mantis Shrimp Thread!

FragBuddy · Mar 19, 2013

CaliforniaCrisp said:
He probably has 3in of the black beauty. Should I change to some live sand or crush coral?
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I wouldn't change anything if nothing's wrong with it.

Reef Fever · Apr 3, 2013

the little one i picked up is still red

ritter6788 · Apr 9, 2013

Check this out,

Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal - The Oatmeal

madehtsobi0109 · Apr 19, 2013

Finally!!!!!

ritter6788 · Apr 19, 2013

madehtsobi0109 said:
Finally!!!!!

So nice. Doesn't get much better than an O. Scyllarus.

madehtsobi0109 · Apr 19, 2013

Yeh man!!! Saw him today and was like gotta get it!!! Lol

ritter6788 · Apr 19, 2013

I should have posted I here in this thread. I've won Photo of the Month twice with this pic.

madehtsobi0109 · Apr 19, 2013

Nice congrats man!!

Man their colors really do "POP"!!!

ritter6788 · Apr 19, 2013

madehtsobi0109 said:
Yeh man!!! Saw him today and was like gotta get it!!! Lol

I would have done the same thing. My LFS doesn't get stuff like that but if it did I'd snatch it up. I gotta get back in the mantis game

madehtsobi0109 · Apr 19, 2013

I saw a bad one on live aquaria like last week

ritter6788 · Apr 19, 2013

I keep up with the DD peacocks but I don't have a tank for one right now. If I saw one in my LFS I'd snatch it up and set up a tank in a second though.

Disclaimer: I don't recommend that but I'm an addict and have enough to set up a new tank at an time. :xd:

madehtsobi0109 · Apr 19, 2013

Lol!

What did you feed yours before?

I threw n a shrimp and he threw it back at me! Lol

ritter6788 · Apr 19, 2013

madehtsobi0109 said:
Lol!

What did you feed yours before?

I threw n a shrimp and he threw it back at me! Lol

Mine liked anything I fed it. I kept turbo snails and hermits for it to eat. It would take krill or table shrimp on a stick. I had whelks in my coral tank I used to throw those in there too.