A real monster that is 8 inches

[se1an]

MANTIS SHRIMP

these guys are cool.How would you take care of them?Water conditions?

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Never heard of one, sounds like a marine species though.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Someone on here has one. I forget who...
He had his in a GIF for his avatar at one point.
Anybody know who I'm talking about?

 

[jworth]

i remember the pic too.

it is saltwater and needs to be a single in at least a 20 gallon tank with live rock structure and sand to hide in. will kill and eat any fish.

 

[andres]

They are awesome.. our LFS had one in because a Purdue Professor was studying it.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

I got it!
Fish Eat Fish has one!
I knew some one had one on here.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132883&highlight=mantis+shrimp

He has a video of it on this thread.

 

[se1an]

arnt these things marvelous.The peacock one is my favorite.

 

[V1xIII]

That is very cool.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

very neat, aren't some species a.k.a. thumbsplitters

 

[Predator 1]

Yes, they are known as thumb splitters. There is another less common species that uses a "lance" to spear its prey. I had one many years ago, and it penetrated my finger like an air driven nail gun.