Do mantis shrimp get stunted?

[ruckaisawesome]

I have seen people keep mantis shrimp in really small tank. One guy kept a peacock in a 5 gallon. I was wondering if their growth would get stunted in these conditions?

 

[Fishstronomy]

Aren't mantis shrimps those shrimps that pack a huge punch. If so I would probably look in to if their punch can break your tank if they decided to punch the glass out of boredom lol. I guess an acrylic tank would be ok though. I would think their growth would get stunted

 

[Oddball]

Any living aquatic creature can have its growth stunted. However, the results are usually an early death due to nitrite poisoning (methemoglobin development aka brown blood disease). The disease progresses in animals forced to live in enclosures too small to properly house them and they inevitably have to live in their own waste products. Over time methemoglobin displaces normal hemoglobin blood cells which causes a deficiency of healthy cells that bring oxygen and nutrients to all cells and carry carbon dioxide and waste materials away from all cells.

 

[Oddball]

BTW, a 5 gal tank is fine for many species of mantids since a large number of species only reach an inch or 2.

 

[Otherone]

Any living aquatic creature can have its growth stunted. However, the results are usually an early death due to nitrite poisoning (methemoglobin development aka brown blood disease). The disease progresses in animals forced to live in enclosures too small to properly house them and they inevitably have to live in their own waste products. Over time methemoglobin displaces normal hemoglobin blood cells which causes a deficiency of healthy cells that bring oxygen and nutrients to all cells and carry carbon dioxide and waste materials away from all cells.

Nicely put and vey accurate

 

[KellyFrancis]

Any living aquatic creature can have its growth stunted. However, the results are usually an early death due to nitrite poisoning (methemoglobin development aka brown blood disease). The disease progresses in animals forced to live in enclosures too small to properly house them and they inevitably have to live in their own waste products. Over time methemoglobin displaces normal hemoglobin blood cells which causes a deficiency of healthy cells that bring oxygen and nutrients to all cells and carry carbon dioxide and waste materials away from all cells.

Wwoooooww!! It just amazes me...the depth of knowledge some of you guys have!!


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