mantis shrimp
- Thread starter rayman45
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mantis shrimp can be personable, but their reputation preceeds them-- they are to crustaceans, what piranhas are to fish. Overrated, overhyped. Thats not to say they are bad pets, but don't buy into all the exaggeration about them,.
Noone I've met has EVER had their mantis break their tank, and while some individual mantises can be thugs, many (more like, MOST) are shy and passive and can be safely kept with almost anything, it really depends on the individual shrimp.
Noone I've met has EVER had their mantis break their tank, and while some individual mantises can be thugs, many (more like, MOST) are shy and passive and can be safely kept with almost anything, it really depends on the individual shrimp.
Don't trust them with any thing. They can kill fish bigger than they are. In the phillipines there is one that reaches 10" and is very tasty. If you try to handle a live one you will BLEED!
if you grab a piranha with your bare hands, you are going to get something bit off. if you grab a grown mantis shrimp with your bare hands, you are going to get something smashed, or deeply speared.
now that i think of it though, these guys could probably be handled in a manner similar to lobsters, dont ya think?
now that i think of it though, these guys could probably be handled in a manner similar to lobsters, dont ya think?
Some guy had a video of his mantis shrimp fighting a crayfish...
It was awesome.
The mantis beat the effin eff outta him.
They are quick as balls.
I've never seen one in person though.
It was awesome.
The mantis beat the effin eff outta him.
They are quick as balls.
I've never seen one in person though.