I had one in my 65 gallon reef tank and i had to take tank apart dip all the live rock in fresh water to get him out believe me you dont want one in your tank with your fish they will kill them. I guess if you want to keep them by them self is ok if you like does bastards....
mantis shrimp
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Yup, some people keep them in a species only tank, are cool to look at , and are super ornery,,,
Another name for them is "Thumb Splitters"
We had one at the shop i had ,10+ yrs ago, it in fact broke the tank it was in.
spent the remaining time we had it , in a acrylic holding tank, til we sold it.
Another name for them is "Thumb Splitters"
We had one at the shop i had ,10+ yrs ago, it in fact broke the tank it was in.
spent the remaining time we had it , in a acrylic holding tank, til we sold it.
Anyways, I work at my citys wildlife refuge and we keep one of these guys in a display tank with a couple of bat stars and hes pretty mellow except when we first got him HE WAS A PISSED OFF LITTLE SHRIMP!!!! whats different about him is that he (that is, his species) lived in our bay waters at san diego in the sweet water marsh, i never new that their was a coldwater species of the mantis shrimp.
I use to catch them with a net when I lived in the Bahamas, all my fishes and other critters came from a large area of rocky tidepools.
The reef shop near Toronto sells them, some are quite large. I know they eat these things in Japan as sushi toppings, called Shako. Supposed to cure bed wetting?
The reef shop near Toronto sells them, some are quite large. I know they eat these things in Japan as sushi toppings, called Shako. Supposed to cure bed wetting?
