Mantis shrimp

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Mad About Cichlids

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I thinking if I was to ever get into saltwater fishes I want one of them. Will be in an acrylic tank for sure:D


Just wondering if anyone has any experience with them and how did you end up with it? I have never seen or heard of any for sell locally.
 
they are monster to the tank for the most part... and some have very beautiful colors on them yet still a monster i feel it is best to try to get rid of them than keep one as they can cause many problems .many of them can and will eat any thing that moves
 
My lfs has a monster. It's a mean bugger too.
 
chrisdef15;669054; said:
Yeah what specifically did you want to know?? I got mine from a live rock shipment at the shop i work at.



Mad About Cichlids;668477; said:
I thinking if I was to ever get into saltwater fishes I want one of them. Will be in an acrylic tank for sure:D


Just wondering if anyone has any experience with them and how did you end up with it? I have never seen or heard of any for sell locally.



Where I can find one and how fun are they:ROFL:


Thanks for all responses, I'm going to check the local saltwater specialty shops around here see if they got any stoleaways.
 
Talk to your LFS, if they have glass tanks, expect to have to special order, and pickup upon arrival. The shop I worked for in Olympia had a couple while I was there. One was a hitchhiker on some LR, and it got to be nearly 12" long. This one actually blew out the side of a 100 gallon LR tank. We also had a 6" 'lotus' mantis shrimp. That was a cool one, but it did not survive the entire week.
 
I plan on setting up a "cube" tank in my bedroom for one of these sometime in the future. I watched an awesome video on You Tube of one eating a crab and have been fascinated ever since. :headbang2

I know that Dr. Foster & Smith's "Live Aquaria" sells them. But I imagine many local shops accidentally get them in from time to time- probably a matter of telling them you'd like one, and them keeping an eye out for you!
 
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