PISTOL SHRIMP VS MANTIS SHRIMP

[~ocean]

Who is better? Pistol shrimp? Or is it Mantis Shrimp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WWvulAC_zU for the Mantis Shrimp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6I8iPiHT8 for the Pistol shrimp

I vote on the Mantis for suprise, the pistol shrimp for prepared attacks.

 

[mkman]

Have you ever been hit by a mantis shrimps club? I on purpose had a 1 inch one do it to me and it cut my finger up bad. They are TOUGH. Imagine a 10 inch mantis, that would break my finger. The mantis with the scythe or whatever its called could slice your hand open easily.

A pistol shrimp might be able to fight a small mantis but not a big one I'm thinking

 

[Jeox]

I have a huge pistol shrimp. He's incredibly loud, but wouldn't stand much chance against even a small mantis.
Pistols top out at 4'' if that. Mantis shrimp can get over a foot.

 

[BraveheartCalif]

There are 2 types spearers and smashers. Off the calif coast we have the largest smashers. They have rated the smashers which can hit more powerful than a .22 cal bullet.
I remember reading a story about a small smasher in a public aquarium that cracked like 1" glass or something like that. So they named it mike tyson. no pistol could ever do that...

 

[mkman]

there have been cases of smashers cracking aquariums as well.

 

[~ocean]

Yeah, but colonies of pistols could destroy a mantis. I had personal experiances with a Mantis... it was a fun feeding expericance.

Yes, mantis shrimp can crack a normal 5 inch glass (the world record), so therefore are best kept in a bullet-proof glass tank, although a few inches would be enough.

But seriously watch the videos. A bubble the heat of the sun for the pistols!!! It's like throwing a mantis into the sun, then taking it out, dead.

 

[Jeox]

But seriously watch the videos. A bubble the heat of the sun for the pistols!!! It's like throwing a mantis into the sun, then taking it out, dead.

It doesn't actually burn anything, or really do much of anything to things bigger than them.

 

[~ocean]

It doesn't actually burn anything, or really do much of anything to things bigger than them.

Who cares. I'm getting a new mantis shrimp

 

[Finalfire9]

Mantis shrimp rule

 

[[enjoyable_attempt]]

I have a mantis in my reef tank, hes awesome! I would deff. vote mantis.