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Another very cool vid, Tigah!

That one makes me think you've secretly hired Michael Moore to do your filming...

Rob

the mantis is very neat.looking good tigah.

lol. "lionboy", huh? good stuff.

thanks for compliments, guys.

sooo...dennis, you pretty much have like n-r.com stalkers now, huh? that's fun...kinda.

when are you coming up to the bayarea/sac area? norcal misses you, man.

First the groupies... Now the stalkers. Why wasn't I informed that we switched modes? lmao. I do enjoy your videos, tigah. They make me want a mantis tank, though. Stop making me want more things.

what is that floating around at the beginning? mantis turd?

Now that is funny!

I am no stalker just bored.

didn't u get the memo?


half of a silverside.

No... I'll be expecting a new membership card, too... Although, in retrospect, I was one of the original Tigahboy groupies b/c I was around back in the "2 firefish in a 30gal" days. Perhaps I should become the official leader...

edit: You know... We do share coral and fish and chaeto and pods and ... yeah... a lot of stuff has gone between our display tanks. lol.

man tigah...i only woish i could have followers like you...how do i get some? ha ha anyway, i didnt watch thi vid, but the tank is pretty cool. come visit danny so me and eben can buy some stuff from you

daaang. i thought y'all wanted me to come up to chill. but ic it's just about business. =P

haha. I should be going up HOPEFULLY in early Dec. My sister is drivin up, so might as well tag along.

^^now theres a real stalker. lol

either way, don't forget to gimme a ring, man. i'm down to just hang out...no coral business needed. but you might want to bring up some corals for eben and eric...they're bloodthirsty for some nice 'tigahboy' stuff.

Tigahboy stuff??

I was planning on buying dying brown Acros from all the LFS here in Sacto...who wants healthy corals when it is so fun to watch things bleach and RTN?

p.s - when you do come up, dont forget my official Tigahboy stalker membership card. If Kogut gets a card then I want one too....do you think if I flash it at the movie theater I will get a discount?

dennis, your tank is looking amazing. cannot wait to see how it looks in a few months.

Thanks. Jenn. =)

Probably going to look totally different in a couple months b/c the dang mantis keeps rearranging EVERYTHING. One of the zoo frags was moved to the very back of the tank and he also moved the mushrooms to the opposite end of the tank.

lol thats too funny! A mantis into interrior design.

I'm SERIOUSLY considering putting my finger in the pico and video taping the mantis striking it. I don't think it will be AS bad as ppl think.

[and rbaby is egging me on, so I might have to do it now]

I did no such thing...

Ruth, stop! I'm on AIM trying to convince him not to do it....... Or to just get very very drunk....... K...... The latter.

uh...here's the proof [taken from IM conversation]:

Tigah Boy: i think my finger will be fine
[rbaby]: go go go
Tigah Boy: the only troubling part is...he like grabs it first w/ his sharp legs
[rbaby]: but if anything happens
[rbaby]: don't say i egged u on :-)
[rbaby]: O:-)
Tigah Boy: i might flinch if he tries to grab it first

drats...

Kogut--if it's any consolation, I told him to be sober...you know...he might need his reflexes ...

that's pure genius. I'll get drunk first fo shizzle.

Needs to be drunk or else he'll pull away and flinch. This way it'll smack him good! lol. What convos we have on AIM... lmao. I'm on the band-wagon now...

so which finger? I'm thinking either the thumb (since it seems like it would be the most durable) or the pinky b/c it's the least used and it won't be as big of a deal IF it gets jacked up.

darn. started a new page. conversation starts here for those ppl checkin' in late:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=657884

Not thumb! Thumb will bleed like a mofo. Middle finger... Flip him off first. Then have him get you. That'd be badass.

that is some seriously funny stuff...he is going to mess you up good!
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Be sure to film it!! I want carnage!!

The thumb won't bleed any worse than the other fingers.

If you need some extra strength vitamin V, Vicodin, to fight the pain let me know.

what is your occupation exactly?

Oh man this is going to be cool. Hahaha. Please record it dude. I wanna see that. Do it, do it, do it. Your down. Hahaha

haha. I might need u to bring your camcorder to tape it for me.

oh, added Table of Contents to first post of the thread cuz I know it's getting difficult to find stuff in here.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...ndpost&p=624761

I dont thinks its even going to hurt!,my mantis snapped me once (it was a 2 inch g.smithi) it was nothing.Yours looks much bigger but still i dont think it will be that bad.Why are you doing this?

I agree. I don't think it will be that bad either.

But I think it would make some great video footage.

MAke sure you are drunk when you do it. Hell, just get drunk and try to handle the Mantis by hand.

The alcohol should thin your blood out nicely so it gets everywhere.

You guys are going to be let down,i'd bet on no blood.A bruise yes.If you had a spearer it would be a blood bath tho.

Your on dude If I can record. I will be laughing so hard that it might be hard to maintain the camera still

They make the metal burrs for cock fights. Should be able to refit one for a shrimp.

How about if we tape him kissing the shrimp?

What about your Lionfish dude? Still have it?

I must say this sounds like a dumb move. I say DO IT! Have a bottle of Vodka handy, drink half and use the rest to clean the wound after the fun is over.

Oh and if you screw up and don't get it on video, I'll slice your finger open myself!!

I would hold off on the being drunk part. Alcohol = blood thinner. Sure it'll help the pain, but the bleeding will be worse. That's just my 2 cents though.

That's why i'm recommending alcohol (more blood)

this is sick. man i can't stop laughing just thinking about it. tigah i agree. you should kiss it. LMAO.

DO IT! For science! and you had better video what happens. don't you have a tripod?

I work in the Quality/Risk Management Patient Safety department at a hospital.

My occupation isn’t why I have excess amounts of Vicodin. My chronic condition is why.

No, no, no. Im going to record it myself He told me I could, haha

Nah man, you gotta have it on a tripod. You'll start laughing and drop the camera in the tank!

Exactly, then we wouldn't get any more awsome tigahboy videos. After Denis gets back from getting stiches anyway...

I need Cesar's camera for a 2nd angle. My camera will be on tripod and taping away at the same time.