Islandoftiki Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Add another one to the list! I just got him today. He's a rescue from a sump. 3.5" Male Peacock. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=312388 Quote Link to comment
AirportFF Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Add another one to the list! I just got him today. He's a rescue from a sump. 3.5" Male Peacock. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=312388 Now you're just showing off..... Quote Link to comment
xDetroitMetalx Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hello again! I didn't see mine on the list but I do have one. Actually I believe it's the same species above! His left claw fell off in the last molt. I believe due to messed up salinity. He's eating though and I hope to see it growing back in his next molt. It won't be fully usable again until a year from now though Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hello again! I didn't see mine on the list but I do have one. Actually I believe it's the same species above! That does look very similar to mine. However, I don't see that speckling on the carapace that yours has. Or, it's not very visible. Mine is pretty dark in color. He's been lurking in the shadows of the tank all day, so I don't have any new or more detailed photos of him. Quote Link to comment
xDetroitMetalx Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 He's a pretty old one, about 5-6"... Kind of hard to measure something that wants to kill you. I started feeding him a frozen sheet of krill when I first got him. It was so burned by the freezer I bought a new container of individually frozen krill. He was all over that stuff and was super aggressive when I fed it to him, which I think means he really likes it. After one molt of him eating that his color was much brighter and he looked very different. He was sold to me as a Peacock, I knew he wasn't but bought him anyway for $60 I think. I gave up trying to ID it. Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 He's a pretty old one, about 5-6"... Kind of hard to measure something that wants to kill you. I started feeding him a frozen sheet of krill when I first got him. It was so burned by the freezer I bought a new container of individually frozen krill. He was all over that stuff and was super aggressive when I fed it to him, which I think means he really likes it. After one molt of him eating that his color was much brighter and he looked very different. He was sold to me as a Peacock, I knew he wasn't but bought him anyway for $60 I think. I gave up trying to ID it. Sure is a good looking one! Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Enjoy: http://www.cafepress.com.au/mf/41615296/macrofauna_tshirt Another fun one: http://crazychucky.deviantart.com/art/Mant...hrimp-154320196 Quote Link to comment
xDetroitMetalx Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 2nd one is great! Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 2nd one is great! I want to make that into a t-shirt! Quote Link to comment
donk1800 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Here is my first mantis, she is a Gonodactylus ternatensis. Such an interesting creature!!! This is a pic of his home. Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Nice looking tank Donk1800! And speaking of G. Ternanensis, Here's the official thread for my G. Ternatensis tank build that I started today: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...p;#entry4073211 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Here guys, enjoy! This is from Kharn over at the Reef Central mantis forum: Rise of the Planet of the Stomatopods Quote Link to comment
thedude123 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Hi, I am new to saltwater creatures etc. I would like ti start a 20g tank and eventually get a mantis shrimp. I just need some friendly opinion and good advice. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Hi, I am new to saltwater creatures etc. I would like ti start a 20g tank and eventually get a mantis shrimp. I just need some friendly opinion and good advice. smithii or wennerae would work well in there if you plan to light the tank for corals. Here guys, enjoy! This is from Kharn over at the Reef Central mantis forum: Rise of the Planet of the Stomatopods oh my god, I want it to be a real movie. lol Quote Link to comment
thedude123 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 My plan is to decorate the tank w/ brightly colored coral and rock to give my mantis some fake natural camoflauge lol. I want to have it resemble a kelp forest. I also have a question that I've been looking for a reliable answer. In my tank I want to include a few schooling fish to add sone more color to and liveliness to the tank. Will a smasher try to eat them or act out territorially towards them? Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 My plan is to decorate the tank w/ brightly colored coral and rock to give my mantis some fake natural camoflauge lol. I want to have it resemble a kelp forest. I also have a question that I've been looking for a reliable answer. In my tank I want to include a few schooling fish to add sone more color to and liveliness to the tank. Will a smasher try to eat them or act out territorially towards them? Yes and no. It depends on each mantis.. sometimes they can live together for awhile and one will eventually become lunch. They may also never eat one. Keep it well fed and it is a lot less likely to eat one. My mantis will chase the fish around the tank now and again when they piss her off. Basically when they steal her food or get in her face. They are fast too.. she can keep right on my damsels heels tail fin. Best bet is fast, non-bottom dwelling fish who aren't easily stressed. I keep mine with a clown, damsel, and a sixline. Cheap is nice too in case one gets ate. Mantises are smart and any fish that gets stressed and sick or injured will most likely be caught and ate while a healthy fast fish isn't worth the trouble if there is readily available food. Quote Link to comment
ndrobey Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 As for a mantis punching out an aquarium glass wall? I doubt it. There is no true evidence that it has ever happened. Oh yes it has!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
dixie reefer Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 As of 11:30 last night, I became the proud owner of this little guy. 2 Quote Link to comment
MikeyP19 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hey guys, I’ve had my peacock for a few months now, and he’s only molted once. He was bitten by my niger trigger, on one of the flaps near his head, when there was one in the tank with him, shortly after he molted. I don’t know if that has something to do with it? Also sometimes the “hair” on his tail fins fray and he loses some... is that normal? Hoping to get all the help and info I need. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
mndfreeze Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Why did you have him in with a trigger?!?!? You know they eat shrimp right? What else is in the tank with it now and what are your parameters? Quote Link to comment
Aiden C Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Can some one help me put together a list of bare minimum 40 breeder mantis shrimp supplies preferably on the cheaper side. Quote Link to comment
M. Tournesol Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Aiden C said: Can some one help me put together a list of bare minimum 40 breeder mantis shrimp supplies preferably on the cheaper side. Do you want a peacock mantis? Because for other specie, you could go with a much smaller tank. My purple spot mantis is in a 7 gallon. Here is a specie list with tank size recommendation in liters. https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/ 2 Quote Link to comment
Aiden C Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 3 hours ago, M. Tournesol said: Do you want a peacock mantis? Because for other specie, you could go with a much smaller tank. My purple spot mantis is in a 7 gallon. Here is a specie list with tank size recommendation in liters. https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/ Tbh I’ll take what ever I can get but aiming to get a purple spot or a peacock, I want a bigger tank because I was going to have an expansive pvc cave network and maybe some tank mates/ snacks 1 Quote Link to comment
M. Tournesol Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Don't forget that a big tank with a large cave network may mean that you would never see your inhabitant (maybe at feeding time). Such 🤷♂️, the mantis will be happy but you 😬. A purple spot is max 9cm (3.5") when a peacock is max 18cm (7"). In 40 gallon ... Quote In spite of the fact that the quality of the water is easier to manage in large aquariums, small mantis shrimp do quite well in 10 gallon aquariums. Those who are longer than 8 inches or so, should be housed in a tank that is 20 gallons or larger. (link) 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Aiden C said: Tbh I’ll take what ever I can get but aiming to get a purple spot or a peacock, I want a bigger tank because I was going to have an expansive pvc cave network and maybe some tank mates/ snacks Tank that size as @M. Tournesolhas said, peacock would be better. Bare minimum, heater, water movement, lights and rocks and sand. I'm not convinced on the PVC tunnels, mine ignores all my attempts at introducing any to her tank, you may find different though. 1 Quote Link to comment
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