YaBoyLaj Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Sounds like a hell of a ride, they're pretty hardy but still hope she'll be ok, I had a harlequin do the same thing so I can relate in some ways... Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, ThePaontedFrogfish said: Sounds like a hell of a ride, they're pretty hardy but still hope she'll be ok, I had a harlequin do the same thing... I seriously felt like she was glaring at me. I'm thinking oh my god, can she breathe this way? But I have to remember when I found her she and other mantis were in my live rock from KP Aquatics and she was like in a coma kinda, as she hadn't been in full water for 2 days anyway, there was water at the bottom, a couple inches, but not enough that each newspaper covered rock could be submerged. And....she made it. She also made it when i moved and accidentally turned off the heat in that bucket. I had another bucket and a bin of corals that was fine. I see my royal gramma floating atop the leather and I'm moving the macro out of the way and I see her scamper at the bottom of the 66 degree bucket. I was freaked out and then I just threw her in the tank without further acclimation. It didn't shock her so I'm very glad but my thought was, don't kill her now when she goes in the tank! So...she is a very strong girl. And one of these days when she passes, ya'll will see how weak I am. 9 minutes ago, ThePaontedFrogfish said: Sounds like a hell of a ride, they're pretty hardy but still hope she'll be ok, I had a harlequin do the same thing so I can relate in some ways... Did you ever get a mantiis??? Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Tank is looking much more clear today. And Gertie is fine! Short video but sometimes she will not give me an opportunity to do better. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Oh that's awesome, HOOORAAAAAY!!!! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Weetabix7 said: Oh that's awesome, HOOORAAAAAY!!!! I gotta give this gal credit. She is one strong cookie!!! And oh yeah, the time she lost part of her eye in a molt. That I think beats this for the scariest moment. Nature put it back together, a couple molts is all it took. That is the craziest right there. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Wow what a crazy way to end a Sunday! I don't know what I would have done. Glad she's doing well! That's an awesome feeding video! More Gertie clips Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thank You. 8 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: Wow what a crazy way to end a Sunday! I don't know what I would have done. Glad she's doing well! That's an awesome feeding video! More Gertie clips She's definitely given me better videos before. Her rock and the one with the curlique anemone are the last I need to brush off. I'll see if I can get a better video of her actually. I've thought about putting my large harlequin star in Gertie's tank but I remember her beating up one before but this is so much bigger. The issue I have is right now while trying to feed the nem babies in the 40, it slinks around and grabs it out of baby mouths. And it kills my snails. I need nassarius to stay around to turn the sand. I really think they'd be a benefit here. Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 2 hours ago, FlowerMama said: Tank is looking much more clear today. And Gertie is fine! Short video but sometimes she will not give me an opportunity to do better. That toadstool is awesome! What an ordeal! Now we know why she's murderous..... you keep trying to kill her. ? BTW------Love the updated hair pic! Link to comment
vlangel Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I had to check in on Gertie. I am happy to see she seems back to normal. I think VA reefer is on to something! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 18 hours ago, WV Reefer said: That toadstool is awesome! What an ordeal! Now we know why she's murderous..... you keep trying to kill her. ? BTW------Love the updated hair pic! Yeah, remember this pic? One of them got in to the other's tank and the other was no more, very quickly. I was proud of her though as she was the smaller one and she just went to town on her mantis sister. She pounded on her incessantly. It was fascinating!!! And here she goes dragging her into the hole. Link to comment
Astinus Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 So....That's how she truly got her name. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Whoa I never knew about that! Gertie is undefeated! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, Astinus said: So....That's how she truly got her name. 3 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: Whoa I never knew about that! Gertie is undefeated! For shame, you didn't read about that part of the adventure earlier on???? It was a mess. It started with me moving a rock from Gert's tank to the fuge of my 34g tank and I didn't know Gert was hiding in the rock. Then I see her in between the thin baffles. I manage to get her using a long straw or something. I don't remember the whole thing, but then as I went to put her in her side of her home by putting the rock back in, she jumped..into the wrong tank. And that's what happened. It was so quick. And it meant sudden death for her sister. Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 And if you think mantis on mantis is violent, throw a pistol shrimp in there, it's sudden death for the mantis. I've seen small Tiger pistols take down much larger mantids. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, StinkyBunny said: And if you think mantis on mantis is violent, throw a pistol shrimp in there, it's sudden death for the mantis. I've seen small Tiger pistols take down much larger mantids. I didn't know who had the upper hand in that. I've always wondered about that contest. Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yea, they are MORTAL enemies. There are videos on YouTube of the little Atlantic reds that live with the Curleycue anemones taking down the green Atlantic mantis shrimp, it's brutal. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 10 minutes ago, StinkyBunny said: Yea, they are MORTAL enemies. There are videos on YouTube of the little Atlantic reds that live with the Curleycue anemones taking down the green Atlantic mantis shrimp, it's brutal. Show us! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 12 minutes ago, StinkyBunny said: Yea, they are MORTAL enemies. There are videos on YouTube of the little Atlantic reds that live with the Curleycue anemones taking down the green Atlantic mantis shrimp, it's brutal. Yeah, I also have a curlique anemone which I love. Video please!!!! Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Christopher Marks said: Show us! For someone that just migrated a website, your Google Fu is weak bro, just sayin'... 1 hour ago, FlowerMama said: Yeah, I also have a curlique anemone which I love. Video please!!!! ZOMGWTFBBQ! I have to get to my work machine, I don't have them here and YouTube's search sucks a BIG one. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 I have dismal news. It's really hard for me to type. Gertie is gone. I found her just now laying on the bottom of the tank. I'm such a mess, crying, breathing heavy, not able to catch my breath. She was 2.25" long. I'm really having a hard time. She would have been 4 on Halloween. Oh my girl!!!! Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 What????? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh no, I'm so, so sorry!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
Astinus Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 So Sorry!! More Words can't express my sympathy. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Oh no! I'm sorry it had a good life Link to comment
RIP Sebastian Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that. Link to comment
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