Keeping Mantis Shrimp

25-03-2013, 12:24 PM

Hi,

Anyone keeping mantis shrimp? Care to share your experience?

Thanks!

xersion · 25-03-2013, 01:06 PM

require thick thick tank..

25-03-2013, 01:56 PM

read about alot how MS break tank on the web, and it mostly because it burrows --> need to protect tank bottom.

Did you have to change home for your MS because of this?

25-03-2013, 02:00 PM

it depends you are keeping smasher or slasher type of mantis.

smasher u need to have cave like rock formation for hiding, and slasher u need deep sand bed for burrows

26-03-2013, 11:28 PM

Thanks for the replies!

01-04-2013, 10:01 AM

Hi Guys,

Finally got my peacock mantis from Coral Farm at LCK over the weekend, my friend from reservist days are managing the farm.

Have got an orange sponge, 1 fern and 2 stones of red bamboo algae in the tank.

Fed it 1 FW ghost shrimp (didn't not survive 30s) and 1 small crab. Mantis rip out one pincer and the last i saw, the crab is left with other pincer and trying to hide from mantis.

Definitely an interesting creature!

Anyone like to share their interesting experience with mantis as well?

rgds

25-03-2013, 12:24 PM	#1
sklego Guest Posts: n/a	Keeping Mantis Shrimp Hi, Anyone keeping mantis shrimp? Care to share your experience? Thanks!

25-03-2013, 01:06 PM	#2
xersion Dragon Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 707	require thick thick tank..

25-03-2013, 01:56 PM	#3
sklego Guest Posts: n/a	read about alot how MS break tank on the web, and it mostly because it burrows --> need to protect tank bottom. Did you have to change home for your MS because of this?

25-03-2013, 02:00 PM	#4
oldrookiesjerem Guest Posts: n/a	it depends you are keeping smasher or slasher type of mantis. smasher u need to have cave like rock formation for hiding, and slasher u need deep sand bed for burrows

26-03-2013, 11:28 PM	#5
sklego Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the replies!

01-04-2013, 10:01 AM	#6
sklego Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Guys, Finally got my peacock mantis from Coral Farm at LCK over the weekend, my friend from reservist days are managing the farm. Have got an orange sponge, 1 fern and 2 stones of red bamboo algae in the tank. Fed it 1 FW ghost shrimp (didn't not survive 30s) and 1 small crab. Mantis rip out one pincer and the last i saw, the crab is left with other pincer and trying to hide from mantis. Definitely an interesting creature! Anyone like to share their interesting experience with mantis as well? rgds

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