Mantis Shrimp? Hobby or food?

22-07-2011, 12:54 AM

Hi all,

Just some random thing to share.

Not long ago i went to Batam for a 2days tour. I am sure many of you might have been here before. And i came across this seafood restaurant that keeps some exotic aquatic fishes that i didt usually see in the LFS. I came across some strange looking creature that looks like caterpillar. Later i realise that they somehow resemble the 'Mantis Shrimp' that some people in foreign country usually keeps as exotic predator aquatic pets and people in taiwan prefer eating them. I guess they are also sold here as foods to the tourism. Some articles said that they can hit a bullet-like spear onto its target (youtube always show the violence part of them), but for these shrimp i see here are quite peaceful maybe they have no choice in this small pool. Although colour is not intense as the other mantis shrimp found in net, but i guess they belongs to the same category.

Just wondering whether any bros or sis here have the interest of keeping mantis shrimp at your tank ( definitely not in a community tank) ? ha.. sorry for being random.

Here are the pics of the mantis shrimp:

They even keep shark in the small pool:

=)

midniteguy · 22-07-2011, 01:26 AM

salt water shrimp lol, almosted kept one but den will bash up my clams so no no.

22-07-2011, 01:29 AM

Lol, 999 golden prawn.. Hahaa. Eh dear TS, i did thought of keeping Mantis Shrimp but the thickness of the tank has to be customized. On top of that the MS that is violent needs a marine setting. Cannot keep with other fishes as it may attack and eat. Need to provide hideout.

It is definitely a fun pet to have, but but, budget not nice.

22-07-2011, 07:43 AM

first time seeing such a exotic shrimp.... thanks for sharing

sound dangerous.. to have them as a pet

22-07-2011, 09:14 AM

It's a very nice food when I am in China... Steamed (if big enough) or salted pepper..

Koji™ · 22-07-2011, 09:50 AM

Yummy!!!~

LTL · 22-07-2011, 10:03 AM

yeah.. yummy... tried those in vietnam and Myanmar.... >12" long, about 2" diameter ones... very meaty, comparable or even better than lobster...

22-07-2011, 12:34 PM

These are very delicious creatures served in restuarants and houses in China.

When I first saw it, it looked like cockroaches to me. But after eating it with vinegar, it tasted delicious. In China, the people called it as P P Xia. You cannot use your teeth to tear the shell as its sharp points can cut your mouth.

silane · 22-07-2011, 12:36 PM

what is the salinity range these Mantis Shrimp are in nature?

dnsfpl · 22-07-2011, 12:49 PM

my worst nightmare...same with pistol shrimp and gorilla crab

22-07-2011, 12:54 AM	#1
braveyr Guest Posts: n/a	Mantis Shrimp? Hobby or food? Hi all, Just some random thing to share. Not long ago i went to Batam for a 2days tour. I am sure many of you might have been here before. And i came across this seafood restaurant that keeps some exotic aquatic fishes that i didt usually see in the LFS. I came across some strange looking creature that looks like caterpillar. Later i realise that they somehow resemble the 'Mantis Shrimp' that some people in foreign country usually keeps as exotic predator aquatic pets and people in taiwan prefer eating them. I guess they are also sold here as foods to the tourism. Some articles said that they can hit a bullet-like spear onto its target (youtube always show the violence part of them), but for these shrimp i see here are quite peaceful maybe they have no choice in this small pool. Although colour is not intense as the other mantis shrimp found in net, but i guess they belongs to the same category. Just wondering whether any bros or sis here have the interest of keeping mantis shrimp at your tank ( definitely not in a community tank) ? ha.. sorry for being random. Here are the pics of the mantis shrimp: They even keep shark in the small pool: =)

22-07-2011, 01:26 AM	#2
midniteguy Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 485	salt water shrimp lol, almosted kept one but den will bash up my clams so no no.

22-07-2011, 01:29 AM	#3
BettaCloud Guest Posts: n/a	Lol, 999 golden prawn.. Hahaa. Eh dear TS, i did thought of keeping Mantis Shrimp but the thickness of the tank has to be customized. On top of that the MS that is violent needs a marine setting. Cannot keep with other fishes as it may attack and eat. Need to provide hideout. It is definitely a fun pet to have, but but, budget not nice.

22-07-2011, 07:43 AM	#4
thxpro98 Guest Posts: n/a	first time seeing such a exotic shrimp.... thanks for sharing sound dangerous.. to have them as a pet

22-07-2011, 09:14 AM	#5
alvinchan80 Guest Posts: n/a	It's a very nice food when I am in China... Steamed (if big enough) or salted pepper..

22-07-2011, 09:50 AM	#6
Koji™ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 57,626	Yummy!!!~

22-07-2011, 10:03 AM	#7
LTL Senior Dragon Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,330	yeah.. yummy... tried those in vietnam and Myanmar.... >12" long, about 2" diameter ones... very meaty, comparable or even better than lobster...

22-07-2011, 12:34 PM	#8
Terpsichore Guest Posts: n/a	These are very delicious creatures served in restuarants and houses in China. When I first saw it, it looked like cockroaches to me. But after eating it with vinegar, it tasted delicious. In China, the people called it as P P Xia. You cannot use your teeth to tear the shell as its sharp points can cut your mouth.

22-07-2011, 12:36 PM	#9
silane Senior Dragon Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,136	what is the salinity range these Mantis Shrimp are in nature?

22-07-2011, 12:49 PM	#10
dnsfpl Dragon Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,659	my worst nightmare...same with pistol shrimp and gorilla crab

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