peacock mantis shrimp

Hi my names jason, I’m living in Australia, Victoria, south east of Melbourne. Recently I’ve become extremely interested in finding a peacock mantis shrimp to buy but it appears I'm a few years late as all big aquariums near me stop selling them within the last 1-3 years (mainly due to tanks...

Will this filter be Suitable for a 40 breeder ? Starting a peacock mantis shrimp tank and wanna make sure I get the correct filtration

If anyone plans on selling their mantis shrimp, or it’s set up I would be very interested in buying it! I’ve done tons of research and am ready to take care of one. I’m located around Seattle WA. Thank you!

Hi reefers, I was hoping to get some opinions/tips and what fish I should get and how to keep one. (Although I’ve done hours and hours of research on my own for each of these.) So far my top choices are: Peacock mantis shrimp (top choice always wanted one) Mudskipper Largemouth bass (I know...

Just another day in the neighborhood.

Background I started in the hobby a little over two months ago with a Juwel Rio 240 litre (65 US gallons) tank and a female peacock mantis shrimp named Oatmeal (after the author of this comic). I put two small clownfish in there with her and she didn't treat them with the love and kindness I'd...

Hi all, I'm new here. I own one saltwater tank. It's 30 gallons, totally full of live rock, both an under-gravel filter and powerhead and has only ever housed peacock mantis shrimp. I had owned a fully grown female for a year- her name was Wrangel- Wrangel was always very active, ate everything...

I recently purchased a peacock mantis shrimp from my LFS that I work at, I've had him two weeks now. I'm new to them, dont know much about their care. I was in the process of selling my corals and fish to shut down my three year old 20 gallon tank when he arrived, and they're one of my favorite...

Hello world! I'm just starting off in the sw world and would really appreciate some experience from those that have tried the forbidden path that is having fish with the famous smashing mantis shrimp. I've read a lot of mixed information which is why I really want to hone in on who has personal...

What should I do when my peacock prepares for its molt? Before: During: After:

Hey all! I posted awhile back about my beautiful peacock not smashing hermit crabs or turbo snails in tank. After a few suggestions I bought a crayfish to see if it would be big enough for it to smash and eat but it didn't seem to workout and almost seemed like mantis was losing the battle so I...

Anyone know how to identify the sex of Mantis Shrimps?

My Peacock Mantis Shrimp finally came in today so far so good. His name is Butterbean, surprisingly doesn’t seem to mind the gramma and damsel but has gotten into a snail already so that’s why.

My tank is nearing completion, just finished the cycle and slowing adding in the rock. All the parameters are good only ph is at 7.9 and 8.0 all the time. Hoping that’s not a big deal for the Mantis Shrimp

Whats the minimum glass thickness you can have for a Peacock Mantis Shrimp?

Is it ok to put in RODI Water first then adding the salt into the tank with two powerheads then adding the live sand once the salt has been mixed and finally the PVC Pipe? I’m stuck with RODI water in 8 five gallon buckets with lids so just trying to figure out which way would be better

Hello everyone, I’m new to this hobby and I have a few questions in regards to my setup. So my aquarium setup is a - 38 Gallon Aqueon Tank 36x20x12 - Lid with a Light - Aqueon QuietFlow HOB - 40 pounds of live sand (Arriving tomorrow) - Protein Skimmer from Fluval PS1* - Fritz Turbo Start 900* -...

Hi all. Disclaimer, this is not my personal mantis but it is the one we currently have at the LFS I work at. We’ve had it for a little while but today I noticed this spot on its back, is this shell rot? Something else? I’m gonna be bringing in a PVC burrow for it and am working with the...

Hi everyone. I'm relatively new to aquariums but I've always wanted a mantis shrimp and I finally have one! I've been reading up a lot and thank you all for your previous threads and how much help they have been. My boyfriend is a fishroom manager at World of Water in the UK, so he has been...

My fiancé and I just received our first mantis shrimp and she arrived pregnant. We have had her for about a week and she doesn’t seem to want to eat anything (emerald crabs, hermit crabs and some small fish are in her tank). The eggs are still with her at all times in her burrow. My question is...

Just wanted to share a short video of my peacock in his 100g mixed reef. Breaking all kinds of stereotypes!

Hi guys, Well, three days ago I was at my LFS and they had a 4" peacock mantis in stock. I had read up on them before and found them super fascinating so I made the impulse purchase. Before purchasing him, I talked to the owner for a while just to make sure I knew what I was getting myself...

And here’s why that’s a big deal

Hey all, It's officially 11 days with my peacock! He (pretty sure it's male) is about 4-4.5 inches and looks quite healthy. I see no signs of shell rot as he roams, not usually straying too far from his usual territory. He acts pretty normal for a mantis except for one thing, I have never seen...