Anyone else keeping mantis shrimp?

[Jeremym420]

Just got a beautiful peacock mantis. I have him alone in a 6 gallon eclipse acrylic tank. Extremely cool to watch, and very agressive Anyone else keeping them? Those zebra ones are wicked cool also.

 

[subielover]

They are pretty darn cool, however they will need a much bigger footprint than a 6 gallon. Peacock's get big!

 

[MSU Fan]

I used to have a Neogonadactylus Wennarae, but it died during a failed molt. It was blood red in color and had a wonderfully passive personality.

I replaced him recently with a bright green Gonadactylus Smithii. More aggresive, but an absolutely gorgeous mantis. I would love to keep a peacock as well, but maybe that's a future critter!

 

[Jeremym420]

Yeah, i know he will need a bigger tank The 6 gallon is only temporary, and he isn't too big yet.

 

[Cuda]

All talk no pictures:squigglemouth:

 

[Hypertek99]

I use to have a mantis shrimp too. Very cool to watch.

 

[Jeremym420]

I'll see if i can snap a couple pics tomorrow.

 

[JR's Reef]

I found one in some gulf rock I got a couple yrs back and had him for a good while but gave him away to a better home.

 

[wicked demon]

Just got a beautiful peacock mantis. I have him alone in a 6 gallon eclipse acrylic tank. Extremely cool to watch, and very agressive Anyone else keeping them? Those zebra ones are wicked cool also.

Its funny you mentioned wicked and and a zebra, mine is like over 10" maybe closer to 12", also I have a hawiian lime, peacock, winterese, and another unidentified. Had to post a pic or two on this thread.

 

[inactive]

Don't have one yet. I have a 6 gallon pico that would be perfect for a smaller mantis.

 

[xiongaquatics]

i have 2 green one that came with the ricordea shipment a few month ago. i think one die but i can still see the other one swimming around sometime. they are indeed very cool to watch.

 

[tekken]

i've been looking to get one setup...but it's really hard to fine them anywhere local

 

[twiggyb]

Old thread, but I wanna bump it with some pics. Used to have an O. havanensis until a tank move killed it.

Before that one, I was sent a wrong species which was G. chiragra which I didn't keep long as it's a reclusive species.

 

[twiggyb]

Now I have an O. scyllarus. I have pics, but I can't get them to show up for some reason.

 

[ritter6788]

Here's my N. wennerae. I had a G. chiragra (gave away) and two peacocks but they both died during bad molts.

[video=youtube;EVZu1UCZzUI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVZu1UCZzUI[/video]

 

[bige]

They are so cool. My son wants one real bad.

 

[Me z]

I have a large peacock mantis that lives in my 30g fuge have had him for a little over a year. He is nasty i hate harvesting my macro he always tries to get me.