Glass Thickness for a Peacock Mantis Shrimp

[ChandlerTingle]

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

 

[Turnage]

To be safe 1/4 inch.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

I am pretty sure that most shrimps can't damage the average aquarium unless they are quite large. Whille they are quite the hunters I would not be to concerned about glass thickness. If you are concerned you might consider an acrylic aquarium as they are 6-10 times more impact resistant than glass.

 

[Brady4000]

if I were you/or worried, I would just put acrylic on the bottom of the tank. Mantis shrimp break tanks when trying to dig. Having Said that, take it with a grain of salt. I’m never seen my peacock mantis hit the glass of the tank or the bottom tank. But they (internet) do say a mantis can dig and hit in the same spot over and over again to dig further, and possibly break the bottom of the tank.

 

[OneInchPunch]

my Peacock Bruce is in a glass tank with 10mm glass although his old tank was 8mm. To be honest I could count on one hand the number of times I've seen him strike the glass.

 

[ChandlerTingle]

if I were you/or worried, I would just put acrylic on the bottom of the tank. Mantis shrimp break tanks when trying to dig. Having Said that, take it with a grain of salt. I’m never seen my peacock mantis hit the glass of the tank or the bottom tank. But they (internet) do say a mantis can dig and hit in the same spot over and over again to dig further, and possibly break the bottom of the tank.

Even with a PVC Pipe as a burrow?

 

[Brady4000]

Even with a PVC Pipe as a burrow?

Yea, they aren’t hermits. In the wild they would move around. They also love to dig and build.