Ordered pods, got a mantis shrimp

[Lionfish Lair]

Perfect! I agree it's an amphipod.

 

[Elementalj]

Me too, I've got them in the fuge big enough to ask for the remote!

 

[Leyth]

Yea, I googled it, I'm such a noob. Thanks for your help guys haha.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Well, let's hope we're right...

 

[Mike_J]

Hey, we're all learning something new every day ;)

 

[Leyth]

Haha, true true. Hopefully, I am not starting a mantis shrimp tank thread in a few months.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

If you do, blame @Macdaddynick1 first.

 

[Sir Chris]

That's a amphipod.... Mantis r rare and wouldn't get whoopsed

 

[domination2580]

Amphipod all the way! I got lots of them needn't in a cube tank....put what i could count as like 10 now have doubled of not tripple the number....no fish = Amphipod and copepod heaven lol

 

[Reeferdood]

Amphi all the way!
Better to be safe than sorry!
Oh, BTW......

 

[mcarroll]

I'm pretty certain that's an amphipod. Some of those suckers get huge.

Like this??? :eek::eek::eek:

From: http://www.livescience.com/18287-supergiant-crustaceans-deep-sea.html

 

[Mike_J]

:eek: Holy Crap! That's the stuff nightmares are made of!

 

[Leyth]

Ok, I didn't see that picture before adding it. I think I may have thrown it away actually haha jk.

 

[scardall]

Perfect! I agree it's an amphipod.

+1 I love these guys and so does my Tusk Fish.