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poisonberry

10-03-2003, 11:00 AM

Here is my Mantis Shrimp. He is unwelcome in my tank, but still small enough to not be a problem. He is 3/4" long in total.

http://demo.maelstromsolutions.com/aquarium/mantis1.jpg

ssgibby

10-03-2003, 01:32 PM

Cool pic. If you are looking for a way to get rid of him take a 2L bottle and cut the top off. invert the top, and stuff it back into the bottle and burry it partially into the sand. place some shrimp of something in the bottle. The mantis will be able to enter the bottle, but they can not swim up to get back out of it. If this does not make any sense, let me know and Ill draw a pic.

SirMetro

11-12-2003, 11:51 PM

Just a side note,

We have a nice little mantis shrimp in our tank. We love him. Even have him trained to ask for food. We feed him shrimp with either tweezers or chop sticks. When he is really hungry, he comes out and snaps until we feed him.

We love our mantis shrimp. Hand feed yours and you may come to love yours too :-)

Saltwater Taffy

11-13-2003, 12:10 AM

Your kidding about the hand feeding part right?? :shock:

ryan

11-13-2003, 10:22 AM

no, they really like to be hand fed, and if your not careful they'll feed on your hand. lol

Lahatiel

11-13-2003, 01:43 PM

We feed him shrimp with either tweezers or chop sticks.

Hand feeding without the hands, ST. ;)

ryan

11-13-2003, 01:51 PM

wouldn't it be better to get rid of the shrimp before he becomes a problem?

Lahatiel

11-14-2003, 06:53 AM

:shock:

This person is hand feeding!

http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/gawura_backside.htm

WetWilly

11-14-2003, 06:43 PM

what is it about Manits shrimp that give me the eebee jeebees....i can imagine getting turned 2 inches tall and getting tossed into a tank with one by some veangeful god......ok time for my prozac:)