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[BodiBuilt]

Looking for a pet mantis shrimp...Got one to sell or trade?

 

[kdblove_99]

Seems like CRS usally has one for sale and i have also seem one at Aqualife in the past

 

[thebest3]

i seem two at jojo couple of week ago..

 

[saltykelly]

I was at Aqualife today and they don't have one, but if you want to trek all the way to Grass Valley there is on at the new Mutley's pet store.

 

[bristlew0rm]

CRS only has a 10" peacock mantis ($120)

 

[shiveley]

I remember back when people used to freak out when finding a mantis shrimp in their tanks. They'd often hunt it down and kill it immediately...
now they're a hot commodity. I'd love a small one myself but haven't seen one in quite a while. Good Luck!

 

[shiveley]

check this out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MUzBZrZ9LFI

 

[kdblove_99]

mantis are darn cool.

Sold mine like year and half ago. cool little guy

 

[BodiBuilt]

I NEED one...!
: )

 

[ReefnAv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11725715#post11725715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shiveley
check this out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MUzBZrZ9LFI

Hahaha - I' ve spent an afternoon watching all the mantis shrimp attack videos on you tube!:lol:

 

[ReefnAv]

I'd reccomend going to stomatopod.com. I have heard great things from them...

How about this guy:
http://www.stomatopod.com/proddetail.php?prod=O.S.7

 

[BodiBuilt]

Thanks for all the tips everyone! I have seen the two @ CRS...been trying to buy the smaller one for like two months now but it belongs to the dude who works there and he wont sell it : (
Has any one ordered from stomatopod.com before? How much did they charge for shipping? I e-mailed them but have not heard back from them yet.

 

[reefer334]

Jo Jo's has them I think one small one to.

 

[BodiBuilt]

Sweet! Never been to JoJo's yet...how do I get there from westbound 50? Sounds like its time for a road trip : )

 

[kevin95695]

South on 99 to 47th ave, east (left) on 47th to Stockton Blvd. Left (north) on stockton. It's on the right about a block north of the turn.

6171 Stockton Blvd

They're adding an SPS frag tank with a DIY surgemaker.

 

[BodiBuilt]

Thanks Kevin! On my way!!!
: )

 

[shiveley]

shipping for a mantis on stomatopod.com or petsolutions.com runs about $50. Ordering could be cost effective if enough people are interested in ordering a mantis though, as we could combine our orders and split the shipping.

 

[shiveley]

Here's a link to some very good information relating to mantis shrimp keeping and care:

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthro.../eumalacostraca/royslist/index.html#directory

 

[BodiBuilt]

Thanks shiveley! Browsed through that site a couple times...
Well, I made it to Jo Jo's for the first time! Cool place! The two guy's I spoke with were very friendly (Mike and Jimmy I think). Unfortunatly they had just sold their last Peacock Mantis about an hour before I showed up($20!) : ( They did have a large Zebra Mantis ($179!)...not what Im lookin for. I stopped by Coral Reef on the way home and aside from the two (NFS) they had a new gorgous large Peacock ($120)...looking for a smaller one I can watch grow : )
I am in communications with stomatopod.com now so if anyone else is interested in one and would like to do a group buy to save on shipping let me know! I am in no huge rush as I am just now setting up the tank to house Mantis in...(thanks FunMan1) : )

 

[kdblove_99]

that site wont come up is there any miss spelling there?