How many mantis shrimp do you have?
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Gonodactylus
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Over 300. 22 different species.
Roy
Roy
mantisshrimp
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1 4 inch G. chiragra,looking for an O. scyllarus,or spearer ,Roy do you know where I can get a spearer?Can't find any.
YA.. it is definately hard to find a spearer.. i can get limitless amounts of O.Ses... there's a store nearby that gets a 4-8 of them every single week... and they're GREAT specimens too..
really colorful and very active.. but i have yet to find a spearer..
why are they so uncommon
really colorful and very active.. but i have yet to find a spearer..
why are they so uncommon
i used to dream of creating a community tank of mantis shrimp to see how they interacted with one another. I mean, with 10 or so small stomatopods in a large tank...sigh...unfortunately, the wife would not be too happy with such a large setup, so i can only dream (at least until i can chip through her resistance)
The one time i temporarily placed a large mantis with a smaller one, the small one boldly walked up to the bigger and tried to strike it after doing a meral spread! The bigger mantis then chased the smaller critter all over the tank until i managed to rescue it.
The one time i temporarily placed a large mantis with a smaller one, the small one boldly walked up to the bigger and tried to strike it after doing a meral spread! The bigger mantis then chased the smaller critter all over the tank until i managed to rescue it.
kul976 said:
Gonodactylus
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The most common spearer to be imported is Pseudosquilla ciliata - a great animal for a 20 gal setup. These animals are common in all tropical reef flats except for the eastern Pacific. They are all over Hawaii, the Caribbean, etc. Most importers get them occasionally. They come in all colors, but the yellow - orange ones are distinctive. Ask your suppliers to try to find you a 3 inch yellow stomatopod. It will probably be a P. ciliata. Alternatively, ask for a striped yellow and brown stomatopod. It will be a Lysiosquillina, a large spearer. They aren't much fun in a tank - mostly just sit in their burrow, but they can get very large and the strike is impressive. I had a 32 cm one for 6 years. It just died, so I will probably be trying to replace it.
Roy
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DreamScape
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heheh.
i guess i can count myself lucky.
i have an lfs that will order in lysiosquilla from Queensland for me at a price of $30.
i guess i can count myself lucky.
i have an lfs that will order in lysiosquilla from Queensland for me at a price of $30.
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i say encase it in a clear plastic resin 
have you seen the jewel beetle keychains they do this with?
Spectacular!
have you seen the jewel beetle keychains they do this with?
Spectacular!
