ID please

[tonythefish]

Not sure if this is a bad guy in a mixed reef setup . But I followed him into a rock pulled it out and flushed him out with water . Bad or okay ?

 

[willybub]

mantis shrimp, looks like a clubber so i wouldnt keep him in a reef setup

 

[carlos413]

Keep em out!

Keep em out!

mantis shrimp, looks like a clubber so i wouldnt keep him in a reef setup

You got him out keep him out. It will go after Snails crabs and fish. Do a you tube search on mantis shrimp and you'll see what they are capable of.

 

[Flippers4pups]

To the sump he goes!

 

[olemiss reb]

small smashers will avoid all but the smallest of fish, post in the mantis forum if you want a species id, I'm thinking N. wennerae

 

[cside]

I wouldnt bother putting it in the sump. try pming one of the mantis people on here to see if they want it.

 

[aleonn]

Sell or trade it to a local reefer!

 

[walkerbrody]

+1 sale or trade. That is a nice looking mantis...

 

[walkerbrody]

Where are you from tony? i am interested in the mantis.

 

[chuckdallas]

I think all species of mantis shrimps have a spear-like appendage to attack targets. I'm not sure which species it is, but I've heard that one of the species has a strike so hard, its like a 0.22 caliber bullet and can shatter thinner glass. They pack a TREMENDOUS punch and I always tell scuba divers not to pick them up with their hands, if one were able to do that. Pretty cool looking guy too!!

 

[tonythefish]

Now that I have checked it out on the tube . I hate it even more . I am in NY . Come and get it . It has 5 days to live .