Mantis and Anenomes

[rwhhunt]

Can a mantis (or crustacean in general) be stung or hurt by an anenome through its' shell, particularly the Tube anenome??

 

[floridajhawk]

highly doubtful

 

[Gonodactylus]

Depends on the species of anemone. Some of the nastier species can certainly do in a stomatopod. Several years ago I orderd a couple dozen Haptosquilla stoliurus from an importer in San Francisco. When they arrived, they had no where to put them, so they dropped them into an anemone water table. When I arrived the next day to collect them, there were 3 left. The others had run for cover and were inside the anemones.

Roy

 

[rwhhunt]

Really!?! Well, I was thinking about a orange tube anenome, because they are non-photosynthetic, and I try to keep my mantis on a low light environment to maintain vibrant colors. I think the tube anenomes are some special classification of anenomes (cerianthus) so i dont know if they are considered a "nastier species"???

 

[Gonodactylus]

I do know that in the field, gonodactylids are rarely found in rubble that has tub anemones, but that doesn't mean that they are lethal to them.

 

[rwhhunt]

I am not so worried about the mantis getting eaten (6 inch peacock), but more along the lines of the nemocytes cells injecting through his shell...

 

[Uriel]

Likewise, do Aiptasia pose any threat to a Mantis?

One of my tanks has a few left (most having being eaten by Mr. Creosote <RIP>, a peppermint (himself eaten by my G. Platysoma.

-Ron