mantis vs huge cray video ;p

That's pretty cool. I wasn't too sure he was winning at the end.:D
 
Man those are good videos.

I will now try to make some too with my mantis and some crabs I am going to catch soon near the coast.
 
wow, badass videos....

i can't decide what to put in my 10 gal, mantis shrimp or dwarf seahorses

mean vs wimp......lol very different choices.
 
Great video. The mantis looks bigger than the crayfish. Have you thought about putting a equal sized crayfish in there? I am sure the mantis would still win but it would give him a little more to deal with. ;)
 
Question for those feeding crayfish:

Those are FW crayfish right? like the kind they sell for $3 at the LFS?

how long do they live in salt if not immediately killed?
 
Yep, freshwater. Pretty sure they are also found in brackish water in the South. $3 at the LFS? Do you live in the desert? Just find a little stream and flip over rocks. That's where you get crayfish.

Man, that OS is a wuss. My N. Wennerae kills crayfish twice his size in two or three hits.

S !
 
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tzl said:
Question for those feeding crayfish:

Those are FW crayfish right? like the kind they sell for $3 at the LFS?

how long do they live in salt if not immediately killed?
they can live for probably a week or so in salt, i paid 1$ for that one
 
well welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area, where crappy starter houses start around $500k

yup they really do cost $3-4 at LFSs

I can actually get them from our place on Lake Tahoe, one day i caught over 100 in about two hours from wading and turning over rocks, not that i need 100+, but they were tasty

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Python73 said:
Yep, freshwater. Pretty sure they are also found in brackish water in the South. $3 at the LFS? Do you live in the desert? Just find a little stream and flip over rocks. That's where you get crayfish.

Man, that OS is a wuss. My N. Wennerae kills crayfish twice his size in two or three hits.

S !
 
Ahel, thanks for the video. Looked like a hard-fought battle!!!

I don't think I'd chance my O.S. getting hurt and would probably start her with smaller craws and work up to larger. Hmm...

-Rogue
 
i feed mine crayfish every now and then and what i noticed is mine likes to disarm them everytime first ,then the kill shot.all of the crayfish i feed him are about the same size as him to give him a challenge,he allways wacks the claws off first (very smart)its awsome he drags them in still kickin half the time its neet as hell.
 
CLAMps said:
i feed mine crayfish every now and then and what i noticed is mine likes to disarm them everytime first ,then the kill shot.all of the crayfish i feed him are about the same size as him to give him a challenge,he allways wacks the claws off first (very smart)its awsome he drags them in still kickin half the time its neet as hell.

nailed it on the head!!
 
ahel is a friend of mine.. his mantis passed away and he took the movies ofline. They were really nice, long movies, but unfortunately im pretty sure he has deleted them. I will contact him and see what i can do.
 
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