My Ultimate Multi Mantis System(s)

[Kharn]

Unfortunately I stuffed the title up the date lol...I still have the 12th's video though it got renamed automatically...so regardless of the date this is the latest feeding for The Leviathan.

Here is the latest feeding of...The Leviathan.

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Hope you enjoy

 

[Kharn]

Couple pics :bounce1:

The Juggernaugt :mad2: This guy always seems to be angry, I fed him a prawn off a skewer the other night and it was like that part where they feed the raptors in Jurassic Park the cow in that harness with the harness, arm of robot holding harness being my arm....



The Leviathan :dance: what can I say, lately he has really been the star, providing the most footage and in my views the most exciting on the edge of your seat moments, unlike Morgoth whom still has only taken 1 fish so far, I tempt him first when I do my rounds in the hopes that he explodes like he use to do back in the original tank (use to be the star!)



stay tuned for more!

 

[Dana42078]

This is just a comedic based stomatopod movie that I put together this evening for a few laughs.

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:lol:

THis makes me not only LOl:lolspin: but makes me realize how much i need windows7 Nice vids, i love them all.

 

[Kharn]

Tonight was a good night for filming =)

Managed to get, Maximus, Minnie, The Kraken, The Juggernaut & The leviathan all on camera catching live food, shrimp for the smashers and a fish for the Leviathan.

Just uploading them all now

 

[Kharn]

Up first is Maximus!

Regrettably most of the action happened behind his large rock home, making me re-think aquascaping and not just his home but all of them, to keep the action up front since it is sporadic random and swift.

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More to come, up next his missus...Minnie, she was a lot more camera pleasing

 

[Kharn]

Here she is Minnie being such a fired up lil' gal she just tore into the shrimp like there was no going back

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More to come! Up next....The Juggernaut! =D

 

[Kharn]

Here is the big guy, The Juggernaut! :lolspin:

Being my largest smasher he earns my respect for just that alone, doesn't take him many hits to deal out judgement... not that you need to dish out much when you wield true power(weight for weight) and your hammer (fist) is the size of your opponents head...that shrimp was 3-4inchs long (not inc its long thin 4inch claws).

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More to come! Up Next...The Juggernauts little brother and partner in crime (not really partner as in paired/mating lol)...The Kraken whom dishes out even more punishment then The Juggernaut does.

 

[TundraGuy]

I foresee your videos taking over on google when people search mantis shrimp on goggle. Two thumbs up

 

[Kharn]

I foresee your videos taking over on google when people search mantis shrimp on goggle. Two thumbs up

I just hope people start to really get into them and there becomes an increase in demand!

Nonetheless continuing on where I was with The Kraken, took a while to upload the video as he did take his time picking on the poor shrimp...I cut the video up to its 'juicy' bits to shorten it enough (originally being 15min+ long..)

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I kind of like how it dominated the shrimp often standing over it holding it with its mandibles =) just showing who is boss in his tank!

Coming up next.....The Leviathan!

Also I just got some great film footage of both Rocky & Adam beating the hell out of shrimp much larger then themselves, almost making there larger smashers brothers look like whimps! To come after...The Leviathan!

 

[JayGatsby]

my only mantis experience was with an unwanted hitchhiker years ago - cool build for some cool little guys!

 

[Kharn]

As promised....The Leviathan...

Although this time there is something new! Something I thought of when I mentioned earlier noticing in the store today as I picked up my latest tiny member, in the store it was labeled as 'turtle grass' so I am not sure exactly what it is but my mate told me its really easy to take care of (just needing light basically) and live rock to grow on, which got me thinking....aquascape thinking

Here is the turtle grass covered rock I got today!


Here is the plan....the Dark brown is the live rock, the green stuff is the 'turtle grass' and the blue pipe is the spearers own tunnel.


Here is the Leviathan preying on a fish! This fish takes a wicked slashing which I took a picture of and put in the video.

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Stay tuned, coming up next the little smashers whom as I said earlier pack almost more punch then there bigger brothers!

 

[Bluemon]

very nice

 

[Kharn]

Was getting quite late last night so i had to stop (or rather early...) I ended up rolling into bed at around 3:30am xD sooooo I shall continue where I left off =) (before I respond to the comments).

 

[Kharn]

As promised here is Adam, beating up a larger then himself Shrimp, he really nails it at the start so I added some slow motion! =)

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Just Uploading Rocky now then that is it for now =) I am still teasing Morgoth with something every then again in the hopes to get more footage of him.

stay tuned!

 

[Kharn]

Here is Rocky, he really bangs up this Shrimp, I would dare say that this little stomatopod, is currently my greatest performer, you can see in the video how he is really taunting the shrimp at some point hitting the poor shrimp repeatedly like a child would to a little brother or a kitten to a puppy to entice a fight!

Little devil

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Well that is it for my videos rite now but there will likely be more.....in about an hour xD LOL so stay tuned!

P.S. may of figured a way to solve motion camera 'crappyness'!

 

[Kharn]

You may (or may not) of noticed with some of the videos that I need to move the camera in order to catch the action during filming, (more so with the larger smashers being quite free roaming and fearless forsaking the safety of there burrows to confront the intruder....The Juggernaut).

It got me thinking about how I can best move my camera without....moving my camera lol I know it sounds weird (maybe) but what instantly popped into my mind was Hollywood movies / professional movie making in general....

homemade DIY amateur version... =) The picture speaks for itself...



Although the 'professional' one looks rather complicated all I am essentially creating (which is what is so easy about it all) is a small track using thick gauge flat bar as the tracks then to add weight, stability and overall parallel tracks, a good solid frame of thick gauge square cuts (like my stands frames but thicker), to top the base frame off and ensure I get longer life (something I should of and could of done with the stands... way to late now lol)....Powder coat it to prevent rust, even though my stands are painted, I would of prefered to of powder coated them way more neat and tidy + way easier...on me =D.

Then all I do is get some good stainless/gal wheels, nothing small and hard something big & soft that rolls over tiny flaws, along with a piece of plate steel that I will have dipped in gal, a sheet of Rubber beneath the entire frame base and a sheet of rubber on top of the gal flat plate.

Homemade Hollywood Motion Camera Cart & Track!

None of it is beyond the simplest work for a steel warehouse, very cheap mind you, the rubber is on the floor laying about, the steel is scrap too and as for the gal dipping well I can just put it in with the large tonnage loads that we do same goes for powder coating....kinda kicking myself over the whole not getting my stands powder coated though ='[

 

[Fartin'Gary]

I am pretty sure Geiger got some inspiration from these creatures. That is some awesome footage rivaling NatGeo. Don't be afraid to use a roller skate or skateboard on tracks if you want to do it less expensive.

 

[Kharn]

I am pretty sure Geiger got some inspiration from these creatures. That is some awesome footage rivaling NatGeo. Don't be afraid to use a roller skate or skateboard on tracks if you want to do it less expensive.

The only thing going to cost me money is the wheels everything else is free to make it all just some labor and time.....

Steel is scrap got LOADS of it
Gal is free (since we get it done by the ton a couple kilos won't be anything)
Powder coat is free (same as above, might of had to pay for stands to be done if I got them done but even then it would be very cheap considering the deals we do for them ).
Rubber is laying around on the floor everywhere around the warehouse, just need to cut a nice couple of cubes!

Going to weld an arm to it all so I can stand back (get my reflection out of the image) and control where the camera goes =D

 

[TundraGuy]

Addicted! You need help my friend.

 

[Kharn]

Addicted! You need help my friend.

LoL I just find them fascinating!

I took a few pics this evening (more of the newest G.T. member whom seems to be settling in well

The New G.T. unnamed as of rite now...


I snuck up on the little girl


Starting to realize that she is not alone


I got caught and she took cover behind the strombus


Try and spot her in the top image before looking at the one below it (which has a circle around her) you can only see her eyes but luckily she is RITE at the front



As I walked past STAND A I noticed through the corner of my eyes sudden movement and of coarse it was the ever fiery Adam ready to pound my face in (as cute as he looks all defiant and dominating). This is a Really nice picture (in my eyes) for such a small creature (40-50mm long) I like it and I love the expression "U Wantz Nukle Samwich?!!?"



These 2 are of Rocky and his Labyrinth amongst the acans that he now hosts, he has certainly pummeled/grooved/dug out a nice little webway of passages beneath and through the rock!



More to come!!!!