Kharn
MANTISMAN
I went collecting today and managed to get a bunch of live food for my smashers along with a couple fish for my spearers =) unfortunately I think my eyes were to big for one of the fish and so not sure even The Leviathan could take it down due to the fishes sheer size....so it may either go back or I'll just keep it (its a Bream 
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However I did manage to get a variety of crabs for my smashers ranging from tiny finger nail sized (for the smallest smashers) rite up to about 10-15cm wide =D and all sorts in between, so there all just perfect
Obviously I couldn't wait to see how my largest smasher would fair against one of the largest crabs I caught and I must say...the crab got completely dominated!
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Originally the crab had 2 claws but I was hesitating to pick it up (mostly due to lack of gloves) if it weren't coated in mud and hence hopelessly slippery I would of picked it up by hand but as it was I had to use my steel tongs and in the process it dropped the claw that it grabbed the tongs with.
Fear not....I did get a second, same sized crab with both claws still attached =) I am surprised how fast it took to adapting to the tank its in (with all my live food) it has dragged a bunch of sand over itself with only its eyes poking out of the sand much like a spearing mantis =)
Next up for a test is Maximus and a good sized Box Crab (got many box crabs the 2 main types I found were Box crabs & what I think is porcelain crabs (or they share the same style of claws and they sit the same way just not the aquarium colored, brown/black all over).
Was really excited by how quickly and easily I found it all, about 50 crabs in 50mins :lol2: I was keeping a keen eye out for mantis shrimps but couldn't see any...I did pick up half a dozen pistol shrimps though =) they are the black and white/clear striped type (there like a black variation of the tiger pistol) all of these animals were everywhere, under any rock which made it so easy to collect it all =), I put 1 of the pistols into the display tank (initially going to put them all there away from the crabs) but then as soon as I put the first one in....that bream I mentioned earlier instantly gobbled it up....LOL ah well I got 5 now.
...)However I did manage to get a variety of crabs for my smashers ranging from tiny finger nail sized (for the smallest smashers) rite up to about 10-15cm wide =D and all sorts in between, so there all just perfect
Obviously I couldn't wait to see how my largest smasher would fair against one of the largest crabs I caught and I must say...the crab got completely dominated!
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Originally the crab had 2 claws but I was hesitating to pick it up (mostly due to lack of gloves) if it weren't coated in mud and hence hopelessly slippery I would of picked it up by hand but as it was I had to use my steel tongs and in the process it dropped the claw that it grabbed the tongs with.
Fear not....I did get a second, same sized crab with both claws still attached =) I am surprised how fast it took to adapting to the tank its in (with all my live food) it has dragged a bunch of sand over itself with only its eyes poking out of the sand much like a spearing mantis =)
Next up for a test is Maximus and a good sized Box Crab (got many box crabs the 2 main types I found were Box crabs & what I think is porcelain crabs (or they share the same style of claws and they sit the same way just not the aquarium colored, brown/black all over).
Was really excited by how quickly and easily I found it all, about 50 crabs in 50mins :lol2: I was keeping a keen eye out for mantis shrimps but couldn't see any...I did pick up half a dozen pistol shrimps though =) they are the black and white/clear striped type (there like a black variation of the tiger pistol) all of these animals were everywhere, under any rock which made it so easy to collect it all =), I put 1 of the pistols into the display tank (initially going to put them all there away from the crabs) but then as soon as I put the first one in....that bream I mentioned earlier instantly gobbled it up....LOL ah well I got 5 now.
I use to play and swim on the waterfront trying to catch toad fish with my friends at low tide, in the mud etc...I remember all the weird things that I use to see out there mostly crustaceans all sorts of weird crabs and yabbies etc. along with fish too but generally what I assume now are blennies of all sorts. I also remember never ever coming out of the mud (cause I would do it like every weekend) without blood/a cut SOMEWHERE from something and the salt stinging into it xD.
