The Continuing Adventures of Tim (Supermantis)
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Cutiewitbooty
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Look I even have my own car, i'm sure we could be roomies!!! I have grown a litle since thoes pictures though 
Check out how buff my claws are!!
Check out how buff my claws are!!
Tim supermantis
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Mmmmmmm...
Tim appreciates health conscious roommates. Tim's early morning routine consists most of crunches and stomo-boe katas.
From looking at "Killer's" pics Tim thinks he is more into the dead-weights. Uh...
Tim would certainly appreciate a roommate who could spar with Tim...
Tim also thinks his keeper should definitely accept "Killer" on my behalf (if he knows what is good for him).
Tim appreciates health conscious roommates. Tim's early morning routine consists most of crunches and stomo-boe katas.
From looking at "Killer's" pics Tim thinks he is more into the dead-weights. Uh...
Tim would certainly appreciate a roommate who could spar with Tim...
Tim also thinks his keeper should definitely accept "Killer" on my behalf (if he knows what is good for him).
Cutiewitbooty
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maybe i should seriously send him to you don't know how to ship live stuff though.
don't know how to ship live stuff though.
DensityMan
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I'll PM you some detailed tips that I stand by, but generally:
1.) Find/buy a clean and compact soup thermos (WallyWorld $1-$5 dollars) - do NOT use any type of "ziploc" bag, ever. Not even double or triple bagged. I have never received goods alive when shipped in "ziplocs." What I have received is damp/destroyed packing material with foul smelling damp insides.
2.) Fill container with half tank water and half air (do not ship live animals with rocks, it just gets messy - some people suggest shipping with a small piece of algae, but simpler is probably better in most cases).
2a.) Insert livestock into water/air mixture.
3.) Tightly seal thermos. I also use masking tape to further seal the top when available.
4.) Place thermos (with livestock/water/air mix) in smallest box you can find that will fit it.
5.) Fill remaining space with newspaper or paper towels to absorb shock/water/temperature shifts.
6.) Ship second-day or priority ground (for meals) or faster (for more expensive livestock.
Sheesh... maybe I won't PM ya, Cutie. That list looks fairly solid.
1.) Find/buy a clean and compact soup thermos (WallyWorld $1-$5 dollars) - do NOT use any type of "ziploc" bag, ever. Not even double or triple bagged. I have never received goods alive when shipped in "ziplocs." What I have received is damp/destroyed packing material with foul smelling damp insides.
2.) Fill container with half tank water and half air (do not ship live animals with rocks, it just gets messy - some people suggest shipping with a small piece of algae, but simpler is probably better in most cases).
2a.) Insert livestock into water/air mixture.
3.) Tightly seal thermos. I also use masking tape to further seal the top when available.
4.) Place thermos (with livestock/water/air mix) in smallest box you can find that will fit it.
5.) Fill remaining space with newspaper or paper towels to absorb shock/water/temperature shifts.
6.) Ship second-day or priority ground (for meals) or faster (for more expensive livestock.
Sheesh... maybe I won't PM ya, Cutie. That list looks fairly solid.
Cutiewitbooty
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aweome How much do you think the shipping would be, i'll send him to you if it's not to expensive.
How much do you think the shipping would be, i'll send him to you if it's not to expensive.
mickey85
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DM, are you still interested in that sponge crab "Sumo?" CatDoc couldn't take him, and he's gotta get out! Even if you want to stick him in a sump or something...but he's definitely a redecorator. I can drop him off at your house if you'd like. Name a day, or better yet, email me (or have Tim email me) and we can swap schedules.
DensityMan
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Thanks Amy and everyone who came out to support Tim's already healthy ego.
Mickey: Tim was already excited about being featured and when I mentioned having Sumo over for a dinner date he passed out from all the excitment. If CatDoc can't take him, we'd love to have him. I PM ya for more details...
Mickey: Tim was already excited about being featured and when I mentioned having Sumo over for a dinner date he passed out from all the excitment. If CatDoc can't take him, we'd love to have him. I PM ya for more details...
kmacartney
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:lol:
DensityMan
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Turns out that Boris was a little jealous of Tim getting to meet Sumo, and Boris took out Sumo before he could meet with Tim for dinner. Tim would be really sad, I think, save that he is distracted with his newest playmates (Special thanks to Rich and Wayne again and also Coralfarm123/Ian).
Had our clubs first big Frag-O-Rama yesterday and lots of new creatures signed up to room with Tim.
A longtime favorite type of "friend"
A somewhat intimidating new pal...
Some new tiny cerith or vibex snails and a pretty sponge-eating Nudibranch...
A cute little pistol. Coralfarm reports he has many of these little guys that came in with his live rock. I want to get my liverock where he got his...
Didn't get these at the swap, but I haven't shown them yet either, so here they are; the world's prettiest pest anemones...
PA got those in as a zoanthid rock and they had already started hopping off the rock and spreading about. Being the weird guy that I am, I knew they'd be the perfect pest to add to Tim's tank. Thanks Jeremy!
Had our clubs first big Frag-O-Rama yesterday and lots of new creatures signed up to room with Tim.
A longtime favorite type of "friend"
A somewhat intimidating new pal...
Some new tiny cerith or vibex snails and a pretty sponge-eating Nudibranch...
A cute little pistol. Coralfarm reports he has many of these little guys that came in with his live rock. I want to get my liverock where he got his...
Didn't get these at the swap, but I haven't shown them yet either, so here they are; the world's prettiest pest anemones...
PA got those in as a zoanthid rock and they had already started hopping off the rock and spreading about. Being the weird guy that I am, I knew they'd be the perfect pest to add to Tim's tank. Thanks Jeremy!
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DensityMan
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So after hearing that he won Thread of the Month status at the beginning of this month (through your generous and possibly fear-motivated voting), his head (as anticipated) grew three hat sizes larger. This, of course, necessitates a molt. Before he retired to his burrow last week, though, he updated his iPod with music appropriate to his mood...
Tim also prodded me to take some candid videos of him in his day-to-day activities; for posterities sake... or something. So I managed to grab some candids of him working on closing his burrow. Fascinating film by any standards, but I thought some of you might be more interested than others.
NOTE: Each of the links below is to an MPG format file roughly 5.5meg in size
Tim starts the closing project
Tim still working on making his chosen door fit
Yeah, still working
Finally, enough is covered so His Majesty may restfully shed his skin
Just for fun, here's some motion pictures of his pretty pest anemones /shrug
Tim also prodded me to take some candid videos of him in his day-to-day activities; for posterities sake... or something. So I managed to grab some candids of him working on closing his burrow. Fascinating film by any standards, but I thought some of you might be more interested than others.
NOTE: Each of the links below is to an MPG format file roughly 5.5meg in size
Tim starts the closing project
Tim still working on making his chosen door fit
Yeah, still working
Finally, enough is covered so His Majesty may restfully shed his skin
Just for fun, here's some motion pictures of his pretty pest anemones /shrug
Mighty Quinn
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I started reading this thread on Friday and it has taken me most of the weekend to finish it. I must say that it has been more enjoyable than many novels that I have read.
Two of my tank inhabitants also really enjoyed hearing about Tim's exploits: Mr. Fat (lawnmower blenny) and Caesar (emerald crab). Wendy (formerly Walter), the gender switching clownfish, did not seem to care much about the story. Although, Mr. Fat informs me that Wendy has been very confused and antisocial recently, so Tim should not take it personally.
Mr. Fat and Caesar stayed up all night coming up with theme song to honor Tim. Unfortunately, I think that they have been watching too much of the cartoon channel because this song seems vaguely familiar. Anyway, it goes something like this:
"What are we going to do tonight, Tim?"
"Same thing we do every night D-Man...Try and take over the world!"
They're D-Man and Tim
Yes, D-Man and Tim
One is a genius
The other's a bit dim
Tim is a stomatopod
An almighty reef god
You'd better not swim
Near D-Man and Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim
Tim will never be outdone
His brain is full of guile
You better not poke fun
Or you'll end up on his dish pile
They're D-Man and Tim
Yes, D-Man and Tim
Their focus is slim
And their plan is real grim
To prove their shrimpy worth
They'll overthrow the Earth
They're D-Man and Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim
"KRA-KOW!"
I hope Tim enjoys the song. Caesar wants Tim to know that he came up with the line "An almighty reef god". I think that he wants Tim to remember this just in case they have dinner together sometime. Caesar has also been spending much of the morning eating more algae than usual. I think he is trying to prove that he is a good citizen and a valuable member of the tank community, and therefore should not be "relocated" to Indiana.
Quinn
Two of my tank inhabitants also really enjoyed hearing about Tim's exploits: Mr. Fat (lawnmower blenny) and Caesar (emerald crab). Wendy (formerly Walter), the gender switching clownfish, did not seem to care much about the story. Although, Mr. Fat informs me that Wendy has been very confused and antisocial recently, so Tim should not take it personally.
Mr. Fat and Caesar stayed up all night coming up with theme song to honor Tim. Unfortunately, I think that they have been watching too much of the cartoon channel because this song seems vaguely familiar. Anyway, it goes something like this:
"What are we going to do tonight, Tim?"
"Same thing we do every night D-Man...Try and take over the world!"
They're D-Man and Tim
Yes, D-Man and Tim
One is a genius
The other's a bit dim
Tim is a stomatopod
An almighty reef god
You'd better not swim
Near D-Man and Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim
Tim will never be outdone
His brain is full of guile
You better not poke fun
Or you'll end up on his dish pile
They're D-Man and Tim
Yes, D-Man and Tim
Their focus is slim
And their plan is real grim
To prove their shrimpy worth
They'll overthrow the Earth
They're D-Man and Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim
Tim
"KRA-KOW!"
I hope Tim enjoys the song. Caesar wants Tim to know that he came up with the line "An almighty reef god". I think that he wants Tim to remember this just in case they have dinner together sometime. Caesar has also been spending much of the morning eating more algae than usual. I think he is trying to prove that he is a good citizen and a valuable member of the tank community, and therefore should not be "relocated" to Indiana.
Quinn
DensityMan
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LOL!!!
I'm not sure how exactly I feel about being thrown into the role of Pinky in that scenario, but we both appreciated the effort put into his theme song! :lol:
Here's a couple related links of events in Tim's world:
- Omega (one of Tim's girlfriends) modifies her appearance for him...
- His spikey new friend starts to eat his tank clean of coralline
I'm not sure how exactly I feel about being thrown into the role of Pinky in that scenario, but we both appreciated the effort put into his theme song! :lol:
Here's a couple related links of events in Tim's world:
- Omega (one of Tim's girlfriends) modifies her appearance for him...
- His spikey new friend starts to eat his tank clean of coralline
DensityMan
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7143289#post7143289 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pervagor
I might have a roommate for Tim the Slim.
The three time escape champion, boxing champion of the tank and mister Strong grip.
He is small, he is bad, he is the......... Italian Stalion - Rocky... Balboa...
He looks like an AWESOME addition to Tim's circle of friends!!
Can't think of a reason save that a couple of my latest pics saved a little larger than usual. You on broadband or dial-up? Looking into it on my end further, but they're still loading for me at home...
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