who more active?
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Mr Stomato
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My money is on the peacock. The 2 peacocks I own are constantly out and about turning over rubble, coming to the front of the tank when I sit down, reconstructing their burrows. They never seem to be satisfied with the structure and it's real funny to watch them be so picky. I scatter around loads of rubble which seems to make them happy with options to build with. Kinda like my own personal automatic underwater lego set!:lol:
Pea-brain
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Peacocks in general tend to be more active from what I've read. Of course even if it is secretive and just stares out its burrow all day it looks more active than a tiny mantis. At 4-7 inches and very colorful it would certainly SEEM more active than a 3 inch moderately colorful mantis....
Dan
Dan
yeah my peacock is very active, he loves attention actually I think he eats it up its so funny because his tank is on my desk and while I am sitting on my computer he will do almost anything to get my attention he has many different holes coming out of his burrow. He purposely made on on the side of the tank so that he can watch me and interact with me. I have found out many cool things that he will mimic with some of his appendages. I will take my two fingers like claws and move them up and down and he will mimic that and come out of his hole and do it over and over again. I will also turn my head sideways to look into the tank and he will go back into his hole and come out upside down. Tonight I had noticed that he was very active searching the tank so I figured eh he must be hungry it had been a couple days since a crab was plopped into the tank. So I took a Jumbo Krill and held it up to the tank next to his burrow, well he came out to check it out and came right up to the side of the tank looking at it so I slowly moved it up to the top of the tank. Well I was trying to think of some way to give it to him because of the fact that they float. Well I opened the lid to the tank and he came completely out of his burrow and looked up at me dangling the Krill just a bit into the water. I then accidentally dropped it into the water and couldn't seem to get the thing out. (my filter system is built into the hood of the tank and its a pain to take off. So I was just like eh he will get it if he wants it. So I closed the lid and almost instantly he swam out of his hole all the way to the top of the tank and snatched it up. Anyways I know I just babbled on forever but I really am amazing and in love with my peacock and would never ever think of getting rid of him. His name is Ted by the way. 
Gonodactylus
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I depends on the individual and what you mean by "active". Personally, I find the daily activity patterns and diurnal behavior of G. smithii more interesting.
Roy
Roy
Mr Stomato
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I certainly appreciate the "interactivity" peacocks offer too Dub. My female does backstrokes at the water surface when I open the lid with some krill in hand. She is a real clown.
I mainly place peacocks at the top of my favorite list because of the non-stop interactivity and their seemingly comical nature at times.
I also think sometimes maybe active and interactive can get mixed up from time to time. But I imagine for the most part the average pet owner seeks a pet that responds.
I mainly place peacocks at the top of my favorite list because of the non-stop interactivity and their seemingly comical nature at times.
I also think sometimes maybe active and interactive can get mixed up from time to time. But I imagine for the most part the average pet owner seeks a pet that responds.
