2nd new Mantis shrimp.

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Here is my peacock mantis, alot more color and alot more aggressive then the other. He’s in his own 29 tank.

Heres some pics I got tonight.









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Very nice!! Any video?

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As soon as I can get some live food for it to chase I will. Not as fun to watch with them just pulling it off the poker. I need to find some feeder shrimp or evil hitch hiker crabs, so if anyone get new rock and finds some LMK.

This one is getting used to his tank so coming out more and more.
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throw some damsels in there, i wounder how long they would last haha

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Bret my mantis are smashers so they only eat snails and crabs and other crustaceans they club and beat the shells till they crack open.Have seen a video of them breaking open a actual clam shell. The spearer mantis are the type that eat fish. There front appendage actually look like the arms on a praying mantis shoots out and spears and then drags it back in.

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ok i remeber seeing a video of exactly what your talking about. i cant wait to see some live action video

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another great series of shots bill.

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Thanks Guys

Need to get something alive for action shots.

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Super cool! You are feeding your shrimp shrimp. :BEER

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Been feeding both of them frozen krill but got a couple live crabs coming tomorrow, should be interesting. Hopefully have video of the event. ;D

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I’m inspired! I picked up a little tank for one tonight.

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Good deal Joe

  Some of the different species need a decent size tank.

Be cool to see the mantis tank next to a octopus tank ::thumbsup::

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Nice find Bill.

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Thanks Jon