R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Saw one at my LFS and she was awesome. Now I kinda want one. I know they have to have their own tank. I have seen some on here, any advice?
Mantis shrimp, how hard are they?
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spongeycrab
Reefing newb
I saw a zebra one at LFS today too. Don't know much about them but here's some information:Clown Mantis Shrimp
little_fish
Moderator
Did you go to Elite? They have on there that is pretty cool. I would talk to Dana, he is the mantis guy
bjohanson1234
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I know that if you get one in your tank, they are damn near impossible to get rid of. They can survive a cycle. So they are very hardy.
+1 on PMing Dana. He has a mantis tank.
+1 on PMing Dana. He has a mantis tank.
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Yup, ask Dana. He knows the ups (and sadly the downs) of owning a mantis.
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Yea i went to elite. That place is freaking awesome. Yea i have been following Dana's shrimp (so sad). That was my first exposure to them.
Dana42078
Dana
My CPU is down and hate typing excessively long things on my phone. Each species is different. My advice is always lurk or join RC forum. They have a section for mantis's. As well as a well known scientist dr Roy Caldwell who has been studying them for 25+ years.
little_fish
Moderator
i LOVE elite, and i have some water cards for there you can have. That is pretty much the only place I buy from in denver, but like any place dont take their advice 100%. They have a few people in there who just work for the pay check
austingunkel
Reefing newb
i had a buddy who had one and he said they are pretty strong and not to keep them in glass tanks only acrylic that his would smack the tank hard enough to break glass but other than that he said they are almost imposable to kill
