Mantis tank build

[Dana42078]

Oh he ate....ina big way and left a huge mess of random legs everywhere. I jus trapped a pep from my reef and banished him to the mantis tank. He hasn't got to em yet.....yet ;).....the bigger pep refuse to go into my trap and I think it was to small. I messed up on cutting the new trap and he jus escaped many times...I have to catch this pep or he's Gunna continue to eat my acans to death....going to try later today as I have off...

Mantis is out and about now. Almost hit me twice again while moving rock around...

 

[Dana42078]

Gave him a lil snack tonight before his bedtime. 2 lil pieces of krill


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDa4p7zBDK4]YouTube - Mantis shrimp feeing. 1 of 2[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lzpvqE1h68]YouTube - Mantis Shrimp feeding feeding 2 of 2[/ame]

 

[Grassman]

LOL! Gotta love the "num num num" sound effects. Glad he's ok. He looks like something for a new tank build!!:mrgreen:

 

[Pwny]

he is looking happy

 

[Dana42078]

He's been super active the past 3-4 days. When he greabbed that food like he was on a mission! He follows me around and is basically watching me type right now. Either A. hes super smart and knows who i am or B. He's just hungry and curious.

Im deathly scared to put my hand in the tank. Everytime i go in there now soon as he see's me he's comin for me. Guess he really likes how his house is set up and i want to change it lol.

Im also making my mantis tank my hospital for my corals. My acans that got ripped apart by my pep shrimp are in their now. I caught one pep already and the mantis ate him. Still trying to get the big pep. Think im going to have to just go about it the old fasion way and take out some LR and net him. (SUch a bi$%h) =(

 

[Dana42078]

Finally he stayed still!

 

[Mandarin66]

the 2nd one look creepy...

 

[little_fish]

those are some great pics!

 

[Pwny]

he looks good after the molt

 

[Aquatic]

That mantis is what I look like when nobody is looking.......:O

 

[Dana42078]

He's "almost " got me like 2 dozen times..dunno how many times u can play with fire before u get burned

 

[Hiker4twenty]

They are crazy looking! Cool pics as well.

 

[Pwny]

i wouldent wory to much about getting hit by the hammer arms. its the Dactyls id wory about that would be vary vary bad.

 

[Dana42078]

i wouldent wory to much about getting hit by the hammer arms. its the Dactyls id wory about that would be vary vary bad.

My mantis is well iver 4 inches big. If he hit you your gunna fricking feel it.:shock:

 

[Pwny]

:P just think when he gets up to 6 :)

 

[Dana42078]

:P just think when he gets up to 6 :)

By then hopefully ill have a new home for him.

 

[Pwny]

what kind of tank are you thinking of? i hear a lot of people useing the 40 gal breaders.

 

[Dana42078]

what kind of tank are you thinking of? i hear a lot of people useing the 40 gal breaders.

I was thinking that......... but id LOVE to upgrade to a bigger reef tank and just put the mantis in my 46g

 

[AmberSunrise]

Really cool pics!

 

[Smitty]

Cool pics...maybe try catching the pep shrimp when the lights are off, that's when they come out. Good luck. :)