My New Mantis

[kjlittle01]

i want to get into mantis shrimp really bad, how are they breeding wise??

[Reeftanker3295]

i was just looking at species of mantis shrimp because i am thinking of getting a mantis tank and found this http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...name=p_ciliata urs looks like the orange mantis in the pictures

[quader94]

Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295

i was just looking at species of mantis shrimp because i am thinking of getting a mantis tank and found this http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...name=p_ciliata urs looks like the orange mantis in the pictures

its not in the us but its a good website

http://www.mantisshrimps.co.uk/

read up on the mantis there

[Lance M.]

Originally Posted by Reeftanker3295

i was just looking at species of mantis shrimp because i am thinking of getting a mantis tank and found this http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...name=p_ciliata urs looks like the orange mantis in the pictures

Yea man. That is mine. I posted this same topic on RC and from their responses and the color and noticing that mine is a spearer then it is a P. ciliata.

I really like his color since it stands out from everything else in the tank and he's pretty active, moving about, picking up sand and moving it. and then he just stares at me when I put my hand in the tank and move my frags around.

I'm very happy I bought him.

[Lance M.]

Originally Posted by kjlittle01

i want to get into mantis shrimp really bad, how are they breeding wise??

From what I've heard, they are not very hard to sex (but I havent read up on the particulars yet). And I think you need a very large tank to keep two and then see if they kill each other or decide to be friends.

[quader94]

Originally Posted by Lance M.

From what I've heard, they are not very hard to sex (but I havent read up on the particulars yet).And I think you need a very large tank to keep two and then see if they kill each other or decide to be friends.

it probably has to do with the gender. 2 males wil but a male and a female wont

[RedRobin]

Originally Posted by Siberman

Do a search. If you plan on keeping any small fish or crustaceans you probably should catch him now and put him in his own tank.

I don't think I'd want one running around in a tank where I was planning on putting my hands (although I did play "dodge the lion fish" when I was younger. )

I've been researching & so far this is the best "educated" guess I have so far. I haven't heard the clicking sound that is supposed to prevelant. Is there something else that is about this shape & size? I've really only seen it 3 times, it burrows in one of my rocks & covers the hole with debrise. Between what I saw briefly & the behavior, this was the best ID so far. We did add 2 small hermit crabs yesterday & both were just fine this morning.

Also, are there 'nocturnal' snails? I found a very small white (or light) one this morning on my glass. Once I turned the lights on he made his way to the sand & buried in.

Guess I should be posting these questions somewhere else in the forums. Like I said -- I'm a newbie ! Thank for all for the advice & kindness!

[Siberman]

Humor me , Red , while I lead the both of us over an iconic threshold here at TRT. The process is referred to as "squirreling". I will be the squirreler and you will be the squirrelee.



*Lights a cigarette*

What size is your mantis? The behavior sounds like one but it could be something else entirely.

If you're sure of which rock he's in it should be an easy matter to remove him from the tank. Get him in the rock and jerk that sucker out !

(Watch the fingers!)

[ZMattie]

Originally Posted by RedRobin

Also, are there 'nocturnal' snails? I found a very small white (or light) one this morning on my glass. Once I turned the lights on he made his way to the sand & buried in.

More than likely a nassaris snail! Great for keeping the sandbed clean!

[buki671]

oops i posted on the wrong page.. wrong thread..

if you still need to ID your mantis.. check out the reefcentral.com's mantis shrimp forum.. there are lots of good info there too.. look for Roy's List is here! Identification and care of stomatopods this has info that can ID your mantis..

sorry i couldn't post with a link because i have under 20 post.. so i wasn't allowed to..

[Lance M.]

Originally Posted by buki671

oops i posted on the wrong page.. wrong thread..

if you still need to ID your mantis.. check out the reefcentral.com's mantis shrimp forum.. there are lots of good info there too.. look for Roy's List is here! Identification and care of stomatopods this has info that can ID your mantis..

sorry i couldn't post with a link because i have under 20 post.. so i wasn't allowed to..

Thanks. When I started this thread, I also started one on RC so I got an ID a couple hours after I got my mantis.