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Old 11-15-2003, 01:06 PM   #1
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well i have read some on mantis shrimps or stomatopods and i read a few things on their hammers claws wht ever you would like to call them. well i found out that is they dont use them that they will lose them during multing. so i went to my lfs and got a small snail for him to hammer away at well it has been a month or so and the 2 inch mantis is still afraid of the 1/2 inch tall snail.
just thought it was funny.
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Old 11-16-2003, 02:47 AM   #2
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What kind of mantis do you have? Did you catch it from your live rock?
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Old 11-16-2003, 07:21 AM   #3
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I need to start a small tank with a mantis in it! They are such beautiful predators of the sea!
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Old 11-16-2003, 11:24 AM   #4
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the type that like's well suppos to like crushed snails
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no i bought it at my not so local LFS for 10$
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Old 11-16-2003, 11:28 AM   #6
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left his light on ll last night oops
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i dont quite understand, what exactly happens if the mantis doesnt use his hammer claws? why is your mantis afraid of the snail??
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Old 11-16-2003, 08:15 PM   #8
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durring the time he sheds he could lose them. and the mantis is just a scardy cat.
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hah! silly mantis. is he in his own tank? there was a 'pretty' colored peacock one at my lfs but they are so freaky looking I dont think I could look at one every day, they remind me of a cockroach!!! have you ever seen yours attack something? that I would like to see.
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Old 11-16-2003, 08:21 PM   #10
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yes my finger through the glass and various things i stick in front of him fire worms dead fish shrimp crabs etc. and yes he is in his own tank a 3 gal i think maby 2
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