Mantis Shrimp Pictures

QuotheRaven

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• Jan 20, 2008

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Hi everyone!



I have had a mantis shrimp for months since I first got my largest bit of live rock and it has killed just about everything in the tank that is smaller than it well I caught him and am giving him away to someone who collects them but first I took some photos

 

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• Jan 20, 2008

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more pics



eight pics

 

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• Jan 20, 2008

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Thats a nice pic of mentis.

 

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Thanks paul

My sisters camera is awesome at close ups

 

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I kept one for a while, they're fantastic creatures, shame you can't keep it!

 

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• Jan 20, 2008

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Wow, I finally understand why they're called "mantis" shrimp... lol

 

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PRW1988 said:

Wow, I finally understand why they're called "mantis" shrimp... lol

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Nice pics, they look so cool

 

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Do you know what kind that is?

 

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• Jan 20, 2008

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Man, If I ever got one of those in my live rock, I'd be setting up a species tank...

 

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Nix said:

Man, If I ever got one of those in my live rock, I'd be setting up a species tank...

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They look pretty scary! haha

 

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• Jan 21, 2008

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Its a Gonodactylus smithii

I managed to get him and a gorilla crab in the same piece of live rock lucky me... he killed the gorilla crab

 

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QuotheRaven said:

Its a Gonodactylus smithii

I managed to get him and a gorilla crab in the same piece of live rock lucky me... he killed the gorilla crab

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Thats cool. SkiFletch would kill for it, lol.
Nice pics.

 

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• Jun 18, 2008

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do you still have it? I'll pay shipping, and some on top of that for your...... services.

 

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• Jun 18, 2008

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QuotheRaven said:

Its a Gonodactylus smithii

I managed to get him and a gorilla crab in the same piece of live rock lucky me... he killed the gorilla crab

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not all bad then

 

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• Jun 19, 2008

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Wow, this thread has popped up...

I'm afraid and glad to say I got rid of him to an Australian collector, who was very very happy to get him