Finally got my 2nd one after losing my first female half a year ago. Took a while to get over it and order a new one. i got two so one female is up for grabs as well that is also around 3.5"-4"
my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
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Nugget_Cupcake
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my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Finally got my 2nd one after losing my first female half a year ago. Took a while to get over it and order a new one. i got two so one female is up for grabs as well that is also around 3.5"-4"
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Mek0ng
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Spiffy shrimp!
What size tank and what kind of filtration? I was considering plumbing in a small tank to my reef for a mantis...
What size tank and what kind of filtration? I was considering plumbing in a small tank to my reef for a mantis...
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Dadof4
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Congrats! I was wondering if you were going to get another, glad you did!
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
I'm not gonna lie. These things scare the heck out of me... Watched a few Youtube videos of em eating--brutal. Beautiful but deadly.
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
LOL, gotta love the look on that scarlet hermit's face, sitting next to the shrimp in the 1st pic. Was he dinner?
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
wow even sw shrimp are even beautiful!
looks like i need to have a sw tank one day...
looks like i need to have a sw tank one day...
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pufferfreak
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Wow i love your shrimp. I have always wanted a mantis 
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firestorm52
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
I'm jealous... haha I've always wanted to get a mantis, still might i don't know
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OCgatergal
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
I'm not a saltwater person, but I heard somewhere those buggers are pest, did I hear right, just some general knowledge.
I believe you have small mud puddles mixed up with acres of rice paddies.
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firestorm52
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Mantis are buggers when in a reef tank. one hopped a ride from the LFS on a peice of live rock into my brother's reef tank. some fish went missing, then one night he saw the mantis out hunting. took about a week to catch the guy. but knowing he was in the tank he feed him krill to keep him away from the fish. they are true killers
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WalkingTarget
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Love the little Scarlet Leg Reef hermit (expensive snack though.... Blue Legs are much, much cheaper!). Poor guy looks like he's scared out of his wits.
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pufferfreak
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Mantis are pests where they are not wanted . Mostly in tanks with fish and precious inverts. Many people have mantis in reef only tanks with the mantis the only non sessile thing in the tank.
Are you going to feed your mantis live crabs and what not? I have seen videos on youtube where its stuff like mantis vs shrimp and mantis vs crab. They can be sort of sad because the mantis are relentless in there attacks
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. Mostly in tanks with fish and precious inverts. Many people have mantis in reef only tanks with the mantis the only non sessile thing in the tank. Are you going to feed your mantis live crabs and what not? I have seen videos on youtube where its stuff like mantis vs shrimp and mantis vs crab. They can be sort of sad because the mantis are relentless in there attacks
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Nugget_Cupcake
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
he is in 30g with 2 20g rated hob filters. i have videos on youtube of my old peacock and chiragra and glabrous. he is a little badass for sure brutal like none other.
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Re: my new male 4" peacock mantis shrimp (o. scyllarus)
Where do you buy these at? and are they hard to care for? My husband saw your photo and is interested in getting one now. I had no idea how mean they were until I saw them on youtube...holy smokes!
