The Puffer Forum

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"

Spiffy shrimp!

What size tank and what kind of filtration? I was considering plumbing in a small tank to my reef for a mantis...

Congrats! I was wondering if you were going to get another, glad you did!

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.

LOL, gotta love the look on that scarlet hermit's face, sitting next to the shrimp in the 1st pic. Was he dinner?

wow even sw shrimp are even beautiful!
looks like i need to have a sw tank one day...

Wow i love your shrimp. I have always wanted a mantis .

I'm jealous... haha I've always wanted to get a mantis, still might i don't know

I'm not a saltwater person, but I heard somewhere those buggers are pest, did I hear right, just some general knowledge.

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

Very handsome shrimp!

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.

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 .

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.

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!