Mantis Shrimp....
#21
Posted 01 May 2011 - 10:59 PM
Anyway I took out the piece of rock I thought he was hiding in and had a look down the cracks and holes with a torch to my dismay, nothing.... So as I'm re arranging the rock and coral again I get snapped on the end of my middle finger by guess who?? Yeah mr mantis!!! Apparently I've found his hiding hole after trying to jam a bit of coral in there!! I can tell you right now for a little shrimp it hurts like a son of a bi#%h....... So tomorrow I will take out the other rock and flush him out!!!! He's so mine!!! Make space tranced you'll have yourself a mantis with attitude soon!
#22
Posted 02 May 2011 - 09:04 AM
Anyway I took out the piece of rock I thought he was hiding in and had a look down the cracks and holes with a torch to my dismay, nothing.... So as I'm re arranging the rock and coral again I get snapped on the end of my middle finger by guess who?? Yeah mr mantis!!! Apparently I've found his hiding hole after trying to jam a bit of coral in there!! I can tell you right now for a little shrimp it hurts like a son of a bi#%h....... So tomorrow I will take out the other rock and flush him out!!!! He's so mine!!! Make space tranced you'll have yourself a mantis with attitude soon!
Did you suck the poison out, if not your finger will rot and drop off. cheers steve p.s Happy hunting and may the smarter species win.
#23
Posted 02 May 2011 - 09:32 AM
#24
Posted 02 May 2011 - 02:49 PM
just look at what it did to my finger!!!!
(may not be good for young ones or people who are squeemish)
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#25
Posted 02 May 2011 - 03:45 PM
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Posted 02 May 2011 - 05:42 PM
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Posted 02 May 2011 - 07:31 PM
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Posted 02 May 2011 - 09:00 PM
#29
Posted 02 May 2011 - 10:25 PM
just look at what it did to my finger!!!!
(may not be good for young ones or people who are squeemish)
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Is that all, i thought he must of really nailed you the way you were carrying on. Just scratched ya cheers steve. p.s glad it,s not my finger
#30
Posted 03 May 2011 - 10:58 AM
#31
Posted 03 May 2011 - 01:00 PM
Remeber, pay back is a bitch, the mantis turn will come
#32
Posted 04 May 2011 - 12:52 AM
#33
Posted 04 May 2011 - 04:07 PM
So a little bit of double team action was required but he came out no dramas....... first we tried the soda water in the hole with a syringe but it just seemed to piss him off so after a straight pour of fizzy goodness down his hole he just came sliding straight out!! safe to say Mantis shrimp arent big cocktail drinkers
Thanks very much tranced for the help, and for anyone whos keen to see a mantis with attitude he will be at Midland Pet Centre
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#34
Posted 04 May 2011 - 09:12 PM
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 10:06 PM
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Posted 05 May 2011 - 06:37 PM
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Posted 05 May 2011 - 08:29 PM
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Posted 05 May 2011 - 10:14 PM
#39
Posted 05 May 2011 - 11:26 PM
I'd say that definately looks like him!! There so pretty, but so dangerous at the same time! Kinda like a drunk cougar on race day!!! I'll keep looking out for the other tank guest and see what I can find, it sounds like a mantis and this morning I saw the telltale signs of broken clam shells near a small cave in the live rock. Does anyone have night vision goggles I can borrow?
#40
Posted 15 May 2011 - 02:54 PM
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