Mantis shrimp Oh no!

chocolates mom · 11/06/2006, 01:54 PM

Does a mantis shrimp look kind of like a shrimp with a kind of hard back, feelers, but move along like a snail?

kiknchikn · 11/06/2006, 01:56 PM

Mantis shrimp look like these:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=Search+Images

They move must faster than a snail, unless they're stalking a prey I guess.

daveverdo · 11/06/2006, 06:48 PM

Saw this on another forum, Gotta post this every time I see MANTIS SHRIMP

http://truenorthreef.com/mantis.wmv

Dave

Indermark · 11/06/2006, 08:18 PM

Thats a pretty funny video. I started to feel sorry for the hermit crab. He started to run away and then bam!

chocolates mom · 11/06/2006, 08:34 PM

Well I think what I saw was a stomatella snail, so I guess I will just have to keep watching

kiknchikn · 11/06/2006, 09:16 PM

Lol... Stomatella varia snails and mantis shrimp don't look very similar. Here is a macro of one in my tank:

www.MikesReef.com

chocolates mom · 11/06/2006, 09:25 PM

Thanks for the picture that's what I saw. I guess I'll have to get out the flashlight again tonight, the poping is driving me crazy.

kiknchikn · 11/06/2006, 10:26 PM

Try to lure it out with some meaty food. Might work. Trapping a mantis is not easy from what I've read. You might want to try the mantis forum for tips.

11/06/2006, 01:54 PM	#1
chocolates mom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford British Columbia Posts: 302	Mantis shrimp Oh no! Does a mantis shrimp look kind of like a shrimp with a kind of hard back, feelers, but move along like a snail?

11/06/2006, 01:56 PM	#2
kiknchikn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bel Air, MD Posts: 1,556	Mantis shrimp look like these: http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=Search+Images They move must faster than a snail, unless they're stalking a prey I guess. __________________ I am a proud member of the Chesapeake Marine Aquaria Society (CMAS). If you're in the Maryland area check us out! Current Tank Info: 30g nano reef

11/06/2006, 09:16 PM	#6
kiknchikn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bel Air, MD Posts: 1,556	Lol... Stomatella varia snails and mantis shrimp don't look very similar. Here is a macro of one in my tank: www.MikesReef.com __________________ I am a proud member of the Chesapeake Marine Aquaria Society (CMAS). If you're in the Maryland area check us out! Current Tank Info: 30g nano reef

11/06/2006, 10:26 PM	#8
kiknchikn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bel Air, MD Posts: 1,556	Try to lure it out with some meaty food. Might work. Trapping a mantis is not easy from what I've read. You might want to try the mantis forum for tips. __________________ I am a proud member of the Chesapeake Marine Aquaria Society (CMAS). If you're in the Maryland area check us out! Current Tank Info: 30g nano reef

11/06/2006, 06:48 PM	#3
daveverdo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Horseheads, NY Posts: 1,881	Saw this on another forum, Gotta post this every time I see MANTIS SHRIMP http://truenorthreef.com/mantis.wmv Dave

11/06/2006, 08:18 PM	#4
Indermark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Troy, Illinois Posts: 670	Thats a pretty funny video. I started to feel sorry for the hermit crab. He started to run away and then bam!

11/06/2006, 08:34 PM	#5
chocolates mom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford British Columbia Posts: 302	Well I think what I saw was a stomatella snail, so I guess I will just have to keep watching

11/06/2006, 09:25 PM	#7
chocolates mom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford British Columbia Posts: 302	Thanks for the picture that's what I saw. I guess I'll have to get out the flashlight again tonight, the poping is driving me crazy.