Pet Mantis Shrimp...?

Way cool! Thank you guys!! I've got a 10 gallon that is in the process of being ready to accomidate my new friend. I've named him Pe-Pe(like pe-pe-la-pew the skunk in the old cartoons...) is that how you spell it? Everytime I walk by the tank at the store he comes out and looks at me like, "are you gonna feed me again?". He's so cute, I love him. Anyone think keeping some zoa's or softies in there w/ him would be ok? He's the smashing type so hopefully he wouldn't club them to death... hey maybe I should name him after a cave man...

 

[quote author=JohnO link=board=Inverts;num=1113432857;start=0#8 date=04/14/05 at 22:14:31]

Do you want mine?  He's harmless and indestructable.  Waves goodbye to me in the morning as well

John

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You know I'd take it in a heartbeat if you weren't so damn far away! And I know that you secretly love your mantis and have probably named it

 

[quote author=Astalie link=board=Inverts;num=1113432857;start=0#10 date=04/15/05 at 00:21:27]Way cool!  Thank you guys!!  Everytime I walk by the tank at the store he comes out and looks at me like, "are you gonna feed me again?".  [/quote]
More like "stick your fingers in the tank....I dare you" The one that was at my lfs was so aggressive that it would smack the glass of its aquarium anytime I looked at it or walked by the tank.

 

really wow! lil turd. I prolly shouldn't, but i stick my hands in there to feed him all the time. i just keep an eye (two actually) on him and just drop the goodies outside his hole. I tried putting a silverside on a feeding stick but he wouldn't/couldn't get it off the stick so now i just drop the stuff in there.

 

[quote author=Astalie link=board=Inverts;num=1113432857;start=0#13 date=04/15/05 at 13:46:31]I prolly shouldn't, but i stick my hands in there to feed him all the time.  [/quote]
No...you really shouldn't.  They're called  "thumbsplitters" for a reason.  

This is what I used to feed mine:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=10678&N=2004 113218

 

thats awesome. Thanks amcarrig, their cheap too. I love that!

 

Since no one answered you question. Acording to all the research I have done there should be no reason you couldn't put sessile inverts. I think putting corals in the would be cool. Maybe you could color cordinate ;D

 

LOL I think I will. ;D that would be way cool too. So now a random question. I just got a halide for my display so i could technically put my old(not really, only 4 months old) PC lights on the 10 gallon but it would give me 13 watts per gallon... somehow i'm thinking it would be a bit much, but would it cook the tank? [smiley=confused1.gif]

 

[quote author=amcarrig link=board=Inverts;num=1113432857;start=0#14 date=04/15/05 at 13:51:43]
No...you really shouldn't.  They're called  "thumbsplitters" for a reason.  

This is what I used to feed mine:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=10678&N=2004 113218[/quote]

Coward

Well at least you can pluck with them I guess

John

 

Dearest Pot:

Who's a coward?

Sincerely,

Kettle