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  1. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Exactly, one of those hobby myths that refuses to die.
     
    Corailline, Apr 10, 2013
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  2. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    No clearly but that they can see crazy colors is bewildering
     
    Swisswiss, Apr 10, 2013
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  3. PghSteeler

    PghSteeler Tassled File Fish

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    Imsure if its a large enough shrimp in a small enough tank there is a chance it could break glass and jump on your face like that!!! Mopst certainly it would spear your eyes and t hen go for the carotids for certain death!
     
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  4. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    The ones with spears aren't the ones breaking glass, it's the ones with hammers. The Peacock Mantis Shrimp (most common in aquaria) has 2 hammers as rapitoral appendages. The spearers generally spear soft bodied shrimp and fish. While the hammer-ers enjoy hard bodied crustaceans.
     
    Chance, Apr 10, 2013
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