mantis shrimp break glass?

i've heardd this over and over but will a peacock mantis shrimp really break glass?
this was the species i was looking into getting but im nervoous because of the glass breaking rumors going around.

also if jwin reads this, what kind of mantis is princess?? lol

thanks all.

 

First of all im not positive about this. With that being said, I thought I read somewhere that studies were done on this and it was the larger species of mantis shrimp that was tested and it was a small cheap aquarium just to prove a point. I think a standard 10 gallon aquarium or larger with a standard sized mantis shrimp you will be fine. They probably held food on the outside of the glass just to entice it and see if he could break the glass.

But lets wait for someone who has done more research on the mantis shrimp.

 

yea a few people have said it to be myth and a few have said it was real. i want the peacock but dont really want my tank in pieces. JWIN where are you!!!!!!!

 

I've never had one break the glass, but then again, I had one hit the glass so hard it sounded like a rock hitting your windshield at 70mph. It scared me enough that I removed him.

Cheers,



Don

 

what kind was it? and what size tank was it?

 

I've kept many mantis species over many years. With some of the larger species, it's not a good idea to keep them in el-cheapo tanks with thin glass. However, as a general rule, this like most things that most people say about mantis, is incorrect. Remember basic high school physics. F=MA Force equals Mass X Acceleration. The smaller mantis just don't have the Mass to put into that equation to make them dangerous.

 

Aren't you planning a 10 gal? Anything that could break the glass would be too large for a 10 gal. Peacocks can break thin glass like <1/8". The only time you run into glass breaking problems is when you have too large of a mantis in too small of a tank.

I'm not Jwin, but Princess is a N. Wennerae or Carribean Rock Mantis like my Mr. Fister.

 

what about a peacock mantis? thats the kind i want and the only kind my lfs can get i think.

 

Peacocks can break 10 gal glass. 10 gal is also too small for a peacock. 30 gal is minimum for a peacock.

 

Yup, and Karma (not for this post....for a whole bunch of posts where you've helped mantis keepers)