pistol shrimp break glass myth?

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  1. MajesticCoral

    MajesticCoral Fire Worm

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    Pistol shrimp: no
    Mantis shrimp YES!
     
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  2. peasofme

    peasofme Astrea Snail

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    dr roy said when they run into a solid object, they will strike it repeatedly till it breaks. this is what causes the breaks when they are digging. in the wild they dig till they hit a rock and then break the rock. he says glass breaking does happen and isn't as 'freaky' as people would believe. the mantis would have to be 4 or 5 inches long, i forget which. and the glass would have to be less than a certain thickness. a regular tank like the ones you find at petco would be thin enough to break.
     
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  3. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    By regular tank do you mean a 10 gal? Which isn't size appropriate for a mantis that large. If you have a fully grown peacock in a 10 gal tank, you deserve to have a wet floor.

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