Mantis Shrimp...

[Xtasia]

Just out of curiousity... Is anyone in the vancouver area interested in a 1 inch red/pink mantis shrimp?

Thanks.

[Ruth]

I would love to take it but if you won't ship would have to hold it until I come down at Christmas.

[vanreefer]

I would be interested

[Xtasia]

Here's a picture.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/images/g_graphurus2.jpg

[albert_dao]

This is where Ivy says "Suckers, you can't have it," and we all shake our fists with grave resolve to give her dirty looks from now henceforth.

[hockey nut]

I have a frying pan, butter and some garlic. :mrgreen:

As the saying goes.... it probably tastes like chicken. :rolleyes:

[Xtasia]

hah.. actually.. I found him 2-3 weeks ago while rumbling around in my office tank. I feel he should have a better home than a 1g Azoo Tank so thought I'd put the feelers out to see if anyone would be able to offer him the luxurious life he deserves :)

On another related note, we found a pure black mantis in WWWD's tank last night. around 2 inches... I have to say tho, my red one is more playful and actually comes out during the day. and by that I mean.. he runs around screaming when I poke wooden skewers into his cave to see if he's still alive...

.. no.

I'm not mean.

[Xtasia]

I can't tell what kind he is.


he also looks like this.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/images/g_affinis1.jpg

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/images/p_ciliata3.jpg

[Diana]

Are these pics of the mantis or just ones that look like him?


If anyone has a peacock mantis we'd be all over it :mrgreen:

-Diana

[scuglass]

y not just go to big als im pretty sure they could order one for u for like 30

at least thats what ive been hering

[Diana]

Dont really want to spend 30 bucks on one.... ;) They are neat little critters though.

[Xtasia]

Sorry. the little bigger is too fast to get anything but a blurry picture! He's that color with black dots on his sides...

Still cute as hell.