Check out my MANTIS SHRIMP!!!

[Frogking]

Here is my Odontodactylus havanensis(smasher) he is a smaller species only 3 inches but 3 inches of death to a would be crab or shrimp as this being the main diet of mantis shrimp in the ocean. Their are two types of mantis shrimp smashers and spearers. Mines is from the Florida Keys hand picked off a reef from Sea Life Inc.. Mantis shrimp are one of the most feared animals in the salt water trade. People have stories of putting live rock in their reef tank and all hell brakes loose. You wake up in the middle of the night hearing the mantis smashing rocks and eating and smashing what ever inhabitants you have in your tank. But thats how mantis shrimp sometime sneak into peoples tanks . If you can set up a species tank their the coolest and most deadliest pet to have also one of the smartest. A 7 inch peacock mantis shrimp has the same force as a 22cal pistal. This is why you must take great care when cleaning the tank.(they call it thumb splitters ). A active species like mines can identify with you and do tricks at your command. The also have one of the most complex eye system in the animal kingdom. They will also look you right in the eye . If you have and coral or loose object lying around they will also move everything in you tank around at their will. At night they close up their burrow with rubble.

[Whistly]

Hey I have always wanted a Mantis Shrimp I've seen a few documentries on them, absolutely great hunters maybe you could get a video of it attacking a crab.

[DonLisk]

I had one come in with some live rock and yes, all hell broke loose. He didn't show up for at least a month but he eventually did come out It was an all poisonous tank too. Lions, Sea Cucumbers, crocodile stone fish and the sound of a bullet going off in the middle of the night. Took days to find the rock he was in.

[Kurt]

Very cool.

[Frogking]

thanks guys. I had 100 of pets and a mantis shrimp is by far the smartest animal I ever had. They will also look you right in the eye and if you move your head they will move with you. I will post a video of him smashing someones lights out have to many of them lol. When they smell potential food they will fight to the death for a simple meal. You def don't want one sneaking into your pretty peaceful reef tank because as soon as the lights go out its killing season!

[Whistly]

On one of the Documentrys they did a slow motion video of it attacking a crab and when they played it in slowmo a flash appeared and it turned out that it hit stuff with such force that the water was actually vapourizing because of the intense pressure.

[Frogking]

they kill with no mercy!