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gabegmonkey
09/12/2006, 09:31 AM
LiveAquaria.com is selling them for $19.00

HA HA!!
jeffbrig
09/12/2006, 09:52 AM
Why the mantis bashing? The vast majority never harm anything except the occasional small snail. I've got a hitchhiking mantis in my 250g tank, and we still see him from time to time almost 18 months later. As long as he's not hurting anything, I don't see any reason to remove him. They're actually pretty interesting critters.
gabegmonkey
09/12/2006, 09:56 AM
BUT, the question is... Would you buy one for 20 dollars? Probably not...
SDguy
09/12/2006, 10:45 AM
Some species are exceptionally beautiful, and make stunning species tank displays. So yes, I would. In fact, a LFS has one that is a brilliant canary yellow.
dc
09/12/2006, 10:50 AM
I would if I had an empty tank in a second!

Check out the mantis forum.
Jocko
09/12/2006, 10:52 AM
Thats a pretty good price, but thats not a peacock. Peacocks cost alot more! Someday I will actually get around to setting up a species tank for one. Mantis rule!
techreef
09/12/2006, 10:54 AM
My hitchhiker mantis shrimps (yes, i know. i'm multiply-blessed) were bashing the heck out of my hitchhiking barnacles. As I think the barnacles are super cool little critters, this was bad news. Occassionally I'd see dead barnacle bodies floating through the water column, ripped out of their shells. Grrr. But I agree, mantis shrimp have super cool personalities, and the coloring really varies. I've had electric green and rust red primarily. I'd love to keep one if I wasn't worried about it killing off other inverts.
dc
09/12/2006, 10:56 AM
I've had 2, the small hitchiker kind. They are awesome little guys.
http://images6.fotki.com/v162/photos/2/28482/1806483/DSC04758_Mantis-vi.jpg
Mr31415
09/12/2006, 02:44 PM
Ditto for me - last count was about 7-8 of the small hitchhiker kinds... Very cool. I try and feed them enough so that they leave the other creatures alone, and so far it seems to be paying off.
boomsticks
09/13/2006, 07:59 AM
LOL I bought one from Live Aquaria! HAH! I love him...noisy wakes me up at night somtimes but I still love him.
miztic
09/13/2006, 08:05 AM
I'd buy one in a second if my wife would let me setup another tank :)
Snarkys
09/13/2006, 08:55 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8128835#post8128835 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gabegmonkey
BUT, the question is... Would you buy one for 20 dollars? Probably not...

many people set up nanos for them . the peacock ones are pretty cool.
LittlePuff
09/15/2006, 07:02 AM
I paid $55 for mine, and he's not a Peacock.
fishome25
09/15/2006, 01:44 PM
mine was $50