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Forum: Mantis Shrimp 08/11/2007, 07:01 AM
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Posted By Uriel
Dr. Roy has dibs... -Uriel

Dr. Roy has dibs...


-Uriel
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 08/10/2007, 03:37 PM
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Views: 173,169
Posted By Uriel
Hey all. I just chatted with Dm through...

Hey all.

I just chatted with Dm through email (He is a fellow gamer nerd), and (Contrary to popular fears) he has not been eaten by Tim. His personal life has had to come before transcribing...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 08/10/2007, 07:15 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 308
Posted By Uriel
L maculata in San Francisco...

Hey all,

There has been a 7-8" or so L maculata here in San Francisco for a few weeks, at 6th Ave Aquarium. I think he is 30 bucks, but I could be wrong. ask about the 'Zebra mantis', since that's...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 06/19/2007, 02:22 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,474
Posted By Uriel
1: I had a bad experience with a green chromis...

1: I had a bad experience with a green chromis and my G viridis. Baron Münchhausen killed it for getting nosy, and sticking it's little piscean nose in his burrow. Dead fish...

2: Dagon (O....
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 06/19/2007, 02:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,418
Posted By Uriel
Hey there Dr Roy, My G smithii has been...

Hey there Dr Roy,

My G smithii has been locked up for over a month. i am hesitant to dig him out just yet. Is this typical for the species/ He is probably about 75 mm long at this point.

Thanks...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/21/2007, 06:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 493
Posted By Uriel
My G tern was my most aggressive and brutal...

My G tern was my most aggressive and brutal mantis (She passed in a bad molt). While yours seems OK with the fishes that you have now, things might change if you add the mantis into a new system with...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/16/2007, 06:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 445
Posted By Uriel
I am not sure of the safety or the legality of...

I am not sure of the safety or the legality of collecting the hermits.

As far as aggressive, my G. tern (Baba-Yaga,R.I.P.) was by far the most aggressive of all of my mantis, and I have had a...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/14/2007, 09:22 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,118
Posted By Uriel
My camera is on the Fritz...my divided tanks...

My camera is on the Fritz...my divided tanks aren't filled yet, standing on end. 80 gallon long, thick acrylic plate in the middle. I'll try for some photos tomorrow...

-Uriel
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/12/2007, 05:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 509
Posted By Uriel
One of my cilata lives in a 12 cube that has no...

One of my cilata lives in a 12 cube that has no actual top (A freebie from the LFS, since the top/lighting unit was defective). She shares a sparse light with the G chiraga in the next tank, so hers...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/11/2007, 03:57 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,118
Posted By Uriel
As far as acrylic goes, look up 'plastics' in...

As far as acrylic goes, look up 'plastics' in your phone book. Tap Plastic may have outlets where you are, they have one here (Maybe the main store, I am not sure...).

As far as drilling goes: I...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/05/2007, 06:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 478
Posted By Uriel
This what most folks find to be true. I guess I...

This what most folks find to be true. I guess I just got lucky with that one-in-a-million extroverted platysoma.

:D

-Uriel
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/04/2007, 07:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 478
Posted By Uriel
Dr. Roy once said that they are fairly lazy, as...

Dr. Roy once said that they are fairly lazy, as far as burrows go, meaning that they don't smash extensively, but would rather find a ready made cavity. This means that you can pretty much decide...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/04/2007, 06:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 478
Posted By Uriel
On G. platysoma. (Well, observations of Glaurung,...

On G. platysoma. (Well, observations of Glaurung, my G platy, anyways...)

These are the only mantis with this mark.
While most describe them as shy and retiring, mine is a mutant, being my most...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 04/04/2007, 06:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 323
Posted By Uriel
Lecture by Sheila Patek on Mantis Shrimp...

Lecture by Dr. Sheila Patek, ofne of Dr. Caldwell's colleagues.


http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=s_patek


-Uriel
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/10/2007, 08:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 566
Posted By Uriel
Mine started out looking like that. Now one is...

Mine started out looking like that. Now one is almost black (Well, grey/green, very dark, and the other is really light colored, almost exactly like the sand).

I have had several hermits 'go...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/03/2007, 08:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 488
Posted By Uriel
Isn't that a G platysoma? Mine has...

Isn't that a G platysoma?

Mine has fluorescent green bits, clearly viable in his most recent molt, mirroring the glowing green algae that grows up near the top of his tank.

-Ron
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/01/2007, 06:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 631
Posted By Uriel
I keep a blue damsel in with my G smithii...

I keep a blue damsel in with my G smithii (Sarris).
No problems so far, with two months in or so.

I currently keep a yellow damsel in with my big O scyllarus (Peacock), and Hydra seems to like...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/24/2007, 09:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 484
Posted By Uriel
Both of my G chiraga only ever come out when it's...

Both of my G chiraga only ever come out when it's feeding time.


BTW, why would you put a mantis into a tank with a psuedochromis...it is a rather expensive meal. Just a thought. Damsels are 1.99...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/22/2007, 04:21 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 851
Posted By Uriel
Dr. Roy, Are there any other color...

Dr. Roy,

Are there any other color likes/dislikes that you can mention like this? I do little experiments myself, to try to see who likes what,etc...

I have 2 G chiraga, 2 P cilata, a O....
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/19/2007, 06:31 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 512
Posted By Uriel
C hystrix will be fine. It only gets to 28mm or...

C hystrix will be fine. It only gets to 28mm or so, as per the website, and that is tiny.

As far as 10 gallons, stay away from peacocks, G chiraga, G ternatensis.
These get big.

note, I may...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/15/2007, 03:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 805
Posted By Uriel
Well, P cilata is a Smasher re-evolved back into...

Well, P cilata is a Smasher re-evolved back into a spearer, so it's temperment is that of a smasher. I have two, and one (Tiamat) is very aggressive, though she is also very interactive with me, not...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/12/2007, 12:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 472
Posted By Uriel
Dr Roy has said that the spearers (Except for P...

Dr Roy has said that the spearers (Except for P cilata, which was once a smasher) are less aggressive towards each other. A mated pair, wouldn't that be awesome?

there is a species of tiny...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/12/2007, 12:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 386
Posted By Uriel
Yep, shallow water species. My platy is my most...

Yep, shallow water species. My platy is my most active (Other than my peacock) mantis, more so than him sometimes even...
I hope that yours decides to be as adventurous as mine.

Glaurung, my...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 02/09/2007, 03:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 618
Posted By Uriel
I'm a Boston Terrier fan myself. Small, well...

I'm a Boston Terrier fan myself.

Small, well behaved, and a little tough guy/girl when needed.


-Uriel
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/02/2007, 06:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 435
Posted By Uriel
My Smithii has the maroon/burgandy coloration. ...

My Smithii has the maroon/burgandy coloration.


-Uriel
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