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Posted By Scarab138

I have noticed, over my years of keeping snakes...

I have noticed, over my years of keeping snakes and tarantulas, that molting usually takes place during a specific time in the moon cycle (all my Bull Snakes shed four days after a full moon, etc.). ...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

01/04/2008, 03:53 PM

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Posted By Scarab138

Don't get me wrong, I am delighted with him no...

Don't get me wrong, I am delighted with him no matter what colour he turns. You are 100% right, personality is much more important than looks! (not often a guy says that, but it is true)

Jay

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

01/04/2008, 03:16 PM

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Posted By Scarab138

Thanks Dan, I guess that was just wishful...

Thanks Dan,
I guess that was just wishful thinking

Jay

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

01/04/2008, 02:24 PM

Replies: 11

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Posted By Scarab138

He did change slightly. He was a nice green when...

He did change slightly. He was a nice green when I brought him and post molt he has gone a kind of drab olive colour. I wouldn't be surprised if he is starting to go yellow. Do the colour changes...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

01/04/2008, 12:53 PM

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Posted By Scarab138

New Year and New Exoskeleton!!!

Hello everyone, and happy new year!

My Pseudosquilla ciliata ushered in the new year with a new exoskeleton!

This is the first molt that he has had since I got him, and I am delighted! I guess...

Forum: Other Invertebrates

12/19/2007, 10:32 AM

Replies: 2

Hitch hiker crab - Id needed

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Posted By Scarab138

I will try to get a better pic. All I have...

I will try to get a better pic. All I have seen him eat, so far, is algae.

Thanks,
Jay

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/18/2007, 02:46 PM

Replies: 4

Confirming id of this Mantis Shrimp

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Posted By Scarab138

Thanks Brad

Thanks Brad

Forum: Other Invertebrates

12/18/2007, 12:51 PM

Replies: 2

Hitch hiker crab - Id needed

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Posted By Scarab138

Hitch hiker crab - Id needed

Hello every one.

I set up a tank with 90 pounds of live rock, about a month and a half ago. Since then, I have caught glimpses of this guy a few times. Last night I managed to get a photo of it...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/18/2007, 12:31 PM

Replies: 4

Confirming id of this Mantis Shrimp

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Posted By Scarab138

I am really not sure. The photos didn't turn out...

I am really not sure. The photos didn't turn out as clear as I had hoped, I was expecting to be able to see the eyes better in the photos. With my naked eyes, sometimes there appears to be a...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/18/2007, 12:02 PM

Replies: 4

Confirming id of this Mantis Shrimp

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Posted By Scarab138

Confirming id of this Mantis Shrimp

Does this guy look like a Pseudosquilla ciliata? I am pretty sure it is, but I would love to have that id confirmed.

Photos below;
http://www.pbase.com/jay_staples/image/90492309...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/18/2007, 11:54 AM

Replies: 5

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Posted By Scarab138

Hello Roy, I wanted to let you know that I gave...

Hello Roy,
I wanted to let you know that I gave him a burrow with 45 degree elbows last night. He spent a couple of hours clearing it out, and seems to be feeling right at home.

Thanks again for...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/17/2007, 10:44 AM

Replies: 5

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Posted By Scarab138

Perfect! Thanks again. Jay

Perfect! Thanks again.

Jay

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/17/2007, 10:39 AM

Replies: 2

Buying Mantis Shrimp In Canada

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Posted By Scarab138

Big Al's, here in Edmonton, brings them in...

Big Al's, here in Edmonton, brings them in regularly. I find them to be pretty good, when you ask them to bring in something specific, It usually takes a week or two for your special order to come...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/17/2007, 10:33 AM

Replies: 5

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Posted By Scarab138

Thanks Roy, that is sort of what I thought. ...

Thanks Roy,
that is sort of what I thought. What do you think of adding "L" shaped PVC to the ends of the pipe to provide a stable entrance and exit?

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

12/14/2007, 02:43 PM

Replies: 5

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Posted By Scarab138

Burrow trouble with Pseudosquilla ciliata

Hello Everyone,
As you may know from my previous posts, I have had a Pseudosquilla ciliata for two weeks now. I had divided the tank to isolate him while he established his burrow in the PVC...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/28/2007, 04:34 PM

Replies: 3

Replacing L. maculata with an unknown small, green piercer

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Posted By Scarab138

From what I saw on Roy's list, Pseudosquilla...

From what I saw on Roy's list, Pseudosquilla ciliata, seems most likely. I will have to get a good look at his eyes and look for the checkerboard pattern.

Thanks,
Jay

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/28/2007, 04:02 PM

Replies: 3

Replacing L. maculata with an unknown small, green piercer

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Posted By Scarab138

Replacing L. maculata with an unknown small, green piercer

Hi everyone,
with the loss of my L. maculata, I am wanting to replace him with another stabber. The local pet shop has a small (about three inches) stabber that, from what I have seen of him, seems...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/27/2007, 01:37 PM

Replies: 5

new L. maculata barely alvive!!!!

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Posted By Scarab138

Thanks for the sympathy. I have learnt a ton...

Thanks for the sympathy. I have learnt a ton about these guys, and I will try again.

Jay

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/27/2007, 11:59 AM

Replies: 5

new L. maculata barely alvive!!!!

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Posted By Scarab138

It is official, he is dead. I only had him...

It is official, he is dead.

I only had him for a week and a half.

Rest in peace beautiful beast.

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/27/2007, 11:48 AM

Replies: 5

new L. maculata barely alvive!!!!

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Posted By Scarab138

new L. maculata barely alvive!!!!

I woke up this morning to find my new L. maculata lying on his back. I reached in and touched him, expecting him to take off, but he didn't. As I went to pull him out (I was sure he was dead) he...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/26/2007, 03:47 PM

Replies: 7

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Posted By Scarab138

In the week and a half that I have had him, he...

In the week and a half that I have had him, he has only eaten one 5cm Molly, about a centimeter of a prawn and of squid. Should I be worried that he isn't taking more? He was at the pet shop for...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/24/2007, 05:08 PM

Replies: 7

Views: 680

Posted By Scarab138

Thanks again Roy. I think that I will...

Thanks again Roy.

I think that I will partition off the the length of the back wall of my tank, with a plexi, creating a sand bed about 30cm deep once filled. If a Lysio likes a burrow at least...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/23/2007, 08:33 PM

Replies: 7

Views: 680

Posted By Scarab138

Thanks Roy and Mr Stomato for you quick replies. ...

Thanks Roy and Mr Stomato for you quick replies. You both offer some great advice.

Thirteen inches of sand would be doable. It would be much easier for me to do if I could partition the tank. ...

Forum: Mantis Shrimp

11/23/2007, 01:08 PM

Replies: 7