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07/12/2004, 12:14 PM
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You've just moved very close to the top of Tim's "People not to eat because I like them" list...
It's a shorter list and higher honor then being on the "people not to eat because they smell funny" or "people not to eat because they scare me" lists. 
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#127
07/13/2004, 08:08 PM
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He was feeling 'artsy' today... or something...
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07/13/2004, 10:49 PM
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way to express yourself Tim! I think this is the first step towards becoming the Super-Mantis you were always destined to be... good luck, we're all counting on you...
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07/15/2004, 04:34 PM
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Keep this stuff coming,
love your work tim and desityman
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#130
07/17/2004, 01:50 PM
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Is it true the Stoma-Squad has been alerted of Tim's presence and they are planning a counter-attack?
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07/27/2004, 09:04 PM
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Tim hasn't informed me of any Stoma-squad, but he does love his 'secrets.'
He's been in a constructive mood lately. I've been trying to keep his tiny ocean cleaner and he's been trying to grow larger again and continues to try and out-manuever my camera. While Tim has often used small-frags attached to rubble in his construction projects, his latest project was truly grand. For the last three days he's been actively chipping away under his latest camera-proof shelter. This afternoon I came home to find he had chipped a fissure through (along the length of) this piece of LR to seperate a camera-block. The mushrooms in the photo below were attached to the back-ish side of the LR he's living in. Now they have been carved away and placed to block an area I had cleared last week to make photographing him on the sand easier... Going to have to find titanium-plated LR to replace his current LR...  
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07/27/2004, 11:38 PM
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gotta admit it's funny though!
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07/28/2004, 12:15 PM
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Well, at least you don't have to get bored with a set aquascape, because with Tim around there will be always something out of place, wait, I mean made better by him.
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08/25/2004, 10:50 AM
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word from the underground is Tim is in hiding planning a pre-emptive strike against the Stoma-Squad... he heard they had a stockpile of WMD's.. Weapons of Mantis Destruction.
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08/26/2004, 03:04 AM
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just joined this thread after coming across it during a leisurely mantis shrimp tour of the internet, by mishap actually, another forum i'm part of was talking about lobsters so i mentioned mantis shrimp and ergo here i be. literally DensityMan and Tim brought me about to joining, and re-sparked my interest in mantis shrimps and salt water tanks.
for the most part of roundabouts a year i've been looking at stomas and thinking if i ever get a salt water tank going it's what i'd want in there due to their durability but also would love a vibrant flat worm for it but now i'm scared of flatworms after reading all the flatworm horror stories and trying to kill the buggers. since i seem to have enough troubles maintaining my fresh water tank ( dern water evaporates like the dickens ) i figure i should get more practice in on my doomed corys/tetras that refuse to die :-) i will have to admit i came across this thread tonight and read it and all it's spurs.. graciously posted by DenisityMan... and greatly look foreward to the further adventures and tales of the life of Tim. DM you have a wonderful way with humor and words and would like to thank you for upkeeping such a marvelous set of threads. DreX ps, if i get started on saltwater tanking, for a beginner on the brachish depths, is a larger tank more stable than a small one? |
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08/26/2004, 11:10 AM
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08/26/2004, 01:12 PM
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Rumors to the contrary, Tim is getting along fine with the members of the Stoma-squad. At least that's what it says in the documents I received from their lawyers dropping all assault charges and just wishing Tim a nice day. He toured with the Stoma-squad a bit over the Summer, but apparently he's more Mantis than they can handle (which does not bode well for the mantis-power reputation of the squad in my opinion... er... *ahem*).
When I awoke this morning I found little mantis tracks from Tim's castle to the keyboard. Apparently he was going to attempt an update solo, but after breaking several keys he gave up and scratched his 'text' into the top of my desk. The following is my best translation of his report: Quote:
Thanks again all and Enjoy!
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08/26/2004, 05:43 PM
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Well, it would seem Tim didn't get his dinner out of mr crab, but sure appears he got even for that sissy wise crack a while ago..
something like this must be goin thru Tim's head "I might be a sissy, but who's the punchin bag now?" ps ... is it just me .. or does mr crabster seem to be missing an eye? ... hehehe oh lookit that, right next to the eye-hole.. "Tim was here" |
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08/27/2004, 07:28 AM
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i will start my first post off with a congrats to tim for taking on the emrald. This post is awesome i started it yesterday morning and by late afternoon i had gone and gotten myself a bright green mantis with red eyes any ideas on what kind that is. i had remembered someone brought him into the Fish Bowl where i work part time and he now lives in my 20g with about 11lbs of live rock and a bed of macro algae any recomendations on keeping him and if i get ahold of another mantis can he join we shall call him " Ted " ? i will be adding coral and i guess some snails for snacks. he is maybe a little longer than an inch how big will he get? thanks for the help and kick that emeralds a** Tim.
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08/27/2004, 09:34 AM
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i would say ted is living up to tim expectations i just saw him grab a live baby hermit crab and take him into his chamber under the live rock and crack at his shell. still waiting on an ID
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08/27/2004, 09:44 AM
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your prolly gonna need to post up a pic in order to get a good ID...might also try checking out the lurkers guide to stomatapods ......do a google search for since I dont have the URL handy...
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08/27/2004, 09:45 AM
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start a new thread with a pic, or a very good description (incl. meral spots) and you'll get good responses. Dr. Roy will usually help you out with an ID, when he can.
WELCOME to REEF CENTRAL!!!! LT
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08/27/2004, 11:38 AM
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09/01/2004, 01:36 AM
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With the number of hitchhiker cast-offs recently added to Tim's abode, one coule almost assume that Tim had taken out an ad for roommates (he may have actually... hrm...)
Anyway, short update tonight from Still-wet-up-to-my-elbows-ville. Tonights lucky roommates lottery winners are... - Red (because it's late and that's all I got)  and... - Spike (again, need I mention how late it is for me?)  See how long it takes Tim to start making customizations on his new toys... er... roommates. Camo-guy, StrongBad and 'Crackle' (the customized emerald crab) are all doing well; especially Camo-guy. Tanks been (FINALLY) rearranged again to better suit my wishes regarding burrow viewability. Tim will hate it of course, but I think I've finally arranged all the rocks to ensure he has to face the front regardless of which burrow he uses. *GRIN* That "*GRIN*" won't last too long, of course. He'll find some place to use as a burrow that I still won't be able to photograph... /sigh Anyway, gonna go dry my hands and crawl into bed now... Enjoy!
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09/01/2004, 01:38 AM
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Nah, he'll just make a new hole cuz he's Tim.
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09/01/2004, 07:26 AM
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I am not (yet). Definitely not a bad suggestion though...
The filtration is still lacking in his tank and I can't seem to beat the evil dinofillangates (sp?). Maybe a tiny skimmer is in order, but I just can't deal with the noise of that out in the open. On the horizon I plan on building an enclosed stand for a 20 gallon long (29 gallon footprint) and converting his current 10 gallon into a sump/fuge. When that is finished I may finally add a small skimmer when I can hide it away...
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