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Fighting
If I have two peacock mantis shrimps - one about 4.5" and the other about 1.8" - would they kill each other if housed for a period of say 6 months in a 47g tank together, assuming enough LR on opposite ends of the tank to keep their burrows separated?
The bigger one has lost both "raptorial"? appendages... |
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IMO too big of a risk. Very high chance at least one animal will die, especially if they molt. Which is likely as when they lose both rapts they tend to molt much faster
Dan
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are u sure the 1.8 incher is a peaock? I dont think you can find them that small in the trade.
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Yes it is. Leopard spots just behind the neck... Maybe he is 2.2"... difficult to say. But he is at least 1/2 the size of the bigger one.
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IMO that's just asking for trouble! If you have to keep them in a tank together for a bit I'd use a divider, it might not look as nice but at least you know they can't have a go at each other.
Especially seeing the larger one has no defense at the moment...
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Thanks will make an acrylic divider.
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