Mantis Shrimp Striking Glass (First Person View)

[acoomer79]

will these shrimp seek and destroy cleaner snails like turbo, margarita, cerith, astrea?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Yes.



[Cdino88]

I jumped, and peed a little

[mmmmmarcus]

Damn imagine that striking your finger. That would hurt like hell!!

[ExtremeToothDecay]

See my video "Mantis Shrimp (G. Chiragra) vs. My Hand!"

[lokomakoko]

@ExtremeToothDecay goddamnit XD

[Tevolo52]

We used to catch these at the beach when I was growing up in the south pacific and we've definitely had them draw blood. My uncle tried catching one with his bare hands and it split his thumbnail. I don't remember how big it was and since it was out in the wild maybe they're a bit more aggressive. Awesome animal you have here!

[DecoyRunner]

do these harm ur other fish?

[jkreilly100]

Ha ha bet u shit ur pants dude!!!!

[ManofSack]

2nd person view

[picball39]

you know thats this is the fastest moving known to man?

[izthishuman]

qi...

[biobiobio7777]

dude i heard the bang and i went "Oh!! damn!"

[wewetheparakeet]

wow i want one but that looks like well sounds like it could break the glass

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Go ahead and get one. My biggest, toughest ones cant break the thinnest (2.5G) aquarium glass they make.

[BenPN1000]

So is the power in its flicks a bit exaggerated when people say they can split thumbs?Great looking animals.

[ExtremeToothDecay]

The power is definitely exaggerated in that it cannot break glass, does not have the power of a .22 (by a long,long way), etc. However, spearing type mantis shrimp can and do "run people through". This one is a smasher-type.

[BenPN1000]

Are the spearing type ones able to cause a bad injury to a human? Wonderful looking creatures,the speed they spot and attack their prey is incredible.

[ExtremeToothDecay]

The spearing ones can definitely draw blood. How bad they hurt you depends on many factors, such as if the spear breaks off inside you and gets infected, etc, but all in all, I would say "yes", then do have the ability to hurt you pretty bad.

[SLNoel]

Foulest-tempered crustaceans you'll ever meet. Fortunately there was the glass between you and it, those things are mean and relentless.

[tikibarracuda]

what kind of mantis is it

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Peacock mantis.

[pizcobabe]

FALCON PUNCH!!!!!!!!

[Supertasticaquatics]

could i have t5ho's over a 20gal long? i want corals, but i know that high light can cause shell rot.

[ExtremeToothDecay]

I wouldn't, but you could always try.

[Supertasticaquatics]

@ExtremeToothDecay well, it wouldn't be quad bulbs, just around 2.5 wpg. It seems your tanks are pretty well lit, what do you use? wpg?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

I use one single normal output fluorescent bulb. For a 29G tank, this is a 24", 20W bulb, which is less than 1 wpg. On rare occasions, I turn on a second bulb. I could definitely not grow corals in there. I had some rocks with very hardy corals (green star polyp), and they died.

[Supertasticaquatics]

@ExtremeToothDecay ah, you think 2.5wpg t5ho with actincs (corals sorta need that lol) would be fine though? i don't wanna hurt the guy, but i don't want a barren rocky tank. im just being persistent but if i really shouldn't than please feel free to say so, and maybe give me advice on alternatives?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

I wouldn't do it, but it is your tank.  For me, mantis and corals don't go together well.

[Supertasticaquatics]

@ExtremeToothDecay ok, well, if the lights fail, i could always set it up for another tank and get in some cheap flourescents. Don't wanna spend $150 on a light that i just end up throwing away. thanks for the help, hope your mantis does well

[rockinbewbs]

@ExtremeToothDecay givin the tendency for peacock's to be messy, causing a substantial bioload for their size, would a 40 gallon breeder with: 40 lbs. LS, 40+ lbs. LR, and i had an idea earlier today, if i were to set up my 20 gallon long tank as a sump with 3 chambers, 1. protein skimmer, 2. by far the largest chamber, a refugium with egg crate( so CUC can take care of detritus) and lr pieces, as well as a snail population to feed the hungry mantis, and of course chaeto algea, 3. pump/heater.

[ryanjstewart1]

@Supertasticaquatics wpg is very old school thought..a 100w flood bulb on a 10g tank is 10wpg but aint gunna do u any good...js.

[rockinbewbs]

you seem to be the most knoledgable and caring to your mantis of the others i have seen. i currently have a 20g tank, all glass. is it large enough to house a peacock, and if so does it require an acyrilic lining for when they burrow. how often should i feed it and what. this will also be my first sw tank.

regards

[ExtremeToothDecay]

A 20g is plenty big enough for a peacock. He is going to sit in his hole almost all of the time. You do not need an acrylic tank. I had a chiragra (hardest hitting mantis there is) in a 2.5G tank for a long time, and watched him hit the glass many, many times. Not even close to breaking that super, super thin glass. I'd feed them 1-2x per week, a chunk of raw shrimp from the grocery store on a feeding prong.

[TheLiddleFishKeeper]

DAMN!!! SOME PRETTY STRONG STRIKE!

[HASJ]

It's like the name of a kung-fu style and an attack (mantis shrimp - striking glass).

I have never been keen to these kind of creatures, they even now frighten (if you consider that they used to cause a repulsive reaction on me before seeing some vids and what they can do, that's pretty awesome, in my standards) me a bit, but I'm considering getting one!

Thank you.

[megabigblur]

Nice sharp video not blurry like a lot of the other home aquarium videos.

[ProductioniRawr]

I Put It To 2 Volume And I Could Hear It So Clearly. O.O I Wonder If I Put It On Max...

[bambisniper]

Love ur vids mate, and your Mantis.

I currently have a 45Gallon Tank with a bunch of rock and quite a few fish in it (Clowns, Mandarin, Hawk, chromis, cardinals etc) there is a mantis (green in colour and 2" long) and a Pistol (size? pale pink in colour) living in there with them.

I also have another pale mantis in the sump.

1: How long do I have till fish start to disappear?

2: Can i use a small macro aquarium to house these things and swap water from my big tank every couple of days?

Thks

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Your fish may not isappear at all if your mantis is either too small, too slow, or too well fed to catch them. Notice the green chromis in my vids. He has been in with my mantis for years.

You can keep a mantis in a small aquarium with a power filter, and preferably a skimmer, but that is not necessary with regular water changes.

[keeeeelo]

that wouldnt tickle! lol

[MooMooCow95]

I just read some of the comments. I'm considering getting a Mantis shrimp now. I want to see it eat crabs and stuff.

[wyattthealchemist]

I like how the mantis is so quick to swim back to his borrow. He's like.... grrrr... hiya! *smack*! AAh! that was loud! *runs back to hole* Cute lol

[charmanderzor]

mantis gonna get u in ur sleep =]

[NewEdge04GT]

I have a 15 gallon glass tank that i want to put a peacock mantis shrimp in it. SO MANY PEOPLE TELL ME its going to break my glass but others tell me its a myth and it isnt, anyone know the real deal with these beautiful mombojumbos?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

I know I've watched a much tougher mantis than a peacock (a chiragra) hit much thinner glass than a 15 (a 2.5) about 100 times. He cant break it.

Unfortunately in this hobby there is an incredible amount of misinformation from people who just don't know.

I am aware of a $100 bounty right now for anyone who can make a video of a mantis breaking glass. I've done everything I can to collect it.

Get your mantis and 15G. It'll be fine.

[xDetroitMetalx]

@ExtremeToothDecay I'll match your $100 bounty. That's $200 total to whom ever can record this on film.

[Degu1]

Oh haha I see it hitting the glass that's crazy.

[UnchainedSilence]

IINemz, they kill anything that pretty much moves in the tank.

[unspokenrespect]

Will they attack anything in their tank that moves?

[Direwolf13PS3]

They will go for other crustaeceans mostly, but remember you should keep a good stock of small crustaeceans to feed it otherwise "FISH B GONE".

[dpcamp]

too bad that wasn't on a hi speed cam.. woulda been cool

[69SAWYER69]

hahah i would be pissed if a shrimp broke my tank. they're just so... shrimpy. xD horrible pun.

[1cjasp1]

Im considering getting one of my own. How thick is the glass on your tank?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Super thin. You can buy any tank you want. I've watched my chiragra hit my 2.5G micro thin glass many times. They cannot break it.

[ooJDMoo]

from what I hear, the spearing type of mantis shrimp have the striking power nearly as powerful as a .22 caliber hand gun

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Hi. That is a common misperception that many people have. It is true that the _speed+ of a mantis shrimp's strike is similar to that of a .22, but the _force_ of the strike is enormously less (because the mantis shrimp's hammer weighs enormously less than a .22 bullet).

[MsSourSkittle]

And thats how the glass breaks,

[ExtremeToothDecay]

What the video is showing is, that is how the glass does not break.

I've watched a much tougher mantis hitting a much thinner glass dozens of times...he just can't break it.

[MsSourSkittle]

:) Okay. I've just heard that adult peacock mantis can break it when they hit the bottom of the tank while burrowing or when taunted thru the glass

[ExtremeToothDecay]

That is a more common claim...I think because the bottom is usually tempered and tempered glass is more brittle than plate glass. Still, no video proof...

[MsSourSkittle]

I see.

[CampJesus]

@ExtremeToothDecay I really hope that doesnt hurt it, imagine your face or head hitting something 10 to 100 times harder, the pain.

[Junglejackass]

Mantis Shrimp are so kickass ^_^

But yea, to all the people freaking about them breaking your tank glass, there have been stories of it happening, but it's pretty rare. Apparently if they like the tank there's no worries about them kicking the glass =P

[ExtremeToothDecay]

There are also rare stories of leprechauns, bigfoot, abominable snowmen, etc...doesn't mean they are true...I'd like to see a video.

[Junglejackass]

Aright mate, any need for the hostility?

Was just throwing in my 2 cents.

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Apologies, I wasn't trying to be hostile (just funny). I can see how it could appear that way though.

[Junglejackass]

Aah okay, no worries then,

Great videos you got btw dude,

Making me want to get my own Mantis Shrimp =D

[dsdepadova]

They don't hit the glass to attempt to break free. They have no sense of depth. So when you're bustling about a couple feet away, to him it looks like you're nearer and smaller, so he sees you as food and tries to knock you (or whatever he saw outside the glass) out.

[randomone123456]

@dsdepadova

while this might be true for some animals, the mantis shrimp has the most complex vision in the world while humans have bifocal vision mantis shrimps have hexofocal (not sure if this is the right term) vision (six viewpoints) so they have a better sense of depth than you...(be afraid)

its just hitting the glass because it missed the feeding tube(or whatever it was)

[stupidpablo1]

I've read that they do indeed have depth perception in quite a few sources.

[kitkat39]

haha.. he's like "get off my property!" and punches u before going back into his house

[xbandwagonx]

wow that sounded powerful, Ive heard stories that they have split open the fingers of dirvers. They also have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom being able to see 12 primary colors, 4 times more than us. Fuck they are awesome.

[TheXdwarrior]

those are the spearers

[ross5773]

@xbandwagonx How can they see 12 primary colours when there are only 3 primary colours

[xXSugarAlchemistXx]

@ross5773 because it's a mantis shrimp, that's why.

[anthropreneur]

@xbandwagonx dude, there are only 3 primary colours. The thing isn't chuck norris, it can't just invent another 9.

[Dannybroadsword1]

@anthropreneur only three that we can see. there are actually many more colors in different spectrums that our eyes cannot percieve. just like there are sounds too high or low for humans to hear.

[christofficer3]

@xbandwagonx

not to mention they have depth perception with only 1 eye and the ability to see infrared and polarized light :P

[JennyVan100]

@xbandwagonx I'm not 100% what you mean about the colours - there are 3 primary colours full stop and humans can see them all. There are 12 colours if you count primary, secondary and tertiary but we can see all those too....

Do you mean they can see in the ultraviolet and infrared sections of the spectrum?

[Michael7klufas6]

i just turned my volume all the way up and played it, jesus christ man.

[Gmissile]

They can be caught wild offshore Gulf FL.

I have seen huge ones (12"+) pulled up holding onto hooked fish.

They are Badass.

[Mabro203]

imagine that the srimp punches the glass and breaks it!!

[CrazyPsychoNoob]

Awesome Shrimp! What a beast.

How much did he cost? What do you regularly feed him?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

They usually cost around $40 if you can find them. You can also buy them online. I usually feed them pieces of raw shrimp from the grocery store.

[I2eapz]

im thinking about getting 1 of these but my tank is 7 foot long (huge) and its glass and im kinda worryed it will brake the glass ???

[ExtremeToothDecay]

I have a chiragra (hardest hitting mantis there is) in a 2.5 gallon tank with incredibly thin glass. I have watched him hit it dozens of times. He cannot break it. A large tank has so much thicker glass I wouldn't be concerned at all. I have never seen a video of a mantis breaking aquarium glass.

[kuza2804]

wooow! what power!

[DeathMagnetic58]

I'd like to see Mantis Shrimp Vs. Mantis Shrimp, and these videos are pretty awesome. I've been checking them out all day

[jojoinhere]

wow, i can feel that

[sipes13]

I literally watched all your Mantis videos, keep 'em coming. I'll post my own when I get my new pet.

[ExtremeToothDecay]

Thanks. I enjoy trying to show people the natural behavior of the mantis shrimp. Of course, striking aquarium glass is not their natural behavior, but it gives the best view of the strike, which is natural.

[sipes13]

The force behind this creatures strike is mind blowing. I find the Mantis to be more interesting than other fish, I been all over the internet educating myself on them. I hope to have one of my own in the near future, very cool.

[tippi4evah]

holy shit that was hard!

thats a beautiful guy you got there, wish i had the moneys to get one D:

[Jimmymma101]

im in the uk and it took me nearly 10 weeks to get the right one, they got me the wrong species at first then i made the guys at the shop order the proper Scyllarus in from Thailand. Probably got ripped off but it was around £100 and a perfect begginers pet for slat water (im a true begginer and slacker)

[IINemz]

cool im from uk aswell, make a video of one because i want to start salt water and get a peacock mantis shrimp :)

[ExtremeToothDecay]

I have a bunch of videos of my peacock.

[theninjafrog]

@ExtremeToothDecay that sounded so wrong

[daspidermc]

that is so nuts, Manits Shrimp are so intimidating!

[ROVIC111295]

Damn he/she hit mad hard !

Where and how much is your mantis ?

[ExtremeToothDecay]

You can find them for sale online or sometimes at specialty salt water fish stores. They tend to cost around $50, but prices vary depending on size, type, etc.

[buki671]

good vid.. thanks for posting.. how big is your mantis at the time of the vid?? and does he/she ever hit the glass unprovoked??

[ExtremeToothDecay]

It's about 4-5". Never hits the glass unless I try hard to make it happen.

[vavoomskill]

Cool~~ Mine hits the glass sometimes,, but "Dam" thats a good strike :)

[minisparrow]

what size tank is that

[ExtremeToothDecay]

It is a 29G, which is way too big. I know people who keep them in 10G tanks.

[minisparrow]

i actually keep my mantis in a 29 biocube. its good to know it wont brerak as easy as some say it will. i was really nervous

[ChEnGsTaRz]

omg that actually made me fuckin flinch...

[BigCowz]

holy crap

[Kyungha123]

jesus christ