WTB - Mantis Shrimp!

[yukyuklee]

Hey if anyone has a Mantis Shrimp for sale Let me know please!
Small or Medium size if you can.

Thankyou:redface:

 

[Deanos]

Where are you located?

 

[grknyer]

You might want to give the Petland in lower Manhattan a call. They had 2 for the longest time for sale. They might still be there.Store is located on Nassua street. One of the cross streets is Ann st.

 

[DEEPWATER]

I remember seeing a few in store out on LI ,forgot where thou. They were big too ,about 5" Big

Personally they look freaking scary as hell .Something you see out of a kingkong movie or something :lol2:

 

[1QuickSubaru]

Sea Vision will be getting one in on friday i believe.

 

[yiliyang]

Dude, goto ANY local fish store and ask them to order 1 for you. All their suppliers have them. It will be hard to identify individual species, but the most colorful peacock mantis AKA clown mantis can be easily ordered without any mistake. All the other mantis are called green mantis.

Good luck.

Tampa bay saltwater also has them for sale(99% chance of a weanarea), they are cheap there too, but it is the shipping fee that will get you.

 

[Mike B]

Pets of New Hyde park had one for sale last week; maybe $25 or $30.

 

[Bob 1000]

You can buy mines.. 4 in. I keep him in a nano 12gal.. 2 years now $20..or acro frag

 

[Iseayu]

h20 on Queens blvd has one.

 

[yukyuklee]

oh yeah I'm in Boston. Was hoping anyone would\can pick one up for me I'll pay for the cost of overnight shipping and what not. Pic would be nice too

 

[reefman]

my seafood market has thousands of them.

 

[e.muehlbauer]

I've seen them sold for $11 or so per lb at Asian markets, particularly NY Market on Broadway in Elmhurst...they havent't had them in a few months, but its worth checking out. Eric

 

[qckwzrd]

New World had one in a tank near the door, it was a bright yellow and about 4"

 

[Nsr250NYC]

they're hard to eat. hard to crack the shell without stabbing yourself. lol

 

[Deanos]

oh yeah I'm in Boston.

Have you tried Boston or Connecticut LFS?

 

[richiewwhite]

I agree with ronen on this one. those mantis shrimp are scary as hell. I used to have a video on my phone of the one at suffolk fish and reef. one of the guys who worked there put in a small green crab? and the mantis ran to him and tore him apart. I would never own a mantis I would be afraid for my hands sake.

 

[DEEPWATER]

I agree with ronen on this one. those mantis shrimp are scary as hell. I used to have a video on my phone of the one at suffolk fish and reef. one of the guys who worked there put in a small green crab? and the mantis ran to him and tore him apart. I would never own a mantis I would be afraid for my hands sake.

But i never said i wouldnt own one ") ,I use to have 2 lion fish that i hand feed and pet them :theyareon

They are cool little animals ,if you dedicate a tank for it If i had the room shees what i would have

:backtotop: I would look in some of the LFS mentioned most of them always have them and i know LI lfs have them 80% of the time

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Mantis would be a nice species only tank but the problem with that is it has to be a thick tank, aren't there stories of them shattering glass tanks?

You couldn't put it in a 10g aga tank right?

 

[Craig]

The Puppy center in west hartford had one when i was there recently. It's about 90 minutes from boston.

 

[yukyuklee]

yeah I went to all the LFS here in Boston. I'm not up to traveling to CT.

But if anyone is willing to help me get one I can Paypal you the money etc.. before hand. I'm looking for a Peacock really.. Because I already bought a N.wennerae from someone on this forum awhile back. LFS here in Boston aren't really that good lol... we rarely get any Mantis Shrimps here and if I have them order me one it will cost an arm n leg lol.. around 85bucks.


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