Look what I cooked for Dinner
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Originally Posted by Liebernoodle,Jul 7 2006, 10:35 AM
It sure is! It's common name is Figure 8 Puffer.
Puffers are a lot of fun to keep as they seem to have more friendly "personality" than a lot of other fish. When you walk up to the tank they'll swim right up to the glass and pay attention to you. Some, such as porcupine puffers, will even squirt water at you when they want food!
They're just sort of a pain to feed since most wont eat flake food and they need to gnaw on snails to keep their teeth nice and short.
Puffers are a lot of fun to keep as they seem to have more friendly "personality" than a lot of other fish. When you walk up to the tank they'll swim right up to the glass and pay attention to you. Some, such as porcupine puffers, will even squirt water at you when they want food!
They're just sort of a pain to feed since most wont eat flake food and they need to gnaw on snails to keep their teeth nice and short.
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Originally Posted by shotiable,Jul 7 2006, 03:16 PM
so are mantis shrimp really that vicious?
Here that clicking noise? that is the shrimp SMASHING the crab's hard shell.
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Wow, I didn't know people eat those things. Those are pretty nasty critters to have in reef tank. Scientists say that they have the fastest reflexes of any living creature.....commercial fisherman also call them "thumbsplitters" for a reason.
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From: sunny suisun
i... dont think i want to know...
and i think i'm going to stick to lobster... thankyou very much...
nice hammering video tho... feel bad for that crab. look for the one in youtube... it shows the shrimp clearly pounding the crab and severing one of its arms...
i dont think i can eat that...
and i think i'm going to stick to lobster... thankyou very much...
nice hammering video tho... feel bad for that crab. look for the one in youtube... it shows the shrimp clearly pounding the crab and severing one of its arms...
i dont think i can eat that...