hey man i have a fully cycled acrylic tank ready to go but I have not been able to track one of these guys down online for months! Everyone seems to always be out of stock. Where would you recommend i look?
Get on the wait list at bluezooaquatics, they get them in sometimes. Also try iBluewater, that's where I got mine. You can try to order through your LFS but you'll want to be very clear with them that you want a real Peacock mantis. Often they'll get in another species such as G. Chiragra and sell it to people as a Peacock. Identification of mantis shrimp in this hobby is really poor IMO. Another cool species to try out is Odontodactylus Havanensis, basically a smaller version of a Peacock. You can get them in the spring and summer from kpaquatics. They are a great company and also sell several other types of mantis shrimp. Best of luck to you!
i just ordered one from ibluewater! The guy sent me photos and everything. I am picking him up on saturday at the airport. I would really like to pick your brain later if we could exchange facebook info or something over PM as i will have many questions. Thank you for your recommendation!
Cool, you won't regret it, Peacocks are awesome pets. You can find me on FB, name is the same as on RUclips. I also recommend getting on Reef Central and going to the mantis shrimp forum for good information. I learned everything I know about mantis shrimp from the people on that forum.
hey man i have a fully cycled acrylic tank ready to go but I have not been able to track one of these guys down online for months!
Everyone seems to always be out of stock.
Where would you recommend i look?
Get on the wait list at bluezooaquatics, they get them in sometimes. Also try iBluewater, that's where I got mine. You can try to order through your LFS but you'll want to be very clear with them that you want a real Peacock mantis. Often they'll get in another species such as G. Chiragra and sell it to people as a Peacock. Identification of mantis shrimp in this hobby is really poor IMO. Another cool species to try out is Odontodactylus Havanensis, basically a smaller version of a Peacock. You can get them in the spring and summer from kpaquatics. They are a great company and also sell several other types of mantis shrimp. Best of luck to you!
Nathan Motz wow thanks man! Ill post videos and we should chat sometime once he comes in!
i just ordered one from ibluewater! The guy sent me photos and everything. I am picking him up on saturday at the airport.
I would really like to pick your brain later if we could exchange facebook info or something over PM as i will have many questions. Thank you for your recommendation!
Cool, you won't regret it, Peacocks are awesome pets. You can find me on FB, name is the same as on RUclips. I also recommend getting on Reef Central and going to the mantis shrimp forum for good information. I learned everything I know about mantis shrimp from the people on that forum.
im on reef central! My name is Mr. Manty