My dear clint, you forgot one more hardcore shrimp than the mantis... The shrimp that literally throws kamehameha attacks made of explosions (pistol shrimp). Literally the range class of the mantis shrimp.
from my experience mantis shrimp can absolutely break out of smaller aquariums. in larger aquariums they can in fact break the glass, but not enough to shatter the glass wall. you will still need to replace the glasss though.
as a certified mamtis shramp owner I will say that the species you typically find in the trade are generally easy to keep, the peacock mantis in particular. The most important thing is to keep their ph around 8.4, and their GH and KH high! Their molts are very dangerous to them if those water parameters are too low. Another thing is the smashing stomatopods arent always the killing machines theyre depicted as. It depends on their personality, but mine in particular doesnt bother any of the fish I have or my large urchin. P.S. mine is named Big Onion and he takes clams out of my hand and is a polite gentleman
to have eyes like that they probably have pretty decent thinky dinkies for their size. Which would lend creditability to the notion they have distinct personalities and can likely reason.
Clint used to be the only person on this planet who has given serious consideration to whether it is better to be eaten by a praying mantis or a mantis shrimp. Now I have considered the options too and wish I hadn't.
@@hadla 8 or 9 inches and no, glass was not weak, an employee (not me) was teasing it with food outside the glass and it punched the glass trying to hit the food.
I have a peacock mantis shrimp almost 1yr now. I was going to name him shrimptama the one punch shrimp, but changed his name to Buddha the peaceful shrimp because he's not aggressive at all to where I can handfeed him and have a fish in the same tank with him
@@aydenbianchi9093 He actually just past last month. He had a bad molt which was always a possibility that I knew that could happen, but he was an amazing pet to have
I think this is the first pet on Clint's Reptiles that will be your pet whether you want one or not because they will sometimes hide in coral harvested for aquariums and you won't know it until your fish start disappearing... 👀 They're my favorite animal so this video was quite a treat. 😁
The one that broke the glass in the petstore came in a shipment of live rock and when we first found it, it was about 4 inches and had been in the store for at least 2 months before we knew it was there.
@@pipsjourney6600 My boyfriend in college worked at an aquarium store and I had the pleasure of meeting the one they had there....and he had the pleasure of having his hand smashed. A peacock punchshake if you will. That guy broke like...3 aquariums before they had to special order an acrylic tank.😂
The concept of there being a shrimp that can punch so hard there is potential for it to crack a glass enclosure is exactly why I can watch this channel endlessly and still be learning new things. Awesome.
TBH I fully expected this to be one of those "no of course they aren't the best pet, appreciate them but never keep them" videos. Very interesting to learn that they are in fact keepable.
The mantis shrimp is quite possibly at the very top of the list of "Animals that basically have superpowers yet surprisingly have not be turned into a Pokemon yet". We got a pistol shrimp back in 2013, but still no mants shrimp!... That aside, what's this about Insects possibly being crustaceans taxonomically, I want to hear more about that!
Back to the 90's when I bought live rock a mantis shrimp was on the rocks while I started out the reef tank (200L) dunno how much Gallon it was. So I took it as a pet and had it for 6 years in a glass aquarium, they're lovely to see but I couldn't add anything alive in it, was the most fun animal to have. He / she even knew when it was feeding time. I got hit by her punch 1x and yeah you feel it 🙂
I got so caught up in Clint's great explanation of the amazing physiology of these creatures that I forgot that this video was about having them as pets. Double bonus. Beautiful creatures.
They're like tiny, angry, aquatic aliens that can and will massacre and devour anything that moves near them. If that's not the most metal thing you've ever heard, you've lived a life I can't even imagine.
The "weed" mantis shrimps that are accidentally introduced into aquaria with live rock (usually small Gonodactylus spp.) make great pets in the own right if you're willing to set up their own tank. I've kept 3 stowaway stomatopods as pets over the years and found them to be among the most rewarding marine crustaceans to keep - getting it for free is a bonus (assuming it hasn't killed any of your other more expensive pets before you caught it in your main tank).
Weeds are just the name for an unwanted flower. Dandelions are called weeds, but some of us love Dandelions. I did have a friend who had their 40-something-gallon glass aquarium leak from a Mantis shrimp. It was an odd tank and it was older. I believe it leaked at the seams, so there might have been an issue with age and the Mantis striking at the right place.
Clint, I'm 6 months late to this video but I'm so glad you decided to do an episode about mantis shrimp! I have a small green smasher that will grow to about 4 inches in a 10 gallon tank. They are amazing, hardy creatures, and they are easy to keep.
These and chameleons are, for my money, some of the best examples of wildly interesting evolution. Both have incredibly unorthodox senses of sight, a fantastic hunting tool, and can be quite colorful
It made me unreasonably happy to see you cover this animal. 😄 As a big praying mantis fan, last year I got into keeping saltwater tanks in preparation to get this fascinating mantis-like stomatopod and I just finished cycling my second tank, so almost ready to start looking for a Purple Spot Mantis Shrimp. So exciting! 😄
I have a N. Wennerae mantis i got as a hitchhiker in a 10gal glass tank. Ive had him about a year and he is about 2.5 inches now. He has hit the glass before but never broke it. It is actually the most interesting pet ive had and is surprisingly easy if you are skilled with saltwater aquarium fundamentals
I once had a pair of Harlequin Shrimp (a totally different crustacean) that were the same exact color as that purple & white Mantis Shrimp. The Harlequin’s lavender spots were outlined in electric lime green on a pure white bkgrnd. & they were specialty feeders, eating exclusively starfish. That purple striped mantis must be an exotic, tropical species. The “Peacock Mantis Shrimp” found in local Florida waters are mostly solid green with bright coloring on the front and tails. Every saltwater aquarium (after it’s cycled) should have a 25% - 35% water change monthly (not necessarily weekly.) The smaller the tank the more often water changes are required and the less stable it is. 50 gallons + is recommended.
True! Land hermits can be difficult to take care of and give them everything they need! This is why I went into saltwater tanks cause I love hermits and fully aquatic ones are much easier to care for! …except my favorite animals all eat hermits 😆 puffers, octopuses, and mantises
I'm not trying to make fun of your phobia, but that is such a strange phobia. Not that arachnophobia makes more sense, which is what I have. No issue with other invertebrates, not even centipedes. Makes me wonder why we have such phobias 😅
@@tosehoed123 arachnophobia makes sense, spider bites can be nasty or even life threatening so our hominid ancestors certainly had an evolutionary advantage in fearing them
Hey Clint, if you ever get back to rodent reviews, consider guinea pigs. They seem to trade some of the intelligence of rats for a larger, hardier animal. Or even a full video on rodent phylogeny like youve done with crocodilians
Ive waited a long time for Clint to tell us about some crab or shrimp creatures that make great pets. Since Ive had mangrove/vampire/halloween crabs for years and they are also so easy.... Oh. This is the first one. You really started from the deep end.
Great video, didnt know about the eggs and youngsters hitching a ride into tanks. Definitely worth getting ceramic, stay away from toughened glass as well (the curved or wavey glass tanks). Have two friends in Asia with them and they haven't had any issues with glass. If you have glass, you can put sticky foam on the outside and on the bottom to absorb resonances and mitiagate cracking. Keep them fed, cos they will smash the glass more if hungry. Live food keeps them happier and they develop really cool skills that way ofcourse. A bit too much for me watching live food be bludgeoned to death by these formidable predators every day though! Interesting biological adaptation here that nobody seems to talk about: they are really fast (other crustaceans and hexopods can be fast but chose not to be) becasue they are really fragile. Sounds counter intuitive and they are revered as hardcore predators. But they have extreme adaptations that mean they have to really burn alot of calories and adapt their behaviour to stay safe. As a biologist, I see their fragility and how they have adapted. A crab could easily clip off those thin mandibular parts, maxilliules etc... And those eyes, very fragile indeed. A brilliant organism with lots to give if watching and caring for it no doubt... Very rewarding. And somewhat disgusting! True nature.
Peacock Mantis Shrimp are one my top two favorite sea creatures just bc of their eyes. Imagine having that crazy vision! Plus it's such a pretty animal with all those colors.
Wow Clint, a video about mantis shrimps now!! very cool. I used to have one years ago. She was a small smasher species from Florida and she was wicked cool. I kept her in a glass tank, but she was a pretty small so I was not too worried about it, however the bigger smashers, like the peacock mantis, need to be kept in tanks with a little bit thicker glass.
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I cared for a large Peacock Mantis Shrimp at the National Zoo in DC for 3 years. We took no chances and the tank was made of very thick "bullet resistant" glass. Probably wouldve been acrylic if the exhibit was newer, but it was 2014 when the exhibit closed, idk how long ago the tank was actually made, it was old. You could feel the hits through the feeding rod, it would smack it away after grabbing the food off it. We never, ever, let anyone's hands go in the tank. I cringed when her hand went into the water in this video, but then again the one in this video is a spearer, not a smasher
It would be nice if you covered Polypterids at some point, they are possibly the easiest fish. They breath air and as such don't have the most demanding water parameters, they don't dig, they don't fight among themselves, they don't eat plants, they are very easy to feed, and even if they jump out of your tank they will wander around for a bit and can just be put back in(you still should have a tight fitting lid of course with some room for them to breath). The captive breeding has gotten better know delhezis and even ornatipinnis can be bought captive bred instead of just senegalus. The delhezi and senegalus also can have relatively small tanks and since they are basically blind and not very smart they just behave like fish and less like pets which is nice if you want a really natural looking aquarium. They also live into their 30s, and because they are slow growing don't eat nearly as much as one would expect. I find it odd how little popularity they have, I also expect that they are likely a fish that would appeal to reptile keepers. They kind of look like what would happen if you combined a crocodile, a sturgeon and snake. Also like what we think tiktaalik would have looked like. Also despite being ray finned fish they convergently evolved lobed fins, they breath threw spiracles on the top of their heads and death roll just making them simply cool. They also walk around on the bottom of their tank, it is super cute. You want a bowfin get a polypterid, you want a snakehead but they are illegal in your area get a polypterid, want a sturgeon get a polypterid, want a crocodile get a polypterid, want a true eel or a bony eel get a polypterid, want a lungfish get a polypterid, want a tiktaalik get a polypterid. A Phylogeny video on them would be great as well, there are not that many of them.
I was first introduced to the Mantis Shrimp by Zefrank's video. Their punching ability, to quote, "That's some Mortal Kombat finishing move s$&t right there" still wins the internet hahaha.
I had 2 dozen mantis for over a decade, with up to 12 mantis tanks @ once (And 2 regular fish/coral tanks). While all smashers are very aggressive, many spearers 16:14 (Like the Lysosquillina Maculata (Zebra) in that aquarium segment are highly social. L. Maculata actually live in monogamous pairs, and there’s a pair in Hawaii (As of 2012) that had been observed for over a decade. Spearers pose no threat to glass in general, as they lack the dactyl strength. Smashers are a different matter, though most are too small to really do tank-walls serious damage. Odontadactylus Scyllarus (Peacock) is another matter, along with Gonodactylus ternatensis, G. glabrous, and a few of the other larger species. I had 2 O. Scyllarus, and I kept a fish in with each; a Domino damsel with one, and a Lemon Damselfish with the other. Neither fish was eaten. The Domino (Fats) would harass the live prey (Crabs) that I fed Dagon (O. S #1), helping hunt…and Banana-Bob (Lemondamsel) lived in Hydra’s (O.s.#2) burrow, like her pet dog. The most aggressive of my mantis was (By far) the G. Ternatensis (Baba Yaga), who wouldn’t even all a small anemone to be added to her tank without attacking the poor thing. Some played (Surfed by jumping off the water jets to bounce around the tank), all were very attentive when it was feeding time, and it has been documented that they have better individual sight-recognition better than a dog. Fun and fantastic pets. If I was allowed aquariums in my current home, I’d set up a half dozen mantis tanks, I miss the fantastic littke monsters.
Wow, amazing. I've read that the smashers seem to be more intelligent and recognize their keepers but was that case with the speakers based on your experience? Just curious
Arthropods are invertebrates that constitute the phylum Arthropoda, arthropods are divided into two major clades, the first of these is the subphylum Myriochelata, Myriochelata is divided into two lineages, which are the superclasses Myriapoda (Myriapods) with the classes Pauropoda (Pauropods), Symphyla (Symphylans), Diplopoda (Millipedes), and Chilopoda (Centipedes) and Chelicerata (Chelicerates) with the classes Pycnogonida (Sea Spiders), Merostomata (Horseshoe Crabs and Fossil Relatives), and Arachnida (Arachnids), the second clade is the subphylum Pancrustacea, Pancrustacea is also divided into two groups, which are the superclasses Crustacea (Crustaceans) with the classes Ostracoda (Ostracods), Maxillopoda (Maxillopods), Thecostraca (Thecostracans), Hexanauplia (Hexanauplians), Malacostraca (Malacostracans), Cephalocarida (Cephalocaridans), Branchiopoda (Branchiopods), and Remipedia (Remipeds) and Hexapoda (Hexapods) with the classes Entognatha (Non-Insect Hexapods) and Insecta (Insects).
The way Clint always just slightly mis-pronounces the names of Australian animals will always entertain me. In today's feature: wobbegong becomes woe-begone.
Have you done a video on neocaradina shrimp yet? If not, would LOVE to see one! I just got mine, have been prepping for months for a community tank, & the little guys just STOLE MY HEART! 🥰 So CUTE & FULL OF PERSONALITY!
I owned a mantis shrimp earlier in the year, as a new tank owner he didn’t make it through his molt and I was devastated but they are by far the coolest create i have ever own!! such an amazing pet definitely recommend just do your research I will be getting one again sometime
He's not kidding about their punch by the way, it can be dangerous even to humans. I saw a man that while fishing accidently catch one of these on his small row boat and it punched a hole right through his shoe directly to his foot till he started bleeding, all while trying to throw it back overboard as quick as he could. Its why you cannot keep these guys in glass tanks, they will shatter them, you gotta use acrylic or some other form of clear plastic tank.
they're not dangerous to humans. That video was the largest possible species of smasher and he was wearing a soft, waterproof shoe. All it did was break the skin, which is all that would happen to a bare foot too. You can also absolutely keep them in glass tanks, they cannot shatter them, it's a myth.
Hey Clint, you should do hermit crabs next. I think it would be informal because most are taken from wild and are miss treated. They are often sold at pet stores and given away as park game prizes at fairs.
I had a 50 gal acrylic tank, luckily, when I bought home a small peacock mantis shrimp. I didn’t realize that it was living in my coral until it quickly killed off my damsels. Well, I fell in love with it and kept it for about 3 yrs before I got a traveling gig. It was a very interesting creature.
Oh he did it! These things fascinate me. I’ve seen a video of one fighting an octopus. The feeding videos are also interesting, because you can hear the snap from the punches coming from the aquarium.
I used to have a green mantis shrimp (smaller species, about three inches) that I rescued from being killed as an unwanted hitchhiker at a store. I setup a small tank just for it, and it punched a tunnel/home into the live rock. It got to the point that it would take krill straight from my hand (very small species, not that dangerous). Mantis shrimp are amazing creatures. In addition to their cool eyes and forearms, they are also quite intelligent and can recognize and respond differently to their caretaker vs. other random humans.
I love the Loveland aquarium!!! Such a great place. I can easily spend all day watching the jelly fish. So relaxing. And the mantis shrimp is one of my favorite animals!
I think it's worth noting that despite the enormous variety of different color receptors, Mantis Shrimp seem to have pretty poor capacity to differentiate colors
Don't forget that the water pressure doesn't just go away when the shrimp punches the glass. I wouldn't bet against them unless it was some specifically overbuilt extra thick tank...but at that point just go acrylic.
Hi Clint i'm thinking about buying a pet grizzly bear but before i do i need to know if its THE best pet mammal for me. Do you mind doing a video to help me make my decision?
@@RealBelisariusCawl what do you mean? An apex predator of the arctic is obviously easier to handle. Specially since you’re absolutely in no danger of being eaten by a polar bear.
I really needed this video, cause I was thinking about getting one, cause I already have experience with saltwater aquariums and particular invertebrates
Sorry to disappoint, but mantis shrimp don't see color the way we do, with cones being activated together to get many colors. They can't see different shades and combinations. They can see 12 colors total.
Massimo Aquatics is a youtuber that shows the antics of his 2 pet mantis shrimps. I never tought I would watch shrimps m*rder crabs, but he was there to contradict that notion.
When it comes to glass-breaking, I think the real question would merely be whether they could CRACK the glass. Even if it were laminated to prevent actual shattering, or something like that, a crack alone would still be bad news and require replacing the tank.
That's why you would get an acrylic tank. I don't even own fish and know that it would be ridiculously stupid to have anything but an acrylic tank with these guys.
Would you consider doing a video on the Mexican Black Velvet Tarantula (Tliltocatl schroederi)? They are beautiful but good quality information and even videos for that matter seem to be scarce. I would love to know more about this species that I would love to consider for a future pet.
Zebra mantis shrimp. An animal with 3 outa 3 names being a misnomer. A weird record? I mean, a tiger shark is a shark, at least. 19:30 speaking of visual tricks, a Megalodon sloaaauuwly emerging from the blue would have been a nice addition.
Big thanks to Ridge for setting us up with these rings and supporting the channel! Here’s the site if you want to check them out! > ridge.com/clint
My dear clint, you forgot one more hardcore shrimp than the mantis...
The shrimp that literally throws kamehameha attacks made of explosions (pistol shrimp).
Literally the range class of the mantis shrimp.
Can you do pacman frogs?
One of the best pet frogs
You need to get a collaboration video with Viperkeeper. He's got a lot to teach.
They've actually served these in the sushi restaurant below my apartment building in the past. Not sure if they still do or not.
from my experience mantis shrimp can absolutely break out of smaller aquariums.
in larger aquariums they can in fact break the glass,
but not enough to shatter the glass wall.
you will still need to replace the glasss though.
as a certified mamtis shramp owner I will say that the species you typically find in the trade are generally easy to keep, the peacock mantis in particular. The most important thing is to keep their ph around 8.4, and their GH and KH high! Their molts are very dangerous to them if those water parameters are too low.
Another thing is the smashing stomatopods arent always the killing machines theyre depicted as. It depends on their personality, but mine in particular doesnt bother any of the fish I have or my large urchin.
P.S. mine is named Big Onion and he takes clams out of my hand and is a polite gentleman
I too like Mamtis Shramp. Such unique animalz
I am now picturing a Mantis shrimp in a top hat, so thank you
They also need complete darkness and no interruptions to molt successfully. And yes! Not all of them are angry hermits!
Please tell Big Onion I love him
to have eyes like that they probably have pretty decent thinky dinkies for their size. Which would lend creditability to the notion they have distinct personalities and can likely reason.
Clint used to be the only person on this planet who has given serious consideration to whether it is better to be eaten by a praying mantis or a mantis shrimp. Now I have considered the options too and wish I hadn't.
So what was your conclusion? I need to know!!!
Hyenas would be way worse. They will eat you from the rear up. Id way rather go from the top down haha
probably the shrimp idk I just like saying shrimp and don't like the prospect of slowly being eaten alive
Personal experience working in a pet store, Mantis Shrimp shattered the 3/8ths inch non tempered glass of a 75g aquarium
Thank you for sharing that data point!
How big was it and was the glass already weak?
@@hadla 8 or 9 inches and no, glass was not weak, an employee (not me) was teasing it with food outside the glass and it punched the glass trying to hit the food.
@@pipsjourney6600 well they got their prize...at least we may learn from their wisdom.
Its why you have to keep them in plastic Aquariums.
I have a peacock mantis shrimp almost 1yr now. I was going to name him shrimptama the one punch shrimp, but changed his name to Buddha the peaceful shrimp because he's not aggressive at all to where I can handfeed him and have a fish in the same tank with him
how's it going 8 months later?
@@aydenbianchi9093 He actually just past last month. He had a bad molt which was always a possibility that I knew that could happen, but he was an amazing pet to have
@@lazyking7773I'm sorry for your loss 💔 he sounded like a good shrimp
"Big enough to hurt you, but not big enough to hunt you"- that makes anything cool and might be the most bada$$ thing ever said about a shrimp ever
This should be The best pet alien
Don't get a Gray Alien 👽 they're Too creepy.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You're a fish.
Cuttlefish would be on the running.
Bobbitt Worms would be on the list
xenomorph
Two Jurassic Park references less than two minutes into the video and it’s not even a reptile?
10/10 Clint, you earned this like today. ❤
I think this is the first pet on Clint's Reptiles that will be your pet whether you want one or not because they will sometimes hide in coral harvested for aquariums and you won't know it until your fish start disappearing... 👀
They're my favorite animal so this video was quite a treat. 😁
He's done an isopods one, which can come in on plants 🤔
And he's done cats. Cats just appear in people's homes sometimes.
Some of my favorite animals too since I had gotten my first peacock in 2013!
The one that broke the glass in the petstore came in a shipment of live rock and when we first found it, it was about 4 inches and had been in the store for at least 2 months before we knew it was there.
@@pipsjourney6600 My boyfriend in college worked at an aquarium store and I had the pleasure of meeting the one they had there....and he had the pleasure of having his hand smashed. A peacock punchshake if you will. That guy broke like...3 aquariums before they had to special order an acrylic tank.😂
@@MermaidMakes it didn't break any aquariums
The concept of there being a shrimp that can punch so hard there is potential for it to crack a glass enclosure is exactly why I can watch this channel endlessly and still be learning new things. Awesome.
I look after the club type at work, he's actually pretty chill, he comes and greets me every morning 🥰
Cool!
You are ROCKING that logo tie, Clint!! 💚🦎
TBH I fully expected this to be one of those "no of course they aren't the best pet, appreciate them but never keep them" videos. Very interesting to learn that they are in fact keepable.
To be fair, you can keep even the most dangerous animals as long as you're willing to risk your health. A mantis shrimp can easily hurt you.
The mantis shrimp is quite possibly at the very top of the list of "Animals that basically have superpowers yet surprisingly have not be turned into a Pokemon yet". We got a pistol shrimp back in 2013, but still no mants shrimp!... That aside, what's this about Insects possibly being crustaceans taxonomically, I want to hear more about that!
a murderous pokemon with that punch
Back to the 90's when I bought live rock a mantis shrimp was on the rocks while I started out the reef tank (200L) dunno how much Gallon it was. So I took it as a pet and had it for 6 years in a glass aquarium, they're lovely to see but I couldn't add anything alive in it, was the most fun animal to have.
He / she even knew when it was feeding time. I got hit by her punch 1x and yeah you feel it 🙂
I got so caught up in Clint's great explanation of the amazing physiology of these creatures that I forgot that this video was about having them as pets. Double bonus. Beautiful creatures.
They're like tiny, angry, aquatic aliens that can and will massacre and devour anything that moves near them. If that's not the most metal thing you've ever heard, you've lived a life I can't even imagine.
I honestly think their faces look kind of cute, I have no idea why lol.
@@peggedyourdad9560 I think they are cute too
Everybody you feature on your channel is very professional and knowledgeable. I greatly appreciate it and I’m sure many others do, as well.
The "weed" mantis shrimps that are accidentally introduced into aquaria with live rock (usually small Gonodactylus spp.) make great pets in the own right if you're willing to set up their own tank. I've kept 3 stowaway stomatopods as pets over the years and found them to be among the most rewarding marine crustaceans to keep - getting it for free is a bonus (assuming it hasn't killed any of your other more expensive pets before you caught it in your main tank).
The best pet crustacean is obviously Leon the Lobster
Hey this review totally reminded me of Leon.
Weeds are just the name for an unwanted flower. Dandelions are called weeds, but some of us love Dandelions.
I did have a friend who had their 40-something-gallon glass aquarium leak from a Mantis shrimp. It was an odd tank and it was older. I believe it leaked at the seams, so there might have been an issue with age and the Mantis striking at the right place.
Dandelions are also edible! I agree, they deserve to be better appreciated.
Clint,
I'm 6 months late to this video but I'm so glad you decided to do an episode about mantis shrimp! I have a small green smasher that will grow to about 4 inches in a 10 gallon tank. They are amazing, hardy creatures, and they are easy to keep.
Is the Mantis Shrimp the best pet crustacean? Probably not but they are definitely the sickest looking and coolest one.
Clint, could a Ridge Wallet survive a Mantis Shrimp punch? Just asking the important questions in life
I do think that it could, but I would love to test it!
That would be an awesome add. Assuming the wallet comes out intact. @@ClintsReptiles
Video!
These and chameleons are, for my money, some of the best examples of wildly interesting evolution. Both have incredibly unorthodox senses of sight, a fantastic hunting tool, and can be quite colorful
It made me unreasonably happy to see you cover this animal. 😄 As a big praying mantis fan, last year I got into keeping saltwater tanks in preparation to get this fascinating mantis-like stomatopod and I just finished cycling my second tank, so almost ready to start looking for a Purple Spot Mantis Shrimp. So exciting! 😄
I have a N. Wennerae mantis i got as a hitchhiker in a 10gal glass tank. Ive had him about a year and he is about 2.5 inches now. He has hit the glass before but never broke it. It is actually the most interesting pet ive had and is surprisingly easy if you are skilled with saltwater aquarium fundamentals
ngl, I thought the background was indeed green screen. Amazing location to shoot!
Every time Clint films a video at the aquarium I get sad that I am unable to visit such a cool place. it looks awesome.
I'm so excited that you made this episode! Whenever I go to the aquarium I make sure to visit our mantis shrimp friend.
I once had a pair of Harlequin Shrimp (a totally different crustacean) that were the same exact color as that purple & white Mantis Shrimp. The Harlequin’s lavender spots were outlined in electric lime green on a pure white bkgrnd. & they were specialty feeders, eating exclusively starfish. That purple striped mantis must be an exotic, tropical species. The “Peacock Mantis Shrimp” found in local Florida waters are mostly solid green with bright coloring on the front and tails. Every saltwater aquarium (after it’s cycled) should have a 25% - 35% water change monthly (not necessarily weekly.) The smaller the tank the more often water changes are required and the less stable it is. 50 gallons + is recommended.
I wouldn’t mind seeing one on Hermit Crabs. As challenging as they can be to take care of, I’m confident you can make it easy to understand.
True! Land hermits can be difficult to take care of and give them everything they need! This is why I went into saltwater tanks cause I love hermits and fully aquatic ones are much easier to care for! …except my favorite animals all eat hermits 😆 puffers, octopuses, and mantises
Also would help dispel the myths about proper care. Many people mistreat them causing them to die extremely young
This was a treat! I'd love to see more crustacean (not just the insect kind) species highlighted on this channel!
When I am out to the woods or ocean, I always bring some super glue in case I need to fix a wound. Leaves nasty scars. But I don't need stitches.
as somebody who fears crustaceans the mantis shrimp is undeniably awesome
I'm not trying to make fun of your phobia, but that is such a strange phobia. Not that arachnophobia makes more sense, which is what I have. No issue with other invertebrates, not even centipedes. Makes me wonder why we have such phobias 😅
@@tosehoed123 LOL 😁
@@tosehoed123 arachnophobia makes sense, spider bites can be nasty or even life threatening so our hominid ancestors certainly had an evolutionary advantage in fearing them
Thank you for making this video!! The mantis shrimp is one of my favorite animals on the planet!
Love these guys. Basically, Mike Tyson, shrimp shaped and with super eyes.
More like Bruce Lee
That’s my old mantis name back when no one else on TH-cam had it
That ridge wallet ad made me check my phone to see the video for a potential cameo. It has that bob odenkirk energy .
Good work hahah
Hey Clint, if you ever get back to rodent reviews, consider guinea pigs. They seem to trade some of the intelligence of rats for a larger, hardier animal.
Or even a full video on rodent phylogeny like youve done with crocodilians
Capybara!
Ive waited a long time for Clint to tell us about some crab or shrimp creatures that make great pets. Since Ive had mangrove/vampire/halloween crabs for years and they are also so easy....
Oh. This is the first one. You really started from the deep end.
Great video, didnt know about the eggs and youngsters hitching a ride into tanks. Definitely worth getting ceramic, stay away from toughened glass as well (the curved or wavey glass tanks).
Have two friends in Asia with them and they haven't had any issues with glass. If you have glass, you can put sticky foam on the outside and on the bottom to absorb resonances and mitiagate cracking.
Keep them fed, cos they will smash the glass more if hungry. Live food keeps them happier and they develop really cool skills that way ofcourse. A bit too much for me watching live food be bludgeoned to death by these formidable predators every day though!
Interesting biological adaptation here that nobody seems to talk about: they are really fast (other crustaceans and hexopods can be fast but chose not to be) becasue they are really fragile.
Sounds counter intuitive and they are revered as hardcore predators. But they have extreme adaptations that mean they have to really burn alot of calories and adapt their behaviour to stay safe.
As a biologist, I see their fragility and how they have adapted. A crab could easily clip off those thin mandibular parts, maxilliules etc... And those eyes, very fragile indeed.
A brilliant organism with lots to give if watching and caring for it no doubt... Very rewarding. And somewhat disgusting! True nature.
Peacock Mantis Shrimp are one my top two favorite sea creatures just bc of their eyes. Imagine having that crazy vision! Plus it's such a pretty animal with all those colors.
Wow Clint, a video about mantis shrimps now!! very cool. I used to have one years ago. She was a small smasher species from Florida and she was wicked cool. I kept her in a glass tank, but she was a pretty small so I was not too worried about it, however the bigger smashers, like the peacock mantis, need to be kept in tanks with a little bit thicker glass.
The TIE..
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Wearability - 🦎
Care - 🦎 🦎 🦎
Availability - ZERO out of 5
Hardiness - 🦎 🦎 🦎
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And that’s why overall .. we give the TIE A score of 3.8 out of 5
I cared for a large Peacock Mantis Shrimp at the National Zoo in DC for 3 years. We took no chances and the tank was made of very thick "bullet resistant" glass. Probably wouldve been acrylic if the exhibit was newer, but it was 2014 when the exhibit closed, idk how long ago the tank was actually made, it was old. You could feel the hits through the feeding rod, it would smack it away after grabbing the food off it. We never, ever, let anyone's hands go in the tank. I cringed when her hand went into the water in this video, but then again the one in this video is a spearer, not a smasher
The video I never knew I wanted to see from Clint
It would be nice if you covered Polypterids at some point, they are possibly the easiest fish.
They breath air and as such don't have the most demanding water parameters, they don't dig, they don't fight among themselves, they don't eat plants, they are very easy to feed, and even if they jump out of your tank they will wander around for a bit and can just be put back in(you still should have a tight fitting lid of course with some room for them to breath).
The captive breeding has gotten better know delhezis and even ornatipinnis can be bought captive bred instead of just senegalus.
The delhezi and senegalus also can have relatively small tanks and since they are basically blind and not very smart they just behave like fish and less like pets which is nice if you want a really natural looking aquarium.
They also live into their 30s, and because they are slow growing don't eat nearly as much as one would expect. I find it odd how little popularity they have, I also expect that they are likely a fish that would appeal to reptile keepers. They kind of look like what would happen if you combined a crocodile, a sturgeon and snake. Also like what we think tiktaalik would have looked like.
Also despite being ray finned fish they convergently evolved lobed fins, they breath threw spiracles on the top of their heads and death roll just making them simply cool.
They also walk around on the bottom of their tank, it is super cute.
You want a bowfin get a polypterid, you want a snakehead but they are illegal in your area get a polypterid, want a sturgeon get a polypterid, want a crocodile get a polypterid, want a true eel or a bony eel get a polypterid, want a lungfish get a polypterid, want a tiktaalik get a polypterid.
A Phylogeny video on them would be great as well, there are not that many of them.
I was first introduced to the Mantis Shrimp by Zefrank's video. Their punching ability, to quote, "That's some Mortal Kombat finishing move s$&t right there" still wins the internet hahaha.
Perfect timing with the video real science put out last weekend. ❤️
Mantis, what do your shrimp eyes see?
Mantis Shrimp: EVERYTHING! 👁=👁
I had 2 dozen mantis for over a decade, with up to 12 mantis tanks @ once (And 2 regular fish/coral tanks).
While all smashers are very aggressive, many spearers 16:14 (Like the Lysosquillina Maculata (Zebra) in that aquarium segment are highly social. L. Maculata actually live in monogamous pairs, and there’s a pair in Hawaii (As of 2012) that had been observed for over a decade.
Spearers pose no threat to glass in general, as they lack the dactyl strength.
Smashers are a different matter, though most are too small to really do tank-walls serious damage. Odontadactylus Scyllarus (Peacock) is another matter, along with Gonodactylus ternatensis, G. glabrous, and a few of the other larger species.
I had 2 O. Scyllarus, and I kept a fish in with each; a Domino damsel with one, and a Lemon Damselfish with the other. Neither fish was eaten. The Domino (Fats) would harass the live prey (Crabs) that I fed Dagon (O. S #1), helping hunt…and Banana-Bob (Lemondamsel) lived in Hydra’s (O.s.#2) burrow, like her pet dog.
The most aggressive of my mantis was (By far) the G. Ternatensis (Baba Yaga), who wouldn’t even all a small anemone to be added to her tank without attacking the poor thing.
Some played (Surfed by jumping off the water jets to bounce around the tank), all were very attentive when it was feeding time, and it has been documented that they have better individual sight-recognition better than a dog.
Fun and fantastic pets. If I was allowed aquariums in my current home, I’d set up a half dozen mantis tanks, I miss the fantastic littke monsters.
Wow, amazing. I've read that the smashers seem to be more intelligent and recognize their keepers but was that case with the speakers based on your experience? Just curious
So gland you talked about their eyes. Truly the most amazing part of a totally amazing animal.
Arthropods are invertebrates that constitute the phylum Arthropoda, arthropods are divided into two major clades, the first of these is the subphylum Myriochelata, Myriochelata is divided into two lineages, which are the superclasses Myriapoda (Myriapods) with the classes Pauropoda (Pauropods), Symphyla (Symphylans), Diplopoda (Millipedes), and Chilopoda (Centipedes) and Chelicerata (Chelicerates) with the classes Pycnogonida (Sea Spiders), Merostomata (Horseshoe Crabs and Fossil Relatives), and Arachnida (Arachnids), the second clade is the subphylum Pancrustacea, Pancrustacea is also divided into two groups, which are the superclasses Crustacea (Crustaceans) with the classes Ostracoda (Ostracods), Maxillopoda (Maxillopods), Thecostraca (Thecostracans), Hexanauplia (Hexanauplians), Malacostraca (Malacostracans), Cephalocarida (Cephalocaridans), Branchiopoda (Branchiopods), and Remipedia (Remipeds) and Hexapoda (Hexapods) with the classes Entognatha (Non-Insect Hexapods) and Insecta (Insects).
Can you do a video on Neicaridina shrimp as pets?
I love them so much and they are very easy to care for.
The way Clint always just slightly mis-pronounces the names of Australian animals will always entertain me. In today's feature: wobbegong becomes woe-begone.
I have one!!! He's super smart and very awesome I can actually feed him by hand and he says hello to me every single time I walk by my tank!
Man, you really had to hold her hand through that interview.
Have you done a video on neocaradina shrimp yet? If not, would LOVE to see one! I just got mine, have been prepping for months for a community tank, & the little guys just STOLE MY HEART! 🥰 So CUTE & FULL OF PERSONALITY!
I owned a mantis shrimp earlier in the year, as a new tank owner he didn’t make it through his molt and I was devastated but they are by far the coolest create i have ever own!! such an amazing pet definitely recommend just do your research I will be getting one again sometime
The closed captions translate it into "fermented shrimp" in case you want a shrimp cocktail.
I miss the shark tunnel, I used to get left in there because I'd just stop and stare at the sharks lol.
The Peacock Mantis Shrimp is beautiful!!!
He's not kidding about their punch by the way, it can be dangerous even to humans. I saw a man that while fishing accidently catch one of these on his small row boat and it punched a hole right through his shoe directly to his foot till he started bleeding, all while trying to throw it back overboard as quick as he could. Its why you cannot keep these guys in glass tanks, they will shatter them, you gotta use acrylic or some other form of clear plastic tank.
they're not dangerous to humans. That video was the largest possible species of smasher and he was wearing a soft, waterproof shoe. All it did was break the skin, which is all that would happen to a bare foot too.
You can also absolutely keep them in glass tanks, they cannot shatter them, it's a myth.
Oops I was wrong. I love the Peacock Mantis Shrimp. They are so beautiful! They're right up there for me next to the Peacock Jumping Spider!😊
Hey Clint, you should do hermit crabs next. I think it would be informal because most are taken from wild and are miss treated. They are often sold at pet stores and given away as park game prizes at fairs.
What a rad way to wake up. Thanks Clint, keep up the good work
I had a 50 gal acrylic tank, luckily, when I bought home a small peacock mantis shrimp. I didn’t realize that it was living in my coral until it quickly killed off my damsels. Well, I fell in love with it and kept it for about 3 yrs before I got a traveling gig. It was a very interesting creature.
Oh he did it! These things fascinate me. I’ve seen a video of one fighting an octopus. The feeding videos are also interesting, because you can hear the snap from the punches coming from the aquarium.
yeah, you can hear it all through the house. It's quite loud
Gosh educating in this beautiful aquarium and giving tours would be such a dream job, manifesting this for myself one day
I used to have a green mantis shrimp (smaller species, about three inches) that I rescued from being killed as an unwanted hitchhiker at a store. I setup a small tank just for it, and it punched a tunnel/home into the live rock. It got to the point that it would take krill straight from my hand (very small species, not that dangerous). Mantis shrimp are amazing creatures. In addition to their cool eyes and forearms, they are also quite intelligent and can recognize and respond differently to their caretaker vs. other random humans.
One of my absolute favorite creatures on the planet. They hacked the evolutionary weaponry allotment and maxed it out
My hubby is obsessed with these things. We really want one eventually
I love the Loveland aquarium!!! Such a great place. I can easily spend all day watching the jelly fish. So relaxing. And the mantis shrimp is one of my favorite animals!
Please do a shoebill stork. I find them fascinating.
When I was seeing them being fed I was thinking “he doesn’t want to be fed, he wants to hunt.” Jurassic Park rules! 😅
Man these videos are soooooo fun, like each episode is its own new fun animals
Referring to these awesome creatures as weeds is almost an insult, but in a sense also a compliment. You have got to love them!
my coworker used to have a small clubbing species of mantis shrimp that came in on some florida live rock. It used to play peekaboo with her dogs
The thing about shattering the glass is that the water exerts a lot of outwards pressure, so the glass is vulnerable to shocks from the inside.
katia was a great guest!
Handling: "Are you feeling lucky, Punk?"
this is a great explanation of one of the coolest animals out there
Shoutout to Kaisen and Dom, the mantis-shrimp-befriending black fish
I think it's worth noting that despite the enormous variety of different color receptors, Mantis Shrimp seem to have pretty poor capacity to differentiate colors
Don't forget that the water pressure doesn't just go away when the shrimp punches the glass. I wouldn't bet against them unless it was some specifically overbuilt extra thick tank...but at that point just go acrylic.
Well, we know that Clint's shower/3am thoughts are "What animal would I least like to be eaten by?" 😅 I LOVE IT!
Had a O. Japonicus for years, love that little guy.
So pumped for this video! I've wanted a mantis shrimp species only tank for so long.
Hi Clint i'm thinking about buying a pet grizzly bear but before i do i need to know if its THE best pet mammal for me. Do you mind doing a video to help me make my decision?
I'd like that!
In terms of handleability, the polar bear might be a better choice.
@@Bowielicius well, I don’t know what YOU’RE smoking to come to that conclusion, lol. 😂
@@RealBelisariusCawl what do you mean? An apex predator of the arctic is obviously easier to handle. Specially since you’re absolutely in no danger of being eaten by a polar bear.
@@ClintsReptiles OMG yes please!!! 😂
I really needed this video, cause I was thinking about getting one, cause I already have experience with saltwater aquariums and particular invertebrates
Sorry to disappoint, but mantis shrimp don't see color the way we do, with cones being activated together to get many colors. They can't see different shades and combinations. They can see 12 colors total.
Massimo Aquatics is a youtuber that shows the antics of his 2 pet mantis shrimps. I never tought I would watch shrimps m*rder crabs, but he was there to contradict that notion.
When it comes to glass-breaking, I think the real question would merely be whether they could CRACK the glass. Even if it were laminated to prevent actual shattering, or something like that, a crack alone would still be bad news and require replacing the tank.
There's never actually been proof of any breaking a tank, it's a myth that has been spread through the hobby for nearly 3 decades or so.
That's why you would get an acrylic tank. I don't even own fish and know that it would be ridiculously stupid to have anything but an acrylic tank with these guys.
Would you consider doing a video on the Mexican Black Velvet Tarantula (Tliltocatl schroederi)? They are beautiful but good quality information and even videos for that matter seem to be scarce. I would love to know more about this species that I would love to consider for a future pet.
Zebra mantis shrimp. An animal with 3 outa 3 names being a misnomer. A weird record?
I mean, a tiger shark is a shark, at least.
19:30 speaking of visual tricks, a Megalodon sloaaauuwly emerging from the blue would have been a nice addition.
0:18 so just like birds are reptiles, insects are crustaceans ? 🤯
I would love to see you review some crabs as pets, maybe an aquatic one and terrestrial. I don't think I've seen any crabs on the channel yet.
“15 years of a razor-fisted mini-Mike Tyson”
That’s a GOLDEN observation.
What an absolutely awesome tie (and crustacean). Great video :)
Never thouht I'd hear about the shrimp colours here, but here we are!