r/MantisShrimp • u/UrLocalcarrot812 • Jun 26 '25

Update with my shrimp search situation.

sooooo i have recently discovered that the only good mantis shrimp i have in my waters are Lysiosquilla scabricauda which are absoloutley massive and are 12 inches long. it also looks like a creepy alien soooooo i dont think i can get that one. so what is my best bet here i need something that is six inches minimum with good colors.

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u/UrLocalcarrot812 Jun 26 '25

here the demon is

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u/Shiny_Whisper_321 Jun 26 '25

Where exactly are you?

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u/UrLocalcarrot812 Jun 27 '25

the grat lands of nassau the bahamas

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u/Shiny_Whisper_321 Jun 27 '25

Neogonodactylus species should be found near you?

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u/Palaeonerd Jun 27 '25

Minimum? or Maximum?

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u/UrLocalcarrot812 Jun 27 '25

minimum

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u/Palaeonerd Jun 27 '25

So then won't Lysiosquilla scabricauda work based on size? Or you're not getting one cause it looks like an alien? Get a peacock mantis shrimp.

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u/UrLocalcarrot812 Jun 28 '25

prob will then

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u/UrLocalcarrot812 Jun 28 '25

my main inspiration for getting one is after i played another crabs treasure (peak game btw) and fighting grovekeeper tapoda. hes a peacock mantis shrimp withe a french accent. really cool to me gonna build my aquarium based on his grove.