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Haptosquilla glyptocercus Mantis Shrimp

Haptosquilla glyptocercus is commonly referred to as Mantis Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 10 Liter is recommended.


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lexID:
1742 
AphiaID:
408985 
Scientific:
Haptosquilla glyptocercus 
German:
Fangschreckenkrebs 
English:
Mantis Shrimp 
Category:
Mantis shrimp 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Protosquillidae (Family) > Haptosquilla (Genus) > glyptocercus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Wood-Mason, ), 1875 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Guam 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 84.2 °F (23°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Shrimps, Smelts 
Tank:
2.2 gal (~ 10L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2005-11-19 14:34:50 

Info

Wissenswertes über diese Art finden sie auf der Homepage von Timmy Grohrock, der sich wie kaum ein zweiter, mit dem Leben der Fangschreckenkrebse beschäftigt.
Lesenswert, viele Infos!!

Feeding

Because of the food requirements (whole dead fish or whole dead shrimp or other pieces of food) and / or imitation of a live animal and / or the dangerousness of the fish / crustacean (bite or puncture injuries to the keeper) should be

Garnelen/kleine Fische im Aquarium?
Due to the natural hunting instinct, shrimp or even small fish are considered food and, if the size is suitable, are also hunted and eaten.
Even cleaner shrimp can fall victim to the hunter if the hunger is correspondingly large.

Sex and mating.
Mantis shrimp are separately sexed and the single sex is easily identifiable. Mating is difficult due to aggressiveness.

A very comprehensive care, identification and breeding description can be found at https://www.fangschreckenkrebse.de/.

External links

  1. Fangschreckenkrebse.de (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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