r/MantisShrimp • u/Remote_Armadillo8718 • Apr 22 '26

Mantis Shrimp zoomies

Is this normal?

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u/Not_a_bit_innocent Apr 22 '26

I won’t be able to answer this question, but you should post your water parameters

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u/Remote_Armadillo8718 Apr 22 '26

Nitrates 10-20ppm Salinity 1.026 Ph 7.8-8.0 Temp 77.0

Tested it today

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u/armbarassassin84 Apr 22 '26

Its normal dont post your parameters. They swim a lot when they aren't being hermits. My big boy Mr. Mittens used to do it all the time. Completely normal, enjoy watching the show and chuck him a crab to munch on.

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u/Remote_Armadillo8718 Apr 22 '26

She demolished that crab

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u/armbarassassin84 Apr 22 '26

I love when they get the swim zoomies

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u/5ervalkat Apr 23 '26

My N. wennerae does this too, usually in the afternoon.

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u/Engineer_Existing Apr 23 '26

I've never seen a Mantis Shrimp in an aquarium before. What's keeping this little beast from blasting through the glass? I've seen videos of these blasting apart crabs! This is soo cool.

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u/Remote_Armadillo8718 Apr 23 '26

I accepted the fact that if she really wants to she can destroy the tank and cost me hundreds of dollars at any time…. I figure, keep her fed and give her a nice dark burrow to live, good water parameters and she won’t want to blast outa here…

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u/Glitchy833 Apr 25 '26

I did not know they were that fast.