pistol shrimp

[Nano Nano1975]

hi all just wanted to know if you can tell the differance between a pistol shrimp an a mantis shrimp by the sound that they make and wanted to know if you can keep two pistol shrimp in a tank together?

[zhenya]

hi all just wanted to know if you can tell the differance between a pistol shrimp an a mantis shrimp by the sound that they make and wanted to know if you can keep two pistol shrimp in a tank together?

Well,
The biggest differences would be in taxonomy. While Alpheoideans(pistol shrimps) belong to the order of Decapoda, the manthis shrimp belongs to the order of Decapoda. They do belong to the same Class of Malacostraca. To learn more of what this Class comprises, see here.
To learn more about differences of different shrimp and related crustaceans, take a look at this website.
Physically, manthis shrimps are neither true shrimp nor are they mantids, they just called such becouse they resemble both. It's carapace only covers the rear part of the head and first three segments of the thorax. ;)

HTH.

[Nano Nano1975]

i know the differance bewteen the two my ? is if you can not see them in your tank an hear one of them can you tell which is which . iknow that i have a pistol shrimp but before i got the pistol i was hearing some snapping . an was just wondering if i had a mantis or anothrer pistol


thanks daren

[zhenya]

i know the differance bewteen the two my ? is if you can not see them in your tank an hear one of them can you tell which is which . iknow that i have a pistol shrimp but before i got the pistol i was hearing some snapping . an was just wondering if i had a mantis or anothrer pistol


thanks daren

Sorry, I missunderstood your question...
I'm not sure what the differences are in sound they produce so I can't comment. I don't have or ever kept any of this crustaceans, perhaps someone with first hand experience can comment on this.