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He said he was going to have different chambers for each. What kind of mantis do you plan on keeping?
Not much to update. Stuck two pvc elbows in the tank. I am going to get more rock tomorrow. No lucking finding a smithii so far. I found a...
Maybe "witches brew" was whiskey? ;D
Not likely. Most mantis shrimp can withstand very high salinities. Often they get trapped in tide pools and as the water evaporates the salinity...
Sounds like a pretty tiny mantis. He will most likely only eat the very smallest of snails and hermits. Might as well try to catch him. I would...
Yep. I have books that were autographed by him and stuff. (pretty sure it was my great grandfather anyway. My grandmother is here on vacation so I...
My great grandfather lived down the street from mark twain. ;D
If it is a mantis you should send it to me. ;D
Born in pittsburgh so... LETS GO MOST STEELERS!!!
Thats my first choice but it will probably end up being whatever I can find.
Yep. I am going to set up some PVC tunnels and stuff for him. Yeah a 24 or 28 gal would be fine. He however would not be good in my 10 gal...
I can't either haha. I would also like to see some more rocks. I still need to make something to keep him away from the heater.
Yeah I would research it before getting one. There are a lot of different species of mantis. Most of them will not be able to crack the glass,...
DO IT!!! peacock mantises are awesome. I am not going to get a peacock. I am getting a smaller one. Peacocks require a 25 - 30 gal tank as...
Lots of people keep mantis shrimps. Well a lot of people on this forum anyway lol. They are really cool to have. I doubt it was a peacock mantis...
Just got my tank, water live sand and rock. Unfortunately no hitch hiking mantis. lol I am going to get some little feeder fresh water shrimp...
Just curious. Is there such a thing as a bad hitch hiker for a mantis only tank? I going to start setting up the tank today and I was wondering if...
how about svobb. (don't ask how to pronounce it, I am under the impression all algae common names are impossible to pronounce) (it is short for...
I didn't think aiptasia looked bad either. I was excited to find it in my tank. The problem with it is that it has poisons stingers and will sting...
two should be fine. I wouldn't go with the blue hippo or sailfin. Both of them get to be very big. I have a juv sailfin in my 98 gal. It makes me...
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