mantis and formula 1

im feeding my mantis formmula 1 in emtpy hermit shells as an alternitive to live snails daily. good ideqa or bad idea?

 

Interesting idea thats for sure. I've never heard of it myself, how is it working for you?

Seems like it should work pretty well for supplying a varied diet. I would still give it live food as often as possible though.

 

teds eating 1 live snail and 1 shell-o-formula 1 lol...hows it for his nutritional needs?

 

What kind of mantis shrimp is it again?

 

its a peacock about 8 inches ....any1 know if formula 1 fulfils his nutritinal needs?

 

Ingredients: Shrimp, krill, gel binder, spinach, clams, krill hydrolysate, sardine meal, plankton, salmon egg oil, squid, kelp, lecithin, casein, paprika, canthaxanthin, cod liver oil, astaxanthin, vitamins (choline chloride, ascorbic acid including stabilized Vitamin C, Vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, Vitamin B-12 supplement, Vitamin D3 supplement, beta-carotene supplement, biotin), amino acids (dl-methionine, taurine, lysine), and trace elements of manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, and sodium selenite.

Looks like a good variety of stuff. I'm not sure how healthy the gel-binder is but its probably not bad. I don't use formula 1 at all, so I'm not too sure. Krill, shrimp, clams, squid are all part of most peoples staple diet for a mantis shrimp so thats good.

You could beef it up with some selcon if you wanted to give it more omega-3 HUFA.

 

wen i do feed frozen i soak it in selcon,vitamin c,and garlic xtream.copper sulfate? that doesnt sound good....is that invert safe?