mantis shrimps updates

g.glabrous (gabby) got her at 3 1/2 inches, and have had her for about five months, and she shedded 2 months ago and is now 4 inches
n. oerstedii (meo) got her at 1 1/2 inch had her for 5 1/2 months and she shedded 4 months ago and is now 2 inches
n. oerstedii (baby) got her at 1 inch and had her for 4 months and she sheded 2 months ago and is noW 1 1/2 inches
p. cilliata (tweety) got her at 3 1/2 inches and had her for 5 months AND SHE shedded 2 months ago and is now 4 1/4 inches
o. scyllarus (scyther) got her at 3 1/2 inches, and have had her for 4 1/2 months and she has sheded about 3 months ago and is now 4 inches
g. chiragra havent named her yet, got 2 days ago and is 4 inches long
THEY ARE ALL FEMALES EXCEPT FOR SCYTHER THE O. SCYLLARUS

 

Lol Ive never heard of a Mantis Harem

Congrats on them all doing well!

 

just got my new o. scyllarus yesterday! hes about 1.5 inches.

 

are they all in separate tanks?

wow that is a lot of mantii (is that the right plural form? - even if it isnt i think it sounds cool, lol).

Have you got a family album of all these lovelies? If so, it is time to show them off on here! (hint hint)

and as far as the male goes, he is going to be one VERY happy guy UNLESS mantis shrimp mate the same way that mantis insects do, in that case, not so much


I vote for pics!

 

I second the vote!!!!!

 

mantis shrimp creep me out, but also fascinate me.

 

ok guys my camera actually is broke but i bought a new one on ebay and should be here in 2 or 3 days so, when i get it i will try to pics of all of them, i have the o. scyllarus and the small n. oerstedii in my 29 g biocube, and they get along good, and the g. glabrous is in my 8g biocube and p. cilliata and other n. oerstedii are in a divided 20g long, and g. chiragra is temporarily in a 2.5g until i can get the 10g set up, and a little hint to mantis owners who want their mantis to live long healthy lives, feed them live crabs or snails twice a week, and frozen food twice a week, they may not really need to be fed that much, but i have noticed they defanately benefit, all of mine are healthy and active, if anyone wants to know anything about their mantis let me know, id be happy to

 

i was thinking of getting a P. ciliata. could one fit in a ten gallon. it is a spearer, thats the reason i wanted it.

 

10g is just fine for a p. cilliata

 

cool.