small mantis

i have crabs · #1 02-23-2009, 04:15 AM

i ended up with a 2-3" mantis thanks to the 22lbs of rock i bought sat. hes a smasher has some color but not a peacock, hes been hiding in the rocks and rubble thats in my qt tank so id like to find him a home, id keep him if i had a proper space
anyway i got him for free so ill take offers or a half decent sps or lps frag maybe

Jay180reef · #2 02-23-2009, 08:49 PM

Where did you buy your LR? I got a wonderful little bastard in some of my Bima rock purchased at OceanCity and he looked very similar to yours.

Fenix · #3 02-23-2009, 09:31 PM

are mantis shrimp very common?

Jay180reef · #4 02-23-2009, 09:32 PM

I've had 2 so far with 230lbs of LR, but I don't think it's typical.

Fenix · #5 02-23-2009, 09:46 PM

ive always been interested in them but would rather setup a tank solely dedicated to it than add it to my reef. maybe down the line for me.

Jay180reef · #6 02-23-2009, 09:48 PM

Oh ya, they are a total nuisance in the reef tank, killing off most of my clean-up crew before I could catch him. I still can't catch the second one, I'll likely need to tear apart the rockwork.