Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 655528)

its hard to say i had him for almost a year he ate like a champ and had a tank dedicated to him....i got him from a friend who also had him for a long time so its hard to say what went wrong.i do know that he slowly stopped coming out for food to the point where i couldnt entice him to eat even fresh crab(which he loved) im not even sure of their lifespan....mine was a g.smithi i would also feed him any live hermits or hitch hikers i could get from others or i found in my tank(as i hate crabs)

ive had a couple peacocks over the years but i found them very easy to take care of compared to the g.smithi

your crabs will probably be lunch when he gets bigger if you do set up a tank just for him use only one piece of liverock so you know where to find him come feeding time or if you dont see him in a long time:):)

hahah makes me want to try another now hehehe:) goodluck im sure youll do fine with him:)

Originally Posted by daniella3d (Post 655590)

Ah then maybe he was too old. I wonder as well how long they live.

I don't really care if that thing grow big and eat my crabs :) I was going to take that tank apart and sell it but now I will wait a little bit and see what happen. There is no sand, but it's a real jungle of vegetation so it will not be easy to find it.

Also will they come out and forage for food or do you have to always feed them near their hole?

Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 655591)

my peacocks were out quite often but my g.smithi wasnt out a hole lot at least during the day when i was watching i guess it would depend on the type of mantis.they are def pretty cool though i bet yours will enjoy the macro hiding places:):) have you noticed if its a smasher or a spearer yet?? did you get an id on him/her????