my new mantis is a wussy!!

[CLINT]

I got a G.SMITHI from king ed last week and so far he doesnt seem to want to kill anything.I bought small hermits cause hes not to big,but the only thing he eats so far is mysis.Is this ok for his diet or should I try something else.CLINT

[Chowder]

It should be ok if he only eats mysis. It will also be alot cheaper then buying all those snails and hermits.

[marie]

Try bits of raw fish, mussels and shrimp that you can buy at the grocery store.

[CLINT]

thanks for that.I think my mantis(the wife named him Hanibal) is in for a pretty big surprise cause 1 of the smaller hermits walked in front of his hole and at the same time he came out.well he hid so fast that Hanibal never saw him just this nice little shell that he could use for decoration in his hole. dont think hes left much room in there for a roommate so maybe this is his time to shine.CLINT

[Flusher]

Keep snails and crabs in the tank with the mantis as often as possible. Sometimes it takes awhile before the mantis kills anything, but if there's nothing for it to punch at, it might lose it's punching claws ("dactyls"). They take awhile to regrow.
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[i have crabs]

krill would be better than misis i would think.