Mantis Shrimp Question

[justinl]

leave the lights off, stop checking up on it it every five minutes (once or twice a day is fine), don't try to feed, and pray. that's about all you can do. the key here is to give it the leastamount of disturbance possible.

you probably realize this, but for long term success, it will need at least a 5 gal tank. a bucket with LR and an airstone will not suffice.

did you acclimate? inverts are especially sensitive to quick changes in salinity.

edit: if you can get a few decent pics, i can try to ID the species for ya.