My new mantis tank

[lastlight]

that thing is gorgeous. i've always been interested in keeping one in a small tank but they sound quite pricey to feed.

[daniella3d]

pricy to feed? not so far. I buy saltwater snails for human consumption at Kim Phat store. I pay 1.50$ for around 30 that can last a bit

As for other food, it's not so expensive to give a tawed shrimp either. I also buy fresh mussel cut them in half and freeze them.

Originally Posted by lastlight

that thing is gorgeous. i've always been interested in keeping one in a small tank but they sound quite pricey to feed.

[Coralgurl]

I saw my first mantis a couple weeks ago at Concept and they are so unbelievably cool looking creatures! Yours is beautiful and I love the tank set up you have!! Good luck with her, sounds like a bit of a character already!!

[Skimmerking]

Wil they bite

[daniella3d]

They don't bite, they don't need to. They can split a thumb open with the speed of a 22 caliber gun with their smashers, plus they have a 1/2" spear that can unfold at the end of the smashers that they can stab your fingers with and probably go right through it. That's got to hurt quite bad.

Here in this picture you can see the spear that can unfold and they can strike a finger or a hang with it. So they can hit with the spear folded and only smash, or they can also unfold their spear and strike with it.

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

Wil they bite

[ponokareefer]

Any updates on how the mantis is doing?