Very rare mantis

Delphinus · #1 04-02-2007, 05:18 PM

I have no idea how to get them out, otherwise yeah, you'd have at least a dozen little snacks ranging in size from 1/4" to about 1.5" .. I'd love to try a "biological control" but a trigger is probably too messy with the sand in the tank, I've been told an eel probably wouldn't do it, an octopus probably would but the tank is *nowhere* near octopus-safe, that leaves a mantis but then I guess the snails, shrimp (cleaners and peppermints), urchins and fish would have to be moved to a different tank?

justinl · #2 04-03-2007, 12:26 AM

tony, yeah your other stuff would have to be moved and once you had the mantis in there... well It's a LOT harder to remove a mantis than any crab.

lol 15million dollar mantis... that he got for free!

rudy · #3 04-03-2007, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by justinl

tony, yeah your other stuff would have to be moved and once you had the mantis in there... well It's a LOT harder to remove a mantis than any crab.

lol 15million dollar mantis... that he got for free!

Free?? Nope. Good deal but not free.

justinl · #4 04-03-2007, 03:03 AM

oh my bad. I thought you got it free.

how is it doing? Still going without a burrow?

rudy · #5 04-03-2007, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by justinl

oh my bad. I thought you got it free.

how is it doing? Still going without a burrow?

Yep...doing good cool as a mantis

dunl · #6 04-03-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

I have no idea how to get them out, otherwise yeah, you'd have at least a dozen little snacks ranging in size from 1/4" to about 1.5" .. I'd love to try a "biological control" but a trigger is probably too messy with the sand in the tank, I've been told an eel probably wouldn't do it, an octopus probably would but the tank is *nowhere* near octopus-safe, that leaves a mantis but then I guess the snails, shrimp (cleaners and peppermints), urchins and fish would have to be moved to a different tank?

My freshwater moray would probably do it, but I couldn't guarantee he wouldn't take out the snails and fish as well. Unfortunately, that's the problem with using a biological control.

As for Rudy's mantis? I just keep wondering how many people have skewered or smashed with a hammer some really interesting things they have found in their tank.