the mantis cube

[Skimmer Juice]

The zoo's are probably not opening , because he is walking on them.

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by Fish

Oh, and a mantis that size would not be able to break the glass of your tank, so no worries.

- Chad

Never underestimate these little buggers.

I got a 2" mantis from Kari here on the board and the little bugger smashed some of the plastic grating out of one of the plastic hang on cages that I kept it in for one night. (Just about escaped into my reef.)

I put it in a small Azoo acrylic to house it and within a couple of weeks he cracked that.

I gave him to another person here on the board and he cracked that persons sump. That guy put him into a jar (Because it was late in the evening) and was going to bring him to Albert at Gold the next day after work. The next day he returns home from work and finds the little mantis dead in a cracked (Mostly empty.) jar.

[justinl]

wow that sounds like one mantis in major need of anger management. IMO any mantis over 1.5 inches has the potential to break glass but unless they're over 6 inches the likelyhood of a cracked tank is very low. there are stories, but they're rare. If you have an acrylic tank with sufficient volume to have a happy mantis, you should be able to sleep without worries.

[JOSH]

well MC hammer looked lonley so i got him a friend!
also moves my rockwork around i like it alot better



my newest coral

[JOSH]

ive done some research on this type of mantis and from what i have read hes not really interactive, so im hoping i can trade him for a smithii which ive herd are really active and interesting

[Psyire]

I had the very same species of mantis for a year or so. She would come out of her cave to eat but that's about it. I rarely seen her moving about other than to get food I had put in the tank. She got along just fine with a fuzzy dwarf lionfish.

[JOSH]

yeah thats just like this one, nice colors but only comes out for food, otherwise hes in his cave, not sure what other types are active though, there tough to find in calgary

[JOSH]

well i snapped a pic of him in action grabbing a hermit, as well hes found a new home under my zoo's

[justinl]

G. smithii are generally more interactive but I would give the guy a chance. Usually they are shy at the start and once they warm up to your presence (which means food to them) and their new home they sometimes get more sociable.

[untamed]

Yes...mine isn't the same species, but over the years he has become increasingly "friendly". (Not so friendly that I go sticking my hand in there too much) He comes out whenever he sees me near.