tank for mantis

[Country-reefer]

a friend of mine wants to give me his 40 long because he is getting out of the hobby, it's a shame but anyway would that size tank be a suitable one for a mantis? I have heard of people putting them in tanks such as 20 gallons but it just doesn't almost seem big enough....

[gozermantis]

yeah 40 would be a nice home for a mantis that doesnt get bigger than 7 inches. Just add 3-4 inches of coral rubble and sand substrate and some live rock and watch him or her go to work!

[stepho]

It depends on what species of mantis you get. 40gal is plenty for a peacock mantis.

I have a 10 gal which is plenty for my N. Wennerae

[lionbacker54]

make sure you don't get too small of a mantis shrimp, or it will get lost in a bigger tank.