my mantis a pic inside

[Wee Man]

okay i lied there is no pic... but dont leave just yet, i have a mantis in my rock that i noticed yesterdaybut seeing these posts kind amakes me want one as a pet, using a standad little plastic 10 gal with a fluval 104 hooked up could i sustain his life, it will of course have live sand and some rocks from my 92 gal frogfish tank to help filter and wutnot, i will use water directly from my tank and fill the tank up with ro water, would this work.

like i said i dont have a pic but he is a smasher with a brown drab color

would this setup work?

[Wee Man]

wut kinda risk would i b using if i used a 4 gal glass fish bowl, i mean howmuch of a chance is there that hed bust through, and wut kind of lighting do they need.

[Wee Man]

oh and how exactly would i go about catching this batage. ive been trying to lure him into a gatorade bottle with food in it but no luck yet

[XxAngelzDustxX]

:mad: you tricked me!

[XxAngelzDustxX]

:rollface:

sorry I can't really help, I just check out this forum because I luv mantis.

[Wee Man]

im really sorry i tricked but please im very interested

[XxAngelzDustxX]

Originally posted by Wee Man
im really sorry i tricked but please im very interested

I didn't mean that I won't tell you, I meant that I don't know anything about mantis shrimp.

Sorry I was unclear, If I knew anything I would be more than happy to help you :)

[Wee Man]

oh k

[silent_assassin_e99]

the 10 gallon setup would definately work, the fishbowl would work too, depending on the size of your mantis. i have a 4 inch peacock mantis in a glass 10 gallon right now. from what dr. caldwell has said, you dont hafta worry much about them breaking glass until they get around 5 inches or more, but the one you have probably wont get that big anywayz. depending on where you got your rock from. if its florida rock i'd say its a neogonodactylus that will only get about 3 inches.

[Wee Man]

my mantis looks to b an inch or less, but wut kind of lighting requirements must b met

[silent_assassin_e99]

i dont think there are any special requirements for lighting.....im just using normal room lighting on my mantis tank right now...try reading this site, it'll tell you everything you needta know http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/