life span

[JGoslee]

How long do mantis shrimp live?

[maniac13]

I was just wondering the same thing ...

Anyone ?? :)

Bob

[nbeutler]

I read a thread on this a few months ago, as I recall the life span varied greatly depending on the species. seems like the average life span was about two years in captivity. I kind of remeber reading that one species live for 15 years or so......

If you do a search on this forumn you can probally find the thread with the information you seek.

[JGoslee]

Thanks Nbeutler.

[Gonodactylus]

Maximum life span in the field ranges from a couple of years for some squillids to more than 20 for Lysiosquillina. Most gonodactylids seem to range in the 4-6 year range. My guess is that O. scyllarus are similar, although we have no field data.

Roy