Baby Mantis need help

[Gourock]

Recently I was at my LFS and found a Cloridopsis dubia (VERY COOL!) it is about 5" long and fascinating. I currently house him/her in a 6 gal eclipse tank with a sand bed about 2.5" deep and some LR. I was looking at the tank and found what appears to a baby mantis it is about 1cm long and translucent. It must have come on a piece of rock that I had put into the tank.

I would like to try to raise it but have no idea what to do or what to feed it. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

I've never kept a mantis but they are really cool and my son just loves to watch him feed. (kids! enough said!)

 

[mattyice]

i would go with frozen cyclopeeze, its small enough and should get it eating...also if that works good, which it should you will be able to see him because he will turn red

 

[Gourock]

Excellent, I will try that and see. Should I take it out of tank and put i somewhere else or leave in the tank until it gets a little bigger?

If I take it out what do you recommend for a habitat?

 

[justinl]

If you can get it out of the tank, it would be a good move. Put it in it's own tank. Let's see some pictures!

 

[Gourock]

Its a small guy. I looked for it again tonight and could not find it. When I do I'll get a photo I'll post one of the big guy(or girl) he/she is beautiful!