Can two 2 to 3 inch wennerae mantis be kept together without problems?I've read that some mantis are fine together.I would have them in a 5 gallon tank for now.They are pinky finger size.The lfs gave him to me since I spotted him in a rock in thier seahorse tank and helped remove it.
Can Wennerae mantis be kept together?
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brekurboy1
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Provide lots and lots of rock work for them to live in. The more holes they have to live in the less likely they will fight about it. In a few years they will be up to 3 inches. I'm not sure what will happen then but if it were me I would separate them when they get too big.
dwarfatize
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in a word no. I have seen them live together in a tank but If you are putting them in a 5 gallon the chances that they will figh are evtremely high. I would get seperate tanks and plumb them togeather.
Dexter1334
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I had three, two red and one green. After several days I had one red and one green. I think the colors mark the sexes, as several weeks later I had a tank full of fry (None survived more than a few days).
My pair survived for months in a ten gallon until the heater broke and one got fried. Anyway I think if they are opposite sexes they will get along,same sex, one is dinner.
My pair survived for months in a ten gallon until the heater broke and one got fried. Anyway I think if they are opposite sexes they will get along,same sex, one is dinner.
Hwarang
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brekurboy1 and dwarfatize are both essentially correct. Stomatopods are generally a territorial species that will claim and defend a home (cave/burrow) and then actively hunt near it. Aggressive territorial behavior is almost always inflamed in a small environment. As mentioned, you reduce the risk of fighting/death by providing LOTS of rockwork so that each can find a home away from the other. As also mentioned, a 5g might be too small, you might consider bumping up to a 10, and even then don't be surprised if one becomes lunch (eventually).
Here is an article outlining how mantis behavie in regards to territory and space:
Mantis Community Tanks: http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/logs/053198.htm
Here is an index of some interesting mantis articles:
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/logs.htm
As a side note, here's a short article I found about mantis & visual/colors:
http://www.umbc.edu/biosci/Graduate/students/achero1.html
Here is an article outlining how mantis behavie in regards to territory and space:
Mantis Community Tanks: http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/logs/053198.htm
Here is an index of some interesting mantis articles:
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/logs.htm
As a side note, here's a short article I found about mantis & visual/colors:
http://www.umbc.edu/biosci/Graduate/students/achero1.html
illcssd
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i have a 10g, w/about 8 pounds of lr in it. it has a n. wennerae in it, and a small other mantis in it. they've been together for about a month. they are different species so i dont know if that makes a difference. the wennerae is full grown, and the other one is like 1/1/2 inches long and blue/purple, i have no idea what type that is.....just my 2cents
brekurboy1
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I would really go with a 20 long for 2 N wennerae with 2 distinct areas of rock work on opposite sides of the tank. What I have that's not finished looks like this from the top. I've made this tank from left over 1/4" inch lexan.
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three sections in the front divided with lexan and a refugium in the back with overflow and stuff. The whole system is powered with a 5-15 regent filter from walmart slightly modified. I'll put some pics up. All my N. Wennerae stuck in 2 liter bottle will live here when it's finished being built.
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three sections in the front divided with lexan and a refugium in the back with overflow and stuff. The whole system is powered with a 5-15 regent filter from walmart slightly modified. I'll put some pics up. All my N. Wennerae stuck in 2 liter bottle will live here when it's finished being built.
