Dr. Roy i need to know about the cohabitants with a mantis?

[mattyice]

Well i have come across a O. Brevirostris and i really have to limit my tanks, so my question is would that stomatopod be safe with a dwarf lionfish...or the other way around, they would be housed in a 20L and the drawf is about 2.5" long and close to the same for the O. Brevirostris

 

[Thurge]

Mantis don't seem to like Dwarf lions. I tried one with an N.wennera and it ended 36 hours later with the mantis having a fish dinner. I know of a couple others who have tried it without success.

 

[mattyice]

do you think they would be okay in a 30 XXL tank, its going to be 48x12x12, i know that alot of mantids hate lions but i really cant setup another tank and i would really like to take upon getting this mantis since it is a pretty rare species to come across, i was just wondering if dr. roy had any experience with this species or not?

 

[Gonodactylus]

O. b. will roam around over the entire tank, so the two will encounter one another. There is no way I would put a dwarf lion and an O.b together unless I was willing to lose one or both.

Roy

 

[mattyice]

so the O. b is a pretty active species? perfect my peacock has not been leaving her cave lately