bbuckmaster
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I just found 5 baby mantis shrimp in my refugium and that is just the ones that were right up front, so multiply that by at least 5. They are all less than 1/8" or so and seem to be content chasing down amphipods and mysis shrimp. I have a couple of questions:
1) Is their color at 1/8" typically representative of their adult coloration?
2) At what size do they begin to not tolerate each other in rather close proximity? ( they seem to be getting along famously now)
3) Is there any way to identify them at this size?
4) Anything else I should do or know?
the circled part is the raptorial appendage. sorry about the poor pic quality
1) Is their color at 1/8" typically representative of their adult coloration?
2) At what size do they begin to not tolerate each other in rather close proximity? ( they seem to be getting along famously now)
3) Is there any way to identify them at this size?
4) Anything else I should do or know?

the circled part is the raptorial appendage. sorry about the poor pic quality
