Hey!
I just added a Peacock Mantis to the 10 gallon tank I've set up for it. The tank has been set up for over a month, and has a small clownfish and some hermit crabs in it. I put these animals in there to help cycle the tank. The parameters of the tank are fine, all well within their tolerances.
I acclimated the mantis for about an hour, then added him to the tank. Since I added him, he's just been sitting on the bottom not really doing anything. He cleans his antenna sometime and the fins under his tail are moving, but that's all. Is this normal behavior for a Peacock? Every other mantis that I've had has always seemed fine after I added him to the tank. Please let me know, I'm very concerned about him. Thanks in advance!
-Trip
I just added a Peacock Mantis to the 10 gallon tank I've set up for it. The tank has been set up for over a month, and has a small clownfish and some hermit crabs in it. I put these animals in there to help cycle the tank. The parameters of the tank are fine, all well within their tolerances.
I acclimated the mantis for about an hour, then added him to the tank. Since I added him, he's just been sitting on the bottom not really doing anything. He cleans his antenna sometime and the fins under his tail are moving, but that's all. Is this normal behavior for a Peacock? Every other mantis that I've had has always seemed fine after I added him to the tank. Please let me know, I'm very concerned about him. Thanks in advance!
-Trip