L. glabriuscula: Is this a good mantis to keep?

[Dave Legacy]

I was at a LFS today and I noticed that they still have this mantis that they've had for at least 2-3 months. It's confined in a small container and I'm thinking that I'd like to rescue it and give it a good home. Based on appearance I'm almost sure it's a 4" Lysiosquillina glabriuscula

Is this a good mantis shrimp to keep in a home aquarium? I'm guessing that most tankmates, if not all, are out of the question? Anyone able to give me any advice or insight on keeping this species?

 

[Dave Legacy]

I'm getting a free 55G acrylic tank on monday that I'm going to move my 30 Red Mangrove saplings into to grow them out. It will have a very deep sandbed... maybe this would be an appropriate place to put the Lysiosquillina glabriuscula?

 

[Thurge]

It will require a Sand Bed about 1.5x - 2x their size. So for your 4" mantis you will want to start with at least a 6" sand bed and 8" is better. Also this isn't an interactive species, so at most you will see his head poking out of its burrow. Some people find them facinting animals and others find them pretty boring.