LiveAquaria.com Mantis Shrimp

[RiskIt]

Hello,

I had a question about these facsinating animals. With the mantis shrimp that they are offering now at liveaquaria.com...what size tank should the mantis shrimp be kept in?

Thanks,
Shane

 

[30mini]

Check out Roy's List at the top. I believe what Live Aquaria has are O. Scyllarus. They get pretty big, so probably around 30 gal minimum for them!

 

[Ms. K]

I think the mantis you are referring to is what they call a Lime Green mantis and sell for under $20. I'm pretty sure that it is not a peacock, but I could be wrong. I think they call any mantis they get in a lime green mantis and they always show the same pic, so it may not even look like the pic. If it's not a peacock, it probably won't get terribly large. You can probably keep it comfortably in a 10-20 gallon setup.

 

[LittlePuff]

They're out and don't know when they will get more (even if their site says they have them in stock)

Kim