mantis and copepods

[uglyamericanV1]

is it cool to keep a refugium with macro algae + copepods + mantis?

what would be a good size refugium with a mantis?

 

[Pea-brain]

Depends on species. N. wennerae or other small gonodactylids may eat a few copepods but not a sizeable amount, while a haptosquillid might snack on them all day. Most gonodactylids (Neogonodactylus, Gonodactylus, Gonodactylaceus etc.) only need 5-10 gallons. Larger mantises like peacocks need about 20 gallons or more to move when adult.

Dan

 

[uglyamericanV1]

thank you so much sir

 

[bigfruits]

so peacocks will not eat pods?

 

[yankeereefer]

My smithii has begun "hunting" pods in his tank over recent months (could be though it's been doing it forever and I just noticed).

Very interesting to watch.

 

[DanInSD]

I would think that copepods would not be large enough to attract the attention of anything bigger than, say, a Haptosquillid. However, I would think that smaller mantis would see amphipods as "worth their time".

Dan