Mantis Hotel pt 2

[ihatter]

Hey MMm-mantis and others,
I have been keeping a single mantis shrimp now for about 8 months and I think it is time for me to move on to bigger and better things. So I am down at my local LFS when low and behold they have an setup they used for inverts that they said they would sell to me.

Its a 33 gallon tank that is split into 6 different sections, getting a little over 5 gallons each. Now I currently have a G. Platyasoma (sp?) and was wondering if I could move him into this tank and if a little over 5 gallons would be enough. If its not enough I could just take out an acrylic divider and give him 2 slots of the hotel. I plan to use one as a refugium and to throw a protein skimmer on there with like 10 pounds of lr and a hob filter.

Do I have much in terms of options on mantis to keep or is just a waste of time?

If there aren't many interesting Mantids I could keep in there anyone else got any suggestions? I am very open

BTW the tank is like 50 bucks, that a good deal?

 

[ihatter]

BTW my G platy IS VERY reclusive, i can see him in his hole but he hasn't come out that i have seen in a good week or two. So I think that if I gave him his hut he would still be comfortable.

 

[nubreefer]

You could try a jellyfish, they're pretty cool IMO. But if i were you, I would stick with the mantis, if G platy isn't social enough try housing a couple different species in different rooms of your "hotel". That's just what I'd do, if I could find a good mantis for a reasonable price that is.