i`ve recently found a mantis in my tank,its about 1.5 inches long and brown in colour.i`m using a trap-pest with a prawn as bait but no luck yet.is there abetter bait to use? i think its hiding in a rock at the bottom of my tank and to get this rock out i would have to break my tank down........any suggestions.
mantis shrimp found
- Thread starter snooper
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may try a ghost shrimp
Mantis prefer frozen meaty foods or live food. I feed mine frozen krill, frozen clam, and frozen formula 1 cubes (small part of a cube). I just randomly pick one of these to feed him every other day or so. I also keep a hand full of snails and hermits in the tank with him so if he gets hungry he can help himself to some snacks but for the most part he leaves them alone b/c I keep him well fed.
As for lighting, filtration and such go the same thing that you would use for a fish only setup will do. I would use a titanium heater and avoid glass thermometers however. Other than that it's important to provide a deep substrate for burrowing and live rock as well as small piece of rubble for building materials. You may also want to put a power head in the tank to help move water.
-David
As for lighting, filtration and such go the same thing that you would use for a fish only setup will do. I would use a titanium heater and avoid glass thermometers however. Other than that it's important to provide a deep substrate for burrowing and live rock as well as small piece of rubble for building materials. You may also want to put a power head in the tank to help move water.
-David
