Mantis Shrimp

[grouper25]

I am consolidating a few small 10 and 5 gallon specimen tanks into a 20 with alot of live rock, 3 damsels and two clowns along with a peppermint shrimp, hermits, snails and an emerald crab. The Mantis(green) has lived peacefully with the damsels in the past.

He is about one inch and I have yet to put in into the 20. The question is whether I can put him in this new small 20 gallon tank without him killing all the other inverts. He was a hitchhiker from some live rock and I have had him for 3 months. I cant keep seperate tanks (too much work with a 220 reef) but hate the thought of having to put him down.

Anyone have any views on this.
Thanks mates

 

[scrmbld33]

if you choose to get rid of him post in the selling forums, plenty of guys would take him and pay you for shipping, you could put him in with the other fish etc. but he may become a problem when he gets bigger

 

[Slamajama]

they may eat em

 

[scrmbld33]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9486725#post9486725 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Slamajama
they may eat em

that too

 

[sage_commander]

Why not put it in your sump/fuge?