Need a new mantis....

[sandlot13]

Welp, the mantis shrine I had offically crashed..... The powerhead I had over heated and offically boiled everything pretty much i think........ which only means........

Im out on the market for a new mantis!!! Im doing a new and improved tank this time, upgrading size and everything. So ya, I need everyones help! Where can I get one, especially when Im located in IDAHO! blah, anywho, I guess if anyone has any tips lemme know, hoping to find a Smithii or ondoctodactylus (sp?)....... perhaps even a peacock. Anywho, PLEASE HELP ME!!! thanks!

tanner g.

 

[Hutton]

you would find a peacock before you find a smithii, im pretty sure that a peacock is the same as the other one you mentioned besides the smithii.

 

[sandlot13]

haha, ya, didnt think about that when i was writing it..... oops. either one would be awesome, I just am looking to find a new friend!

 

[sandlot13]

bump! come on, someone has to have one lying around their fuge somewhere!!!

 

[Katana]

A two gallon might be a bit small for any mantis at any rate. Mabye a N. Wennerae from www.tampabaysaltwater.com

 

[sandlot13]

oh i know.... typically the mantis's that ive found have been small when i first get them, so my two gallon is a starter tank.... Im actually in the process of starting a new, much bigger mantis shrine.

tampabaysaltwater is a great site, but 50 bucks for a mantis is waaaaay too much for what i want to spend on something that most people consider pests

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Peacocks get big. So they need around a 25 gallon.
A 2 gallon is really small, even for a small Mantis.

 

[sandlot13]

see above post