Pair of mantis?

[stapler]

I would like to set up a mantis tank, but was wondering if a pair could be kept with eachother.

What else could you keep with em?...fish, shrimp(if any), etc....

 

[Gonodactylus]

There are many monogamous species of stomatopods (all in the superfamily Lysiosquilloidea), but all the species that are commonly available to aquarists pair for at most a few days and are likely to kill one another at other times - particularly when one molts. If you are willing to take some risk, you can try keeping two gonodactylids such as Neogonodactylus wennerae or Gonodactylus smithii in a fairly large tank with LOTS of suitable cavities so that the animals can get away from one another. In fact it is best if they have cavities that are separated by open sand and that do not face one another. Still, the chances are pretty good that some day one will become food for the other.

 

[stapler]

Ah thats cool....what else could I possible keep in there with a mantis? Its my 18g tall fuge, and has some LR and lots of macros in it. My refuge sits right on my computer desk, right next to the DT, and wanted to make it more interesting.