Hello Everyone,
I am new here but have been keeping salt water tanks for some time now, and finally have a question about my Peacock Mantis, her name is Jenny. Have had here for just over 2 months now and up until last week she was doing great, a little background first. She is in a 30 long tank i made a tunnel for her lots of rock, with 5 corals and 5 chromis, and water chem is spot on using apex, seneye to monitor weekly test and water changes. In the 2 months I have had her she eats well, including mysis, brine, snails, shrimp pieces, pretty much anything. She molted once about a month ago, even preserved one of her hammers cuz they are awesome. She was doing very well, she still is doing great but...
About a week and a half ago she started acting strange was not eating every time i fed her but still eating small bits, and smashing at her tunnel. she finally stopped eating and was roaming around the tank more, and seemed more aggressive. She even made a new tunnel under some rock, but she doesn't use it. Then about 4 days ago she did not open her tunnel that morning, so i thought maybe she is going into a molt. Up until today she was pretty much hiding in her tunnel. Finally today i she her head poking out of her tunnel and she took a stroll around the tank. So i though all was good and went to feed her only to see her arms FULL of small red eggs. Having seen pictures of mantis with eggs, i knew immediately. This website LINK says it is possible for them to hold the males sperm for weeks but it has been exactly 10 weeks that I have had her.
Could they be viable eggs or is this some form of menstruation. What should I do.
Thanks for any help or advice anyone can give, will try to get some good pics.
I am new here but have been keeping salt water tanks for some time now, and finally have a question about my Peacock Mantis, her name is Jenny. Have had here for just over 2 months now and up until last week she was doing great, a little background first. She is in a 30 long tank i made a tunnel for her lots of rock, with 5 corals and 5 chromis, and water chem is spot on using apex, seneye to monitor weekly test and water changes. In the 2 months I have had her she eats well, including mysis, brine, snails, shrimp pieces, pretty much anything. She molted once about a month ago, even preserved one of her hammers cuz they are awesome. She was doing very well, she still is doing great but...
About a week and a half ago she started acting strange was not eating every time i fed her but still eating small bits, and smashing at her tunnel. she finally stopped eating and was roaming around the tank more, and seemed more aggressive. She even made a new tunnel under some rock, but she doesn't use it. Then about 4 days ago she did not open her tunnel that morning, so i thought maybe she is going into a molt. Up until today she was pretty much hiding in her tunnel. Finally today i she her head poking out of her tunnel and she took a stroll around the tank. So i though all was good and went to feed her only to see her arms FULL of small red eggs. Having seen pictures of mantis with eggs, i knew immediately. This website LINK says it is possible for them to hold the males sperm for weeks but it has been exactly 10 weeks that I have had her.
Could they be viable eggs or is this some form of menstruation. What should I do.
Thanks for any help or advice anyone can give, will try to get some good pics.