Zebra mantis shrimp

[mantyman]

I have recently gotten a zebra mantis shrimp( around 3.5-4 inches), which I love, and it seems to be very happy and healthy in my 75 gallon tank. But I was wondering if I would be able to put any other fish in the tank since it is such a big tank. Any ideas about this please write back hoping to find fish that i can put in the tank. Thanks

 

[Kzinti]

Since that is a spearer mantis shrimp I would think as soon as it got hungry it will eat the fish.

 

[TrappedMetal]

75 gallon for something that never leaves its burrow is pretty silly.
Any fish too large to be eaten (or so you think) will either end up in the lysiosquillas arms or if it is too large the lysiosquilla may try to eat it and end up going for a ride in the tank...
Also, you know this species requires a sand bed at least 1.5 times deep as the mantis is long right? and they get over a foot long...

 

[rydr119]

double post

 

[rydr119]

We keep ours with just damsels in case he gets hungry its no loss to expensive fish and they keep the tank lively looking. Funny thing is they have been in there for a few months now he would rather eat food of a stick.