Ok - this is a mantis and that very trap mentioned will be effective which is how I caught a past one in my tank. You can also place that rock in a container of tank water and it will come out to hunt for food and you can then pull the rock and nab himI’m talking about the mantis that’s in a rock, I already got the pistol shrimp out but I’m trying to take out this mantis shrimp, this is what he looks like.
Gulf species. Either Squilla empusa or Gonodactylus spWhat kind of mantis is this and is this guy big enough to harm fish? He’s about an inch.
lolOk - this is a mantis and that very trap mentioned will be effective which is how I caught a past one in my tank. You can also place that rock in a container of tank water and it will come out to hunt for food and you can then pull the rock and nab him
There are special tanks for mantis:
Could it have killed one of my fish if it had came across one of my fish?Ok - this is a mantis and that very trap mentioned will be effective which is how I caught a past one in my tank. You can also place that rock in a container of tank water and it will come out to hunt for food and you can then pull the rock and nab him
There are special tanks for mantis:
At that size, likely not but they pack a good punch and can strike a fish dead as well as snails and shrimps
Can I put it in a tank that only has blue leg hermit crabs?
The crabs are likely to be food - if you’d rather the mantis as a pet you can.
Yes- Blue legs are Mini- mini and scavengers/algae eaters
I’m talking about the pistol shrimp, the mantis is already gone.
Ah gotcha - the pistol should be safe as mentioned.
