mOnsterzOas26
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Do mantis hide in the sand or rocks ? I didn't see or hear mine all day ?
Meet khalissi
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CaliforniaCrisp
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Mine built a cave under the rock and kicked all sand aside.
New shot of her coming out to interact.
mOnsterzOas26
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I just got this for free , don't know what kind it is I know it's a mantis thought
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CaliforniaCrisp
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I just got this for free , don't know what kind it is I know it's a mantis thought
Wow! That is tiny! Beautiful creature though. About how long would you say it is?
mOnsterzOas26
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Thanks n Yea very tiny I'd say about 1" and a Quarter
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CaliforniaCrisp
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Yea. That is tiny! Keep updates! I'd love to see ur setup once It's all settled.
Mine just molted for the first time. Looks to be a healthy molt.
mOnsterzOas26
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That's cool , what size of a tank it's urs in , also what kind of equipment u have ?
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She is currently in a 14g biocube. I need to upgrade after my wedding next week.
Tank is pretty much stock. Has a 24w 10k bulb I believe. Probably going to downgrade that here shortly. It's stocked with about 4 inches of sand. Mix between black beauty and fine crushed coral.
I have 4 different macro algae in the tank with a few basic polyps and shrooms.
Dosing with mag/cal/iodine.
Might get a UV sterilizer on the tank soon. Or wait till after the upgrade.
mOnsterzOas26
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Sounds like a really cool set up for now , how big is she ? What size do they need full grown ?
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She is about the size of a bratwurst. 5"
The tank is actually too small for her now. I know she needs something that is 10x the length of her body. Hoping to do a 40g breeder.
Thank you!
mOnsterzOas26
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I see that's cool
iretthepirate
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Purdy. Lucky. U should try getting it used to your hand so u can hand feed and touch... If your brave enough lol I've seen it done before though. Mine aren't that big I have a purple spotted she's nice but never tried hand feeding but i'm gonna start trying with my baby mantis I have that's super tiny not even inch long and about as wide as a toothpick, not to sure what kind that one is might be just a little green mantis at this point if it hit me it wouldnt even hurt
iretthepirate
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just a cute little green mantis have u seen roys mantis shrimp profile before? Pretty cool check it out. Yours is bigger then mine but I got a super tiny green baby to for free someone turned him into store when they found him in the rocks they got. Said he'd be a nuisance but I was like heck no he isn't give him to me!
I just got this for free , don't know what kind it is I know it's a mantis thought
mOnsterzOas26
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No I haven't seen Roy's mantis shrimp , I'm gonna check it out , that's cool how u got urs , I got mine the same way I went to my local Lfs to buy some supplies and they were talking about getting rid of a mantis they found on their live rock , and I told them I could take him, the guys that work there are cool so I got it free , I took this pic today
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And this one
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Well it seems to me Khalissi may pass away... Ever since she molted she lays there moving her flippers. Her eyes are active. But she doesn't look to good.
I thought she had a good molt. And the lights have been out since she molted.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I have done a water change and dosed with calcium and mag.
I thought she had a good molt. And the lights have been out since she molted.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I have done a water change and dosed with calcium and mag.
mOnsterzOas26
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Has she been eating at all ?
