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Hey guys! I have an idea for a Mantis tank based on an IM Nuvo 10 and using Tampa Bay Saltwater's Mantis Treasure Chest, which includes a very small, 1/2" Neogonodactylus wennerae, as well as a few pounds each of their live rock and sand, and some "Gorilla crab snacks", as they say.
Going with the plural of Mantis as Mantes, which seems correct to me. Please correct me if I'm wrong
I have for years been interested in these amazing animals, but I thought that since I live in land-locked upstate New York that feeding them would be crazy expensive. I can't go down to the seashore and legally harvest crabs and critters to feed a Mantis. And, I can't afford to mail order live marine crabs, shrimps, snails, etc. to continually feed a Mantis. Plus, while my wife would definitely think a Mantis is a very cool creature, she would not at all like the idea of the Mantis relentlessly killing animals like fish, crabs and shrimp. My DW is an animal lover, Science bless her
My questions is, if this is even possible, what can I feed an N. wennerae that I can obtain easily and inexpensively in Upstate New York. I think these Mantes will go for some frozen foods and pellets, but I am pretty sure that they need some kind of live food here and there for their wellbeing. And the wellbeing of the Mantis would be my primary concern.
I have read about "clams on the half shell" for Mantes. Are these literally clams that you buy at the supermarket? I LOVE seafood, but don't eat clams, lol! And if so, would an N. Wennerae go for those little neck clams I see at the supermarket? If so, it may be affordable to keep one of these critters after all.
Also, would the Mantis eat anything like freshwater ghost shrimp? I can sneak those to the Mantis when the wife is not looking ;-)
Is there anything else I can feed a Neogonodactylus wennerae that would be easily obtainable in my part of the world?
Thank you very much for your help!
Going with the plural of Mantis as Mantes, which seems correct to me. Please correct me if I'm wrong
I have for years been interested in these amazing animals, but I thought that since I live in land-locked upstate New York that feeding them would be crazy expensive. I can't go down to the seashore and legally harvest crabs and critters to feed a Mantis. And, I can't afford to mail order live marine crabs, shrimps, snails, etc. to continually feed a Mantis. Plus, while my wife would definitely think a Mantis is a very cool creature, she would not at all like the idea of the Mantis relentlessly killing animals like fish, crabs and shrimp. My DW is an animal lover, Science bless her
My questions is, if this is even possible, what can I feed an N. wennerae that I can obtain easily and inexpensively in Upstate New York. I think these Mantes will go for some frozen foods and pellets, but I am pretty sure that they need some kind of live food here and there for their wellbeing. And the wellbeing of the Mantis would be my primary concern.
I have read about "clams on the half shell" for Mantes. Are these literally clams that you buy at the supermarket? I LOVE seafood, but don't eat clams, lol! And if so, would an N. Wennerae go for those little neck clams I see at the supermarket? If so, it may be affordable to keep one of these critters after all.
Also, would the Mantis eat anything like freshwater ghost shrimp? I can sneak those to the Mantis when the wife is not looking ;-)
Is there anything else I can feed a Neogonodactylus wennerae that would be easily obtainable in my part of the world?
Thank you very much for your help!
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