Mantis shrimp needs home

[VintageReefer]

Why not

Size limitations. How big does this guy get? This pico is 1.1g peninsula

I am somewhat experienced with mantis, I bought and raised a 2” peacock to full grown and had him as a pet in a species tank for 5 years.

I do miss having a mantis, their intelligence fascinates me. And this micro mantis might be a good fit for my acrylic pico. I just don’t know much about this particular species and will have to read up.

 

[Hadla]

They need at least 5-10 gallons once they get to the full size of about 3 inches. I think that would be fine for a few months

n_wennerae

 

[Stomatopods17]

Space wise n. Wennerae could be fine in 1.1, I’d be more concerned about the glass thickness, tighter space + smaller tank means more likely breaks.

They’ve broken out of similar sized containers I’ve had submerged in larger tanks. I would never house one in a pico that didn’t at least have acrylic laying on the bottom.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Could he live in here ?

No that is way too tiny. But a few sexy shrimp and some snails and hermits would be happy in a pico like that.

 

[VintageReefer]

Space wise n. Wennerae could be fine in 1.1, I’d be more concerned about the glass thickness, tighter space + smaller tank means more likely breaks.

They’ve broken out of similar sized containers I’ve had submerged in larger tanks. I would never house one in a pico that didn’t at least have acrylic laying on the bottom.

The entire tank is acrylic

 

[VintageReefer]

No that is way too tiny. But a few sexy shrimp and some snails and hermits would be happy in a pico like that.

Been there, never again. The sexy shrimp were rehomed to my main tanks sump.

 

[VintageReefer]

Been there, never again. The sexy shrimp were rehomed to my main tanks sump.

I have removed the large pale torch and replaced with a smaller gold torch, and was considering moving the gold back to my 75 anyway

Here are pics with a frag shelf that is exactly 3” long. The tank is 1/4” acrylic on all sides. I could smash up some spew rock to make rubble and he can make a cave under the tonga branch structure

Since the mantis is in a Tupperware in a sump and nobody has stepped up to give it a home, if this tank is suitable, I would volunteer to take him and move him in

 

[AydenLincoln]

Been there, never again. The sexy shrimp were rehomed to my main tanks sump.

Then change it to ghost shrimp lol either way a mantis gets too big and will need a much bigger home.

 

[VintageReefer]

Then change it to ghost shrimp lol either way a mantis gets too big and will need a much bigger home.

But this is a tiny mantis species. I’ve kept peacock mantis before and those get large. This is a small mantis