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Okie Dokie. Ill try and get a pick of her today. Should I feed her 3 or two times a week?

So its normal for a new Mantis to just kinda hang out in her cave? She is alive and alert. Constantly watching but she just hangs back inside.

Well, he stopped doing it. Not sure what it was but it stopped I think. Right now he is just hangin out inside his PVC. I tried feeding him two different types of snails and a hermit. He fiddled with them, swirled them, tapped them, then tossed them out. He did eat krill and loved it. God, its...

Maybe this will help a little.

Is it normal for him to put his "face" to the ground and bend his body to where it is kind of pointed? He has done this a couple times.

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Its in!!! And ALIVE!!!! Already eating a hermit. It is truly glorious! When I put it in simply releasing it into the tank, it went straight to the PVC tunnel and is checkin everything out. Woohoo!!!!

I wont add alot of water only maybe a cup which includes the Mantis. What about the green net?

I understand and will probably take most of the water out. How could there be copper in the bag or the water if the Mantis is still alive? It was probably in the bag for 9 -/+ hours.

The first Mantis I got, I netted him out and he freaked. Tried jumping out of the tank. You sure I shouldnt just add my water and his at the same time and do a less stressful release?

Its here. Tank temp is 78F. Mantis water is 74. Floating the bag in the sump along with my water dripping into the bag at the moment. Salinity in my tank is 1.024-1.025. Mantis bag is 1.024-1.025. It moves a little bit but is timid. Trying to hide underneath the folds of the bag. How long should...

Thank you very much. Cranberry is crossin' all her finger's and toe's as am I.

Thursday hopefully earlier than later in the day. Man do I hope this one is alive and will stay alive. Im hopin' and prayin'

SWF isnt specific with their Mantis. They have one for sale that is titled Peacock Mantis but looks nothing like one. I did just order mine off ***********. They seem to be my best bet besides stomatopod.com Everyone cross your fingers this one lives. I called About the Reef and talked to Chris...

Haha I bet you $100 your boyfriend would love watching it destroy a crab or hermit. I am looking into ***********. I may buy one from them. Locally is starting to look like its not going to happen. It seems during the colder season, they stop harvesting Mantis. Everything in my tank is ready. I...

Awesome. Will do. Really appreciate this. What mantis do you plan on getting?

Thank you very much for your input. I will deffinetly call them tomorrow. I appreciate the advice. Im not sure I like the prices at Aquarium Arts. Their coral is pricey and they dont seem to have alot of variety. They are also switching to freshwater/saltwater which sucks! IMO. Before, you...

I live in East Mesa. My usual stops are Pets Inc and Aquarium Arts. Not sure if I can discuss their operations but I like them both. But both have their bad sides. I do on occasion, visit ***** only to browse. I was actually impressed with their selection some days. I also have visited Aqua...

Yesterday I went to two different LFS and they both read 1.028 using a refractometer. I dont like it that high because I wanted a Mantis and I guess my salinity was too high for it and it wound up dying. Just a personal preference to keep it lower.

I actually did a 5g fresh water change and it went from 1.028 to 1.025 Ill start being a little more precise with measuring. Thanks everyone.