Inverts

[piccasotrigger]

I was intrested in the inverts that i saw at the lfs today especially the mantis shrimp i know these are extremely agressive but was wondering if they can be kept with anything else like a horseshoe crab or a dwarf lionfish or other inverts. thanks

 

[barracuda]

From what i've read in every posts and from the aquarium books i've got Mantis is very agressive to be held with something else. Mantis will devour everything live.

 

[newreefers]

A mantis really isn't reef safe, but if you want one you could set up a small (5 gal or less) tank for it, all you need is some sand for digging in, and some rock for hiding in, no special lights. Mantis shrimp are very cool to watch, I am thinking of doing this myself but I'm still in the research mode right now. As far as cost goes so far I figured less than$30.00.