danielfish
Member
will any kind of lionfish eat a mantis shrimp??
Just wondering
- Thread starter danielfish
- Start date
lion_crazz
Active Member
All should as long as the shrimp can fit in its mouth.
greatfullreefer
Active Member
Ouch, a mantis in its mouth, may need dentures after that meal 
fishy411
Member
Originally posted by lion_crazz
All should as long as the shrimp can fit in its mouth.
do u know what a mantis shrimp is? Danielfish i am pretty sure that no lionfish can eat a mantis shrimp but if i had to bet on one i would say a fully grown volitan. I wouldnt chance it though as lions like to perch and they are pretty slow and have to sleep on the sand bed or around there and the mantis would probly kill it. I have heard of them killing multiple clown triggers.
lion_crazz
Active Member
Well, maybe I should have included a little more information and asked more questions about what type of tank he had. Sorry. I was only going by my own experience because I have sold someone that I know a volitan lionfish for their reef tank because they could not get the mantis shrimp out of their tank. They tried everything from traps to ripping apart their tank, and nothing worked. After I gave him the lion, he did not lose a fish afterwards. He never saw him eat it however, but the shrimp stopped his aggressive behavior I guess because fish stopped disappearing. Thus, maybe it would hurt its mouth a little, but I don't think a bigger volitan would have a problem with a small mantis.
