Originally Posted by
SilentJ
Bump.....i need to know cuz i am placing the order for my mantis TODAY at 5:00 central
Well, it sounds to me that you've already got your mind made up.
No offense, but please don't ask, if you don't want to hear the truth. Mantis Shrimps are highly predatory, and if given the chance, I'm SURE would eat the pods. You need as many pods as possible, being as your tank is only 24 gallons, which IMO, a mandarin shouldn't be kept in anyway. You don't want ANYTHING in your fuge, that could even possibly decimate your pod population.
So, long story short, don't get the mantis.