Mantis Shrimp

[mUAr_cHEe]

For Mantis owners....

wad do you feed your mantis with??

i was lucky that my friend out a few hermit crabs he caught in the tank...

then i tried to feed mysis... didnt really eat...

it did eat a few shrimps that u can get at LFS....

today... i threw a FW lobster in...

had a bit of show... but not as solid and violent as those videos posted....

was wondering... what do other mantis owners feed their mantis??

or perhaps someone else who knows what they eat???

[Guinness]

A bit of cynide or arsenic comes to mind

[Volitan]

You may want to check this out, if you have not done so yet.

[[P]owder Blue]

Mine just eat any stuff I throw in. From live prawns to frozen brimp shrimp to flakes.

[bubble_gum]

hmm maybe should start a mantis nano... then again i fed bleach to a mantis that wrecked havoc in my tank

[Volitan]

owder Blue,Jun 1 2004, 06:43 PM] Mine just eat any stuff I throw in. From live prawns to frozen brimp shrimp to flakes.

Wah, brine shrimp also take? How big is your mantis?

[vicky]

ada paavi, why u all taking care mantis shrimp? must let it ,mantis create havoc in a tank .

[Joe_P]

I fed mine Trochus snails

[timzhiquan]

mine takes dried krill as a staple food.

occasionally feed it market prawn, FW crayfish, astrea snails etc.

if yours is a spearer type then you should provide live feeder fish as the bulk of its diet.

[mUAr_cHEe]

my fren bought some damsels,..

wanted to keep it with my mantis.... he saw my 3 dominos living well with my mantis....

then the 3 noobie damsels did the most stupid thing... tried to make the mantis cave its home....

now one of the damsels full of blue blacks on its whole body....

[[P]owder Blue]

Wah, brine shrimp also take? How big is your mantis?

Mine is just 3 inches. I normally use target feeding.

[Volitan]

Mine is just 3 inches.  I normally use target feeding. 

Is yours a peacock mantis? How interesting...

[Volitan]

my fren bought some damsels,..

wanted to keep it with my mantis.... he saw my 3 dominos living well with my mantis....

then the 3 noobie damsels did the most stupid thing... tried to make the mantis cave its home....

now one of the damsels full of blue blacks on its whole body....

Hopefully the damsels do not become food 1 by 1...