A Fuge With A Mantis

[bg7003]

Hey,
I want to make a ten gallon fuge for my 20 gallon reef. I've always wanted a mantis shrimp.(mostly a peacock) So I was thinking of putting him into the fuge as like a species only tank. There'd be plenty of live rock and some food maybe. Would a mantis to fine in a ten gallon? Thanks!

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Some will but a peacock mantis will need a larger tank (they get big and you need to give them space). There are lots of smaller mantis shrimp that will be ok in a 10g though (sorry at work at the moment or I would link the sites I use for mantis info).

 

[bg7003]

ha ha ok. I found a bunch of smaller ones. Thanks

 

[kj23502]

The smaller ones generally aren't as colorful as the peacocks.