Smaller live foods???

[ram man]

I just picked up 2 mantis shrip from the lfs today, one is in a 5 gallon and the other in a 2.5 gallon. The one in the 2.5 is less than an inch long, still hunting pods, but he will soons out grow them and will need a slightly larger food source. Does any one know of extra tiny hermits or somthing?

 

[CoolWaters]

cant u feed it frozen food? or even "human" sea food??

thos guys will eat anything...

 

[joeyjoeq]

I just picked up 2 mantis shrip from the lfs today, one is in a 5 gallon and the other in a 2.5 gallon. The one in the 2.5 is less than an inch long, still hunting pods, but he will soons out grow them and will need a slightly larger food source. Does any one know of extra tiny hermits or somthing?

Feed them shrimp, the regular stuff you would buy to eat. Crack a piece and watch them munch away. This girl I know feeds them that way.

 

[saltwater4life]

Hey Ram Man glad to see you got some new mantis shrimps.

 

[FishGeek]

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Try there. Im not sure what exactly they have cause I didnt look all the way through it, but looks like they have a lot.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Could you grow him baby ghost shrimp?

 

[ram man]

Internet was down for a few days... anyway, he needs live food, he is young and can lose his smashers if not fed live food. is there such thing as an extra tiny hermit crab? like smaller than a blue leg hermit?

 

[Guysy1110]

how small is he ? wouldnt bloodworms be ok ? ive tried glassworm before, they are pretty still enough for my slow fish to catch.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

umm... guys, hes looking for live food... not prepared food.

 

[ram man]

he is about the size of a bloodworm, thicker though

 

[Lotus]

What about live mysis shrimp or adult brine shrimp?

 

[TRe]

why does it have to be live?

 

[ram man]

i like the live mysis idea, and it has to be live because if a stomatopod does not use their smasher then the lose them in the next molt.