Death of a mantis....

[TheOgre]

Bummer....

I went to feed my captive 6" Mantis shrimp today and low and behold, it did not pop out and snag the food!!!!

Bewildered, I went hunting....

I found the remains of the shell, and this was not a case of molting, but the death of a mantis.....

Now if I could just catch that last one at the main tank at home.....

 

[jdeets]

Goodness gracious! Why do they only keel over when you're TRYING to keep them? There are lots of people out there that wish they'd have your luck... Bummer.

 

[TheOgre]

Yeah, they are destructive, BUT they are facinating creatures to watch.

I would have been just as happy to destroy this last little green beast has I not caught his cousin the first time, and learned a bit more about them.

 

[Alex1]

I have a 4 inch clown mantis in a 32 gallon. What kind of mantis was it and what were you feeding him???

Alex