mantis shrimp

[Shrimpguy]

i just bought a little brownish red mantis for 20dallors and was thinking if it grows bigger would it change colors?
And by the way it is a 2inch mantis

 

[cam191919]

idk, theres a ton of types of mantis, he may just be that color. post a pic, heres mine

 

[Nue]

Nice man, get pics, I love these shrimps. It should change colors from my research on them, but i have never had the opportunity to have one. I hear they need there own tank, or they will terrorize everything. Could be wrong though.

 

[Shrimpguy]

cant post any pics cus my sister broke my cam,it will be cool if every one who owns a mantis post a pic in here tho.

 

[cam191919]

^ lol, same thing happened to me. i got a better one tho so its all good

 

[KingConch]

i agree with Nue from what ive read some will change color eventually depending on what kind of lights and decor you have in the tank

Edit: cam is there algae growing on your mantis ? :shocked:

 

[cam191919]

yes, i got him from an lfs that kept him in an plastic box in under reef lighting, nothing to hide under. its going away tho

 

[Shrimpguy]

ok so what are u feeding your mantis shrimp and when do yah feed em?

 

[cam191919]

he like silversides, scallops, feeder shrimp, and any fishfood he can grab. theres always like 6 feeder shrimp in the tank, but i may stop that because of a risk of speading diseases. i normally give him a small piece of a fish or scallop ever other day.

 

[Reefkid 07]

I used to have one of these, dark red-brown. I forget what he was called but he had some sort of a "hammer" as his ultimate mantis superpower. I took him out of the reef because my LFS wanted him badly to keep as his personal pet.