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Oy, a mantis. How big is it? I spent three, maybe four hours catching mine with a turkey baster. Bandit, as I named him, for his white and black combination, now lives in a small disposable ziplock container with many holes in it. He seems to appreciate the snail shell I gave him to reside in. I...

I have a mantis in my 20 gallon tank. I put him in a little light plastic ziplock throwaway container with lots of holes. He is only about an inch long and I have heard that when Bandit gets bigger he might eat my fish. I have a $40 fish named Fantasie, among other fish that I have. I can't get...

here's a pic of it while it was just finishing the cycle. here's a pic, I hope.

I put my fish in 2 days after the tank finished cycling. It has been a week and a half and the fish are all fine. I have a fire goby and two false percula clowns. I do not have an anemone yet. The clean-up crew consists of 5 red-leg hermits and 5 blue-leg hermits and 20 turbo snails. Should I...