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Old 12/06/2007, 10:03 AM
Giga Giga is offline
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Good mantis for a 5G

I have a display fuge that i'm looking to put a mantis in. It about 5 gallons? I have a N wenn. but not sure if 5 gallons is big enough
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Old 12/06/2007, 10:10 AM
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glass tank? risking it.
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Old 12/06/2007, 10:36 AM
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No risk in a glass tank for most mantids. Even an adult peacock in an appropriate tank (20+ gallons) is safe. N. wennerae pose absolutely nilch risk to standard glass. N. wennerae are fine in 5 gallons. Check roy's list for others. The tank sizes are in liters and liters are approx. 4X the size of gallons.

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Old 12/07/2007, 01:41 AM
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Giga i have a yellow P.Ciliata that I am willing to sell. It is currently 2-3 inches... PM me
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Old 12/07/2007, 08:55 AM
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P. ciliata doesn't belong in anything under 15 gallons as an adult, and a 2.5" at least should have a ten gallon IMO

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Old 12/07/2007, 09:58 AM
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Yeah I would love a P. ciliata but I've no place to keep it
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