Recent content by Mez

Not really. Sign a female is up for breeding is her belly area going bright purple. They will spawn in a cave or may even lay on wood/stone, will defend their offspring and chase any tankmates away, kribs are very dominant and protective parents. Mez

Exactly, blue eyed java rice fish. They breed very easily in an aquarium, females have a smaller anal fin and is never tattered, males is larger and often tattered/split from fighting. Females will hang the eggs from herself until the male fertilises them, then drape them on some plants. Mez

Hi mate, ideally you should be feeding him about once every two days, or once every 3 days if youre feeding large meals. If you throw a load of food in the tank at once, it will usually take him a few days or weeks to finish everything off. This can cause problems if the mantis decides to...

Sorry, but according to Shane Ayhong and Roy Caldwell, the two worlds leading Stomatopod experts, you are wrong. None of my mantis have torn any of their raptorial appendages off, because they are excersized, it also has nothing to do with calcium, and Stomatopods (NOT shrimps at all) do NOT get...

Sorry, but i have to step in here. The advice given is completely wrong. You DO need to give your Stomatopods hard shelled prey, this is their natural food and the need for their raptorial appendages. Without hard shelled food, they will tear their appendages off during a moult, this obviously...