pseudosquilla ciliata

[1chaidez]

I've got a ten gallon tank that I just re-sealed and wanted to build up a home for a pseudosquilla ciliata. Anybody have experience with one of these? It seems like more people on here have smashers and than spearers. My LFS has one yellow/orange in colour and I really really really want it. Thanks in advance for any knowledge or shared experience.

[1chaidez]

I took the plunge and bought the lil guy at my LFS. Here are a couple of pics




I moved my allardi to my smaller ten gallon tank and gave my scooter to a friend. He is quite inquisitive.

[Imy01]

I don't really have personal experience, but some basic facts...

Definitely a sandy substrate, maybe some rougher coarser substrate would be great..
The ciliata mantis prey on fish, as you know...so watch out what you put in there, I have heard of people feeding their spearer mantis feeder goldfish and the like. Sometimes they don't want to accept dead food and you have to encourage them onto it, probably with some pieces of silverside or something similar.

They dig burrows, so maybe put some extra substrate under your rock, that way there is room to dig?

Hope that helps...

[cutietwo]

that's very interesting looking...