Hi all!

[AJ Tudor]

Hi everyone, my name's AJ! Possibly the lamest introduction ever but who cares! I work in animal husbandry but I've never kept any insects before and I'm looking to set up my 12 gal glass aquarium (18 inch tall) for keeping a mantid, however I have no idea where to start! Hence the reason I'm here I guess, shamelessly looking for direction and advice about every aspect of mantid keeping I can possibly think of! So hi again and I look forward to poaching as much info as possible from this forum

AJ

 

[warpdrive]

welcome to the forums.

maybe tell use what types of mantids that you like and we can then guid to the easy ones.

Harry

 

[lancaster1313]

Welcome to the forum. Depending on what you like, you could have a semi communal setup. Or a couple of large mantids, divided of course.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Welcome, maybe a few Violins or some Ghosts would be a good start? as they and many other species can live together.

5-6 or more will easily live together in your 12 gallon tank.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hello and welcome to the bug place! :lol:

 

[Rick]

Welcome. Browse the site and use the search feature and you will find tons of good info.

 

[ismart]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[geckoboy3]

Welcome!

 

[AJ Tudor]

Thanks for the welcomes everyone! I'm shying towards violin mantids to start with but still need to do a heck of a lot of research before I commit. I have also thought about dividing my tank but haven't had the time to DIY yet. What would be a good mantis for a beginner? Would Gongyloides be a good start?