Mantis is too nice!

I've had my Gonodactylaceus ternatensis for a few weeks, and he has yet to attack anything. Okay..I realized that my peppermint shrimp is nowhere to be found..but other than that nothing. I have placed small hermits right at his front door and he just moves them. Same goes for snails. He loves krill, and I was thinking that he knew he was going to get an easy meal out of them so he passes up the live stuff. I didn't feed him for 3 days, dropped in a hermit..and nothing.

Any suggestions on how to get this guy on a mean streak?

Thanks,
Ivan

 

i feed mine gold fish and she loves them! she goes crazy for them!
they are like 13 cents.

 

I don't think he'd go for them..I have a royal gramma in there with him that isn't real big..they've been within an inch or two from each other and he shows no interest.

 

i have a 10 gallon tank full of goldfish that i feed my Odontodactylus japonicus female (Miss Mantee)

 

hmmm garlic soaked hermits? put them into some of the tank water in a cup with some garlic let it sit in there then put it in there maybe?

 

haha I kind of thought about that..I don't think it would soak through their exoskeleton very well though

 

well a little would probably go in there shell cause i know its not like super air tight so i would try soaking it? i havent had this problem yet.

 

maybe it was tank raised( i dont know much about mantis's and i dont know if its even possible to aquaculture them so dont make fun of me if its a completley wrong statement)

 

hahahahhaahahahhahahahahahahahahahha!!! no im just playin with you.
i have no clue about that. i am pretty sure they are wild caught but i have heard of a few successful captive breeders but im pretty sure the ones we buy are wild caught.

 

o ok