Mantis Shrimp food

[Joshua89111]

Hey what is the cheapest live food i can buy my lfs is charging 12 per green emerald crab can i feed my mantis hermit crabs too just need to figure out cheap live food i know they can eat frozen but thats no fun

 

[TX_REEF]

maybe hit up the grocery store? Asian markets often have live snails and possibly shrimp.

 

[Joshua89111]

maybe hit up the grocery store? Asian markets often have live snails and possibly shrimp.

Didnt think of that should i worry about diseases?

 

[TX_REEF]

Didnt think of that should i worry about diseases?

I think that's always a (minor) potential issue with any live food unless you're quarantining and observing first.

 

[Joshua89111]

I think that's always a (minor) potential issue with any live food unless you're quarantining and observing first.

Yeah looking for a website with good prices and decent shipping the extra crabs or snails will go in my sump of my 40 gallon