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View Poll Results: Have you ever had a Mantis shrimp in your aquarium? | |
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02-19-2007, 08:50 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 20
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I never have, but i really whant to get a mantis tank!!!! _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
**Working on CL with 2 4mdqx-sc little giants and a OM Super Squirt.  | 
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02-19-2007, 08:57 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
Posts: 3,089
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I have not but from what Inwall said, they are not as bad as they are hyped up to be. They have to eat too! _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-19-2007, 09:10 AM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
Posts: 1,117
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no mantis in my tank but I got a pistol hitchhiker which I hope doesn't become a problem for my cleaner shrimp. _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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02-19-2007, 09:14 AM
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| | Long-fin Bannerfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
Posts: 1,623
 
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Originally Posted by Otty  I have not but from what Inwall said, they are not as bad as they are hyped up to be. They have to eat too! | It depends on species and size. I've kept fish in small mantis nano's successfully before for ages. It's not something I would recommend for everyone because I knew what species of mantis I had and knew what it's capabilities were.
For those interested in keeping mantis, here's an article I've written for my local reef club. I've been keeping them for years. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). http://www.seasl.org/wave/Vol%201%20Num%203%20Final.pdf
On the other hand, my current peacock mantis named Spot (he has a white spot on his telson) is a different story altogether. Peacocks can be VERY dangerous to fish and humans. They aren't ever hitchhikers though so you don't need to worry. _________ Curt  | |
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02-19-2007, 09:19 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 293
Karma: 38
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I had two of them in my quaratine tank, came in on some local rocks. I really like them although they aren't that pretty so I've been trying to catch them. I got one so far and have him in a tiny 1 gallon acrilic container with sand and live rock. I'm planning to use this little tank as a species tank of the sorts. If a peacock mantis was available for sale where I am I'd definately buy it. _________
Wunlym Shim - Jamaica
75 Gal All glass tank 20" deep
Sunlight Supply T5 6Bulb
36" Refugium with 1200GPH pump and matching CPR overflow. Miracle mud and calupra (want chetomorph)
Live rock and sand
Currently cycling (I think  )
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02-19-2007, 09:26 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 533
Karma: 47
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Never had one but really want to setup a nano for one. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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02-19-2007, 10:53 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 5,948
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Yes! But mine was there on purpose  | |
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02-19-2007, 11:18 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
Posts: 3,905
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Yes, I had one that tagged along on my live rock I had just purchased. Fortunately, I saw it in a hole and was able to take the rock back out and stick something in the hole to get it out and sell it to the pet shop!
Not good for my reef tank! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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02-19-2007, 12:24 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
Posts: 401
Karma: 26
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Originally Posted by amcarrig Yes! But mine was there on purpose |
Same here. I have a beautiful, female Gonodactylaceus Ternatensis. Nice to look at, but not the slightest bit friendly. 
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120 gal, 40 gal sump/refugium, 2x250w 10,000K Reeflux MH, 54w T5 actinic, ASM G4+ | |
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