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04-21-2007, 11:39 PM
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squid
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Brighton, England
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mantis shrimp set up
hi all,
i am setting up a mantis tank and will be ordering a peacock from my lfs soon...
i have a 30g tank with a external fluval 305 filter..do i really need live rock or can i get away without it?
i have read that these are very hardy little critters, and that is why im wondering if i needlive rock or not...
look frward to reading your advise and tips as im a noob in the mantis game
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04-22-2007, 03:49 AM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tranamosity
hi all,
i am setting up a mantis tank and will be ordering a peacock from my lfs soon...
i have a 30g tank with a external fluval 305 filter..do i really need live rock or can i get away without it?
i have read that these are very hardy little critters, and that is why im wondering if i needlive rock or not...
look frward to reading your advise and tips as im a noob in the mantis game
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i would but something i your tank so it can hide..i had one for awhile in a 10g set up..but ke was killed  he went up my filter and the propeller shredded him up
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04-22-2007, 07:50 PM
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squid
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Brighton, England
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hey Phil,
yeah i plan to put white ocean rock and other rocks for him to hide in. Its just i wanted to save money buy not using live rock...do i need the live rock or will the other rocks surfice.
cheers
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04-22-2007, 08:06 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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How bout base rock? That'll work too. And it will eventually become live, if you havee something to seed it.
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04-22-2007, 08:40 PM
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squid
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Brighton, England
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im planning to use white ocean rocks, will he be ok without live or base rock..
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04-22-2007, 09:00 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
Posts: 849
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mantis are cool
Quote:
Originally Posted by tranamosity
im planning to use white ocean rocks, will he be ok without live or base rock..
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YES HE WILL BE OK ...anything for him to hide in..pvc pipe,decretive rocks from supercenter in the fish department.it would look cool if the mantis had somehing cool to live in..he might get upset and punch your glass and crack it,lol  ..is this mantis a swordsman or boxer?...they can crack your tank you know?..ive never had a problem with mine 
if your mantis is up against your glass..DONT!!!!!!!!! tap your finger against the glass..he will try to defend himself and punch the glass and crack it.......they compare the force of its blow to a 22cal gun..if you havent read about them our studied them..do a google search on them and study them  ...they have a very cool personality!!!! good luck with him..post some pics when you get them
also dont touch them, if its a swordsman..it can cut right through your finger to the bone 
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04-22-2007, 09:07 PM
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squid
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Brighton, England
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he is a smasher and it is a glass tank, so you kept yours in a glas tank aswell phil?
will google it now. cheers
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04-22-2007, 09:29 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tranamosity
he is a smasher and it is a glass tank, so you kept yours in a glas tank aswell phil?
will google it now. cheers
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yep i had him in a 10g glass
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04-23-2007, 01:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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I would LOVE to see a video of a mantis busting a tank wide open 
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
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04-23-2007, 04:58 PM
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squid
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Brighton, England
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well i definatly wouldnt!! if you know what i mean fly guy
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04-24-2007, 03:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tranamosity
well i definatly wouldnt!! if you know what i mean fly guy
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I didnt mean yours.........lol
Just somebodys.
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
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04-24-2007, 12:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 63
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if i could get a mantis donated to me i would sacrafise the tank would also like to see this, as long as all safety precautions are taken so no one is hurt. could be a cool mythbusters episode!
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04-30-2007, 03:42 PM
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Dude? Dude? Focus dude...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Middle town KY
Posts: 1,071
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for rock just to add i would go with just some dead LR cheap and if you buy just a small amount of LR will become LR along the line, i would just do this for better filter
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05-19-2007, 07:06 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Watkinsville, GA
Posts: 375
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Only the largest and strongest of the species of smashers can break aquarium glass. This includes very large peacocks, G. chiragra, and perhaps the largest of G. ternatensis. Smaller smashers can't break glass and spearers can't break glass at all. As your peacock gets large, or if you receive it and it is already very large, I would change to an acrylic tank. You don't need live rock, but if you can put a little $ into some live rock rubble then your peacock will have building materials AND it will seed your rock and turn it to live rock. Good luck! |
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Peace OUT 
