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#1
06-16-2009, 08:50 PM
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Looks like I am going Mantis shrimp fishing tonight
By all accounts, it appears he needs to be removed from my reef aquarium. Very interesting animal, however. Has anyone kept these in a separate tank, and if so, would a small 33 gallon tank be sufficient? What would he be ok with in terms of tank mates?
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06-16-2009, 09:17 PM
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I think that a 33gal would be more then enough, and as Scavenger said whatever you want to feed it.
Its one of those creatures that does not play very well with others but I think they are super cool.
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#5
06-16-2009, 09:37 PM
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i keep a g smithii in a 15 gallon in my room. i have a large reef tank but i tend to find myself much more interested in the mantis. they are ridiculusly smart and entertaining i would definitly recommend keeping him in a seperate tank
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#6
06-19-2009, 06:10 AM
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by the colour id say a female chiragra
our larger looks very similar to the one pictured and we keep her in a 32g cube as for tank mates she lives with a scooter bleny, a blue damsel, a chromis a LARGE emerald crab and a couple hermits as she went on a killing spree over the last 2 days our smaller mantis is kept with a snowflake eel and a couple gobbies they are the most clever inverts i have ever encountered and keepind them is a great pleasure only once have i seen either of them fight with a crab and can hand feed the both of them please keep her or find her a good home
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#7
06-16-2009, 09:38 PM
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If I use the 'bottle method' of catching the little bugger
What bait should I use and would he be ok dining on brine shrimp (of which I have lots) or does he really eat only live prey?
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#8
06-16-2009, 09:40 PM
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#9
06-16-2009, 09:52 PM
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And whatever you do dont handle it.
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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