Mantis Tank

[es355lucille]

Come on! let her on the computer and we will help her decide!

LOL, just kidding......you are going to have enough maintenace work by the look of things.

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Well I could....

Or I can just do what I did and tell her she has to choose one

She chose the shrimp.

[karazy]

sounds like a cool build, but have you considered any other mantises?

if you wanted something smaller and maybe a little less beautiful, you could go with Pseudosquilla ciliata

but one mantis to really look at is Gonodactylus smithii. smithii mantises are very beautiful,
and i know I've seen some that look alot nicer than peacocks. we have a really cool blue one at our shop right now actually

just something to consider

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by karazy

sounds like a cool build, but have you considered any other mantises?

if you wanted something smaller and maybe a little less beautiful, you could go with Pseudosquilla ciliata

but one mantis to really look at is Gonodactylus smithii. smithii mantises are very beautiful,
and i know I've seen some that look alot nicer than peacocks. we have a really cool blue one at our shop right now actually

just something to consider

I can pass that option along but its not me who even wants the Mantis. My fiance is pretty much set on a Peacock Mantis I think. She has kind of wanted one for a long time now...she just hadn't brought it up again until last night when she told me she is going to set up her own tank for one...meaning I am setting a tank up for one

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by sitandwatch

I like the split tank idea, you should give her that option

No.

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Come on! let her on the computer and we will help her decide!

LOL, just kidding......you are going to have enough maintenace work by the look of things.

I may get her to join eventually but for now, she is just reading all the links.

[brizzo]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

No.

You're cooold!


So when are you starting the tank build, and are you going to tie it into your main system? I'm kind of curious where you plan to put it in your condo

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by nazerine

You're cooold!


So when are you starting the tank build, and are you going to tie it into your main system? I'm kind of curious where you plan to put it in your condo

No it won't be part of the main tank. I was thinking of doing that and having it right beside the big tank but I think it would ruin how nice the big tank looks on its own.

Not sure where its going yet to be honest.

And I'm not coooold...I just don't want to have to take care of a bunch of tanks

[fiorano]

i wouldnt go any smaller than a 30 gallon for a peacock. they're a pretty active mantis

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by fiorano

i wouldnt go any smaller than a 30 gallon for a peacock. they're a pretty active mantis

Well the idea (as mentioned) is a 2'x2' cube which is a 56G tank, so I think it will be fine. I may shave some off the height to make it a bit smaller but most have said the height shouldn't matter much. Might go 24"x24"x18".

[justinl]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Might go 24"x24"x18".

I would actually encourage this over a true 2ft cube. 18" just makes maintenance a lot easier on the arms. And yes, as mentioned, footprint is far more important really.