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For my mantis tank I just use a clamp on light from home depot with a 5,600K bulb.
I have had great success with peppermint shrimp. I also really like having them in my tank. cool part of the clean up crew.
Makes for kind of an odd couple. The goby doesn't stand to gain anything by pairing up with a peppermint I would think. I don't think the...
I would recommend it especially if you are going to keep a peacock. They don't do well with low oxygen and you were right about them being messy...
Fairly certain it doesn't matter. I will probably be using my c-skim 1200 on this tank since it won't fit under the stand of my other tank. The...
Don't they dig in the rocks, which can weaken them? I would just take him out now. He doesn't add anything to the clean up crew you can't get with...
I am skeptical myself. I am not saying it isn't possible for a tank to cycle that quickly it is just highly unlikely IMO that a 2-week old tank with...
Same size as the sump.
I can do that. The smaller species are just as active. They are den builders too, and are in some ways more interesting than their larger cousins....
I may end up putting my c-skim 1200 on this tank since I can't get it into my other tank, and it doesn't care what the water level was.
18 x 20 is rather small for a peacock mantis. If I were you I would try to get a smaller Odontodactylus species. They are just as...
Just as a place to keep him. That way I can move him out of his 10g (and it can become another QT). The water quality will be a lot better in a...
I go fishing in the banana river lagoon in cocoa beach fl sometimes and I catch puffers all the time. They seem to really like the taste of shrimp,...
Hello everyone. I need help designing my sump. Inside dimensions are 12.5" wide x 47.5" long x 12" tall. I was planning on doing three chambers....
Ever been mauled by a dog? I haven't either but you hear more about people dying by dogs than mantis shrimps. :P
Agreed. I have a ton of pineapple sponges that are pretty ugly. I don't mind them though as they are cleaners, and mostly stick to the overflow and...
I know luna put one in his tank... I don't remember how it turned out though.
A 10 gal is not large enough for a peacock mantis. It is hit or miss whether a LFS will stock them or not. Best thing you can do is ask if they can...
Idk about the commanding more respect part... I wouldn't want to get hit by a peacock mantis but I am much more afraid of what my Doberman Pincher...
As another Steve I will also help take the reigns of the lighting forum. :-D Now is my chance to convince people power compacts are where its at!
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