Hello mr. Peacock

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  1. newguy420

    newguy420 Skunk Shrimp

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    Thought I'd share my new addition to my system. Got him about a month ago. Spur of the moment so he resided in my fuge for 3 weeks while I made a home for him. Found a 30g oceanic cube and plumbed it into my existing 120g.
    Any owners please feel inclined to share some advice etc. I'm always looking to learn. [​IMG]

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  2. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    i have a mantis too, not a peacock, but very similar N. wennerae. almost identical to yours. how big is he?
     
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  3. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    Dude your mantis looks so awesome. Makes me want one even worse, but I can't find any. Get that one online or I'm guessing LFS?
     
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  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    have you had that intesnse stare down with him yet? lol its almost scary
     
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  5. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    Can you explain how you plumed it into your display tank? I'd be interested in doing the same thing.
     
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  6. newguy420

    newguy420 Skunk Shrimp

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    O was fortunate enough to find him at my lfs. It wasn't for sale for months but I finally convinced him it needs to come home with me.
    We've been getting acquainted so the stare downs are minimal. He's only been in that tank for about 4 days and I'm starting to wonder if I have too much light.
    To plumb it in to my system, I pretty much just tossed a maxi jet 1200 into my over flow of my dt and the return into the skimmer section of my sump. It's pretty basic but works perfectly.
     
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  7. progman2000

    progman2000 Astrea Snail

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    very cool looking mantis
     
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  8. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    oh wait till he gets settled in, he will watch EVERY single thing you do. LOL. IMO if they dont like the light they just get away from it for a while. remember some are collected in as shallow 10ft of water.
     
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  9. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    what lights do you have over that tank?
     
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  10. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    They are sensitive to toxins so running activated carbon is a good idea. They convert over to frozen krill, formula 1 rather easily. However periodically withhold food so he exercises his raptorial appendages. (Otherwise, he'll lose them in a molt). This is one of my favorite animals ever. I was keeping O.s. (Peacocks) at a time when the whole hobby blamed every single fish death on hitchhiker mantis. ::)

    Make sure some of the live rock is the size of rubble so it can "decorate" (and re-decorate, and re-decorate.....)

    PS....click on the link in my signature for 3Reef's Stomatopod Club
     
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