Mantis In My Tank

[philgmiami]

Ill Try And Catch Him, Brb

 

[feixjai]

you can get one of those fish trap things and catch him.

 

[sw65galma]

just take the rock out and put it in a bucket with some regular saltwater...
Toss some food in there...as soon as you see him come out...yank the rock...

 

[philgmiami]

Yaaaaaaaaaaa ,i Caught It!!! With A Pair Of Tweezers. You Should Of Heard The Noise Of Him Snap'n At The Tweezers.. Ting Ting

 

[sw65galma]

ohhh tha's a pretty one..it looks liek it's got some color to it?
Any better pics? and would you ship it in a thermos if i payed for it?

 

[philgmiami]

Originally Posted by sw65galma
ohhh tha's a pretty one..it looks liek it's got some color to it?
Any better pics? and would you ship it in a thermos if i payed for it?
YEA SURE, WHY WOULD YOU WANT IT? :notsure:

 

[fishieness]

a lot of people like mantis shrimp and will put them in a species only tank. I personly think they are awsome, but if my 30 gallon tank was empty, i would rather have a small angler or a dwarf octopus in there than a mantis shrimp. Different strokes for different folks i guess.
they are realy cool looking though.
mantis click right?

 

[philgmiami]

hes now out of my 55g reef.... i put him in my 10g i just set up.i just have 20p ls and 5pounds lr, with one blue demsal..heres some pics of the 10g with actinic.. im going to make the 10g a sea horse only tank... would 2 clowns and 2 sea horses go ok in a 10g? . im not sure if i want a couple of just a seahorse tank or 2 clowns with an anemone host :thinking:

 

[kimc]

Is it true you should keep Mantis in acrylic instead of glass??

 

[airforceb2]

I wouldn't put anything in with a seahorse.

 

[speg]

If you dont want the mantis lemme know.. i'd like to have one. I already plan on getting one from someone else on these forums.

 

[fishieness]

if you keep seahorses keep them alone or with other extreamly slow and docile fish. seahorses are very slow and cannot get to food quickly. A clownfish will eat all of their food before the seahorses even get to it. Plus 4 fish in a 10 gallon is a lot. Also if you go with the seahorses, dont get an anenome. Seahorses need to anchor themselves to a plant or coral with their tails. If they anchor themselves to the anenome, they will get stung and possibly even eaten.

 

[exile415]

phil , i thoguht you had a 125g

 

[celacanthr]

oh and phil you will be very limited in types of corals if you get seahorses

 

[philgmiami]

Originally Posted by exile415
phil , i thoguht you had a 125g
i dont even wanna tell you what happened with the 125 after 4 days,,all i can say is i came home from work and it was half empty or should i say half full .. the shop vac helped out alot

 

[philgmiami]

Originally Posted by exile415
phil , i thoguht you had a 125g
ooo, i still have my main tank 55g. its a good thing i held on to it and didnt sell it, i had to rush everything from the 125 back into the 55, had alot of extra ls left, i gave it to my brother

 

[exile415]

sorry to hear that ..

 

[fishieness]

holy crap....... i would be so dead if that happened..... i already let some DI water running and minory flooded downstairs......

 

[sw65galma]

Originally Posted by fishieness
..... i already let some DI water running and minory flooded downstairs......
After doing that 80 times, you'd think i'd remember i left it running...
nope...my floor drying fan, just stays running i spill so much water..
Phil,
Lemme know when you want to get rid of it. I'll take it.
U got any more pics of it??

 

[searadier]

For a seahorse about the only thing they are good with is certain gobys like mandrain and yellow wacthman gobies