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11g Rimless Mantis Haven


Bamato

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This brings the tank count to three, two of which are now species only tanks...

 

Equipment:

 

Mr. Aqua 11g rimless rectangle (black back wall)

Modded AC70 HOB

25W Stealth Heater

Current SLR 2x18w T5HO fixture

Koralia Nano

 

Current Livestock:

10lbs of Totoka LR

15lbs of Fiji Pink sand

 

The tank will eventually house a Gonodactylus Smithii.

 

The rock work is obviously not finalized, its getting late, and I'm tired.

 

Now for the pics!!

 

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Christmas!

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Sorry the pics are so blue. Didn't feel up to adjusting the WB

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View from my bed :)

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Thats it for now! I just set it up, and like I said, it's late...

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Stellar!

 

Very few things are as cool as....

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....and it is awesome that you are making a home specifically for this guy's cousin!!

 

This is a Smithii, right......g_smithii1sm.jpg The first shot is of a Peacock Mantis (Odontodactylus scyllarus). But the Smithii looks real similiar.....but longer front abdomen and shorter smashers.

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I'm very excited myself! I would have done a scyllarus, but I wanted something small for my night-stand. The smithii's only get about 3~4". That way it's not a huge bio-load for the tank, and I don't have to worry as much about a glass cracker.

 

I still have to get my hands on a Smithii though. I know Bluezoo has some right now, but they aren't WYSIWYG, and I don't want to end up with a stomatapod with one raptorial appendage.

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I just placed my order for my Smithii this morning! I've scheduled him/her to arrive 4/27 :) So exciting!!

 

I got my LR all situated, I'll post pics this weekend :)

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Bluezoo aquatics :) I had a credit there from a DOA antennata :(. So it was free shipping :)

 

Pics of the final tank setup in a few...

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PICS!!

 

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This is the rubble I hope he settles in.

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Left mound, there are some pseudocorynactis on this rock, two tiny ones.

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Close up of Psuedo's

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Sad news today. BlueZoo called me, the mantis I ordered didn't look good enough to ship, so I canceled the order. :( Now it's a mantis tank sans-mantis.... :(

 

And now I have to find a Smithii somewhere :(

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i hope you get a crazy mantis to put in there soon! they are really cool critters and i love watching them feed. hopefully this tank will come out looking really nice!

 

good luck

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awesome scape/tank, awesome wine rack lol.

 

Ikea, $9. My wife loves that place... I think it's in the seventh circle of hell... but hey, she likes their stuff, and I kind of do too. (except when she's got me building furniture all the time)

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Ikea, $9. My wife loves that place... I think it's in the seventh circle of hell... but hey, she likes their stuff, and I kind of do too. (except when she's got me building furniture all the time)

 

I agree with you. I've shopped there twice after hearing all the hype. I thought it was hell. I will never go back there.

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Ikea, $9. My wife loves that place... I think it's in the seventh circle of hell... but hey, she likes their stuff, and I kind of do too. (except when she's got me building furniture all the time)

 

 

Love the aquascaping aswell. B)

 

 

For a second had to scroll back up to double check that pic with the wine racks. For a brief moment thought those were DIY vokda dosing... :P

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cool tank!

 

im currently cycling a 10 gallon mantis tank... ill keep poppin in your thread once in a while :P

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