shroomhead Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Actually, it turns out that I did get a Wennrae. He is a very bright green. Quote Link to comment
Abide Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) HELP, i have no idea whats going on. I've received two peacocks from stomatopod.com both have been sooooo beautiful, and arrived in okish condition. well one, not so much thanks to fedex and the holidays. I acclimated for over an hour both time, both have moved around once in the tank. And then an hour or so later they just slow down and stop moving and never start again. everything looks ok on tests, no nitrates, trites ammonia. ph is right at about 8.0 temp is 80-81. I have a blue velvet damsel and a flame angel living in that tank and two rock anemones and they all see perfectly fine. I just cant even begin to think what could be happening?! Edited January 5, 2008 by Abide Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 You have two peacock mantids in the same tank with a flame angel and damsel? Quote Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 they are coool i picked up a Red Mantis. Its is about 2" long and is a little more red the picture Nice Quote Link to comment
Abide Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) no ive only had one at a time i currently have zero edit: well in that tank anyway. I do have about a 3" ternatensis in my 20H that i have for a fuge on my 60 Edited January 5, 2008 by Abide Quote Link to comment
ram man Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I have a 5.5g tank and equipment for one but the upcoming schoolwork won't give me any time. Same, school, job, football, i can't find anytime to set up a tank and be able to give it the care it needs. I guess a mantis wouldn't be too much by itself, just throw in a few hermits and snails a week and the little guy would be just fine. But I know once i get a tank im going to get corals, then upgrade lighting and it just wont end. Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 no ive only had one at a time i currently have zero edit: well in that tank anyway. I do have about a 3" ternatensis in my 20H that i have for a fuge on my 60 very nice little mantis Same, school, job, football, i can't find anytime to set up a tank and be able to give it the care it needs.I guess a mantis wouldn't be too much by itself, just throw in a few hermits and snails a week and the little guy would be just fine. But I know once i get a tank im going to get corals, then upgrade lighting and it just wont end. Yeah, next symmester I have 3 ap-courses and track everyday after school. My one reef will be enough until I get through college. Quote Link to comment
dude412 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Okay so i made it to page 16 today you have got me very intrested in a mantis i was in my LFS getting rock and chaeto and i went strait over and asked if they had any mantis's and sure enough they had one i kid you not identical to cosmo but smaller i think hes 50 $ so i may pick one up down the road. My bank account thanks you What are some of the more common size of mantis? and what size of tank is recomened? would a 10 gallon be suffcient depending on species of course? Thanks Quote Link to comment
sammy113 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 hi guys, i just saw this awesome looking mantis in my lfs and was wondering what tank size will this 3.5"~4" guy will need. Yeah they got it in a plastic betta tank inside a large acrylic tank with an eel and a miniatus Oh and they are asking $43 for it. How's that? Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Okay so i made it to page 16 today you have got me very intrested in a mantis i was in my LFS getting rock and chaeto and i went strait over and asked if they had any mantis's and sure enough they had one i kid you not identical to cosmo but smaller i think hes 50 $ so i may pick one up down the road. My bank account thanks you What are some of the more common size of mantis? and what size of tank is recomened? would a 10 gallon be suffcient depending on species of course?Thanks the average mantis that you will find will be around 3-4" fully grown with the exception being o. scyllarus. there are some species that do grow much bigger but they aren't as common in the stores. 10g is generally alright but a 15g would give you a lot more options as well as more room. its a nice tank size with plenty of options to cheaply setup the equipment and so forth. hi guys, i just saw this awesome looking mantis in my lfs and was wondering what tank size will this 3.5"~4" guy will need. Yeah they got it in a plastic betta tank inside a large acrylic tank with an eel and a miniatus Oh and they are asking $43 for it. How's that? that is deffinitly a peacock mantis(O. scyllarus). they grow to 5-6" so you will need a bigger tank. 30g is the widely accepted price for them. btw, $43 isn't that bad of a price. cozmo was $50 and he was cool so i thought it would be worth it. Quote Link to comment
sammy113 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Ok thanks Travis I have a 20L Laying around, a 20lbs bag of aragonite live sand and a AC hob. No light but that could be fixed easily and need some Live Rock. Do you think that a 30"L tank will be enough or still might need the 30G? Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Ok thanks Travis I have a 20L Laying around, a 20lbs bag of aragonite live sand and a AC hob. No light but that could be fixed easily and need some Live Rock. Do you think that a 30"L tank will be enough or still might need the 30G? a 20L would probably be ok for awhile but I would definitely try to get a 29g soon. the tank itself isn't that much and you can just go with a single strip light to keep costs down(not to mention checking craigslist). that way you can have it planned out for the future size of the mantis from the start. in case you were wondering, here's a basic fact sheet: Linky Quote Link to comment
sammy113 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Thanks again travis. I'm gonna check for one of those T5 trip light from coralife that I think they came in 30"-36" with daylight and actinic. I can get it for cheap here with the distributor. I don't think I'll need lots of watts and fancy lights just to watch my mantis Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 This is what I ran and its awesome for a mantis tank. Quote Link to comment
Jared Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 finally i found a g smithii, with awsome colors, im so pumped to set up this mantis tank, hes about 2" i'll post pictures tonight Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 finally i found a g smithii, with awsome colors, im so pumped to set up this mantis tank, hes about 2" i'll post pictures tonight awesome. those aren't the easiest to find. Quote Link to comment
Djbacon Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 What a fun addition to anaquarium. The only time I have seen one of these was scuba diving in the Maldives - he was huge - about 8 -10 inches in legth and 2-3 inches wide !!! Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 What a fun addition to anaquarium. The only time I have seen one of these was scuba diving in the Maldives - he was huge - about 8 -10 inches in legth and 2-3 inches wide !!! WOW! that is huge. must have been an awesome place to dive Quote Link to comment
Djbacon Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Yeah, I didn't even know what it was until I got back on the boat. Had never seen on before . Igot video of it too. very cool. And yes, the diving there is out of this world. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 BUMP! This thread is going on strong. I just found a super huge mantis in my tank! Caught it in the corner of my eyes and in the flash, it was gone. I saw the head only and boy that head was huge. I estimated it to be around 4 inches! Holy cow! I think my new nem tank is going to become a mantis tank! lol Quote Link to comment
sammy113 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I just got my tank running waiting for cycle to do its jobs before getting the mantis. The mantis still available at my LFS so I think i'm going today to pay it before anyone take it. Here's my tank so far. I bough the 30" Coralife T5 Strip light with daylight and actinic for $37 and bough rock at $1/#. Alreadu had the tank (actually is very scratched) and had the filter. Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 BUMP! This thread is going on strong. I just found a super huge mantis in my tank! Caught it in the corner of my eyes and in the flash, it was gone. I saw the head only and boy that head was huge. I estimated it to be around 4 inches! Holy cow! I think my new nem tank is going to become a mantis tank! lol awesome I just got my tank running waiting for cycle to do its jobs before getting the mantis. The mantis still available at my LFS so I think i'm going today to pay it before anyone take it. Here's my tank so far. I bough the 30" Coralife T5 Strip light with daylight and actinic for $37 and bough rock at $1/#. Alreadu had the tank (actually is very scratched) and had the filter. looks nice. the only thing I can add is that you may want to get a powerhead in there so scraps won't settle. Quote Link to comment
sammy113 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Yup I was thinking that and I have two micro-jets 80 GPH each somewhere around so I'm gonna use them. I also added a nice ball of chaeto full of copepods nd they are running all the tank now. Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 sounds good Quote Link to comment
Jared Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 finally got some pics of my mantis, located on my tank build thread http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=143389 Quote Link to comment
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