Bonnie does the same thing. Keeps her entrance very "tight". I put some rubble in tonight and it was almost like giving a 2 year old a sucker. She came out and started construction right away.
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Bonnie does the same thing. Keeps her entrance very "tight". I put some rubble in tonight and it was almost like giving a 2 year old a sucker. She came out and started construction right away.
ryanfrantz
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Have to agree that is a beautiful setup.
That is a great looking mantis.Where did you get her from in Jacksonville?I'm in Tampa and I have seen and now want a mantis lol.. I'am now on the hunt for a small mantis. and i had a couple newb questions.
1..I happen to have a 14 gal bio cube being set up now and if i happen to get a small peacock like yours.Will it be ok for a while, not more then a year in a small tank like that.Intill i move and set up a bigger tank. I was also thinking of a smaller one like a g.ternatensis and just keeping him/her in the small biocube but from what I'm seeing that might just be to small..
I also will have upgraded cooling fans that i will be installing soon and a upgraded led system and of a course a protein skimmer because i hear they are very finicky with there water conditions
I was just looking for some ideas i guess..
or someone to chime in and say no your dumb and shouldn't do that lol
1..I happen to have a 14 gal bio cube being set up now and if i happen to get a small peacock like yours.Will it be ok for a while, not more then a year in a small tank like that.Intill i move and set up a bigger tank. I was also thinking of a smaller one like a g.ternatensis and just keeping him/her in the small biocube but from what I'm seeing that might just be to small..
I also will have upgraded cooling fans that i will be installing soon and a upgraded led system and of a course a protein skimmer because i hear they are very finicky with there water conditions
I was just looking for some ideas i guess..
or someone to chime in and say no your dumb and shouldn't do that lol
jarrod13
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Quick update: she's doing very well and finally becoming more active. She at least comes to check me out when I get close to the tank, but still pretty skittish.
I'm about to pick up a new tank for her, I found one on CL that the guy is calling a 29 gallon but says the dimensions are 36x13x16.5 which I've never heard of a 29 that size but we'll see I guess. With as small as she still is that should be sufficient enough for a year or more I think. I'm going to redo her PVC home so I will be looking for some suggestions soon, I'm thinking an E shape with three entrances.
I'm about to pick up a new tank for her, I found one on CL that the guy is calling a 29 gallon but says the dimensions are 36x13x16.5 which I've never heard of a 29 that size but we'll see I guess. With as small as she still is that should be sufficient enough for a year or more I think. I'm going to redo her PVC home so I will be looking for some suggestions soon, I'm thinking an E shape with three entrances.
Islandoftiki
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That's an awesome tank dimension! 3 feet long? I love long tanks. I think that tank would be awesome for even a full grown peacock if you had a sump and/or a really good filtration system. There would be lots of room to roam around in a long tank like that.
Technically, if you filled a 36x13x16.5 tank to the brim, it would hold around 32 gallons, but obviously we don't fill our tanks that full, so 29 gallons sounds about right. I kinda want that tank.
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
My 30 gallon acrylic is 36" L X 12" W X 16" H (this time I actually checked)
Seeing a full grown peacock in it surprisingly 3 foot looks like nothing!
Try housing a yellow tang in a 30, pretty much the same length.. but that's my opinion, a standard 29-40 gallon breeder is usually enough.
Seeing a full grown peacock in it surprisingly 3 foot looks like nothing!
Try housing a yellow tang in a 30, pretty much the same length.. but that's my opinion, a standard 29-40 gallon breeder is usually enough.
jarrod13
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This will not be her permanant home, once she outgrows this it will most likely be a 40 br. After thinking about it I do remember hearing of a 30 long, which I guess is what this is, they're just not that popular I suppose.
I'm thinking about drilling it for an overflow and return, anybody know of a good kit for this size?
I'm thinking about drilling it for an overflow and return, anybody know of a good kit for this size?
Fartin'Gary
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40B is perfect really. Anything bigger is luxury. Just keep checking at Petco all the time for their dollar per gallon sale. That's where I got mine. I had to retrain myself from buying something huge lol.
jarrod13
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So this is a very rough sketch of what I am thinking for the PVC tube. The blue parts will be 45 degree angles sticking out of the sand, the rest will go in first so it will be laying on the glass and I will pour the sand over it to cover it up. I was also thinking of gluing rock rubble pieces to the exposed 45 angles, simply for asthetics. Obviously I can adjust the front to back length of the entrances.
One thing I've been trying to figure out is how I can occasionally blow water through the tube to clean it out so it doesn't get stagnant and possibly toxic. How does everyone else go about this?
One thing I've been trying to figure out is how I can occasionally blow water through the tube to clean it out so it doesn't get stagnant and possibly toxic. How does everyone else go about this?
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
I drilled a single hole and placed a pump right there. mine is a simple U shaped pvc burrow but idk how well it worked as food still lays there.
