BiggySmalls
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or just the stuff that comes with the eclipse?
do i need any special equip for a 6g mantis tank?
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yankeereefer
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I think that you can get away without the skimmer- My wenn is in a modded 5.5 AGA - 4 gallons or so actual water volume (probably less)
I feed a chunk of tiger shrimp soaked in selcon 2x weekly - The Colonel always has access to astreas (I buy a doz. every 2 or so weeks) and only change 1g weekly.
No water problems here -
Just my $.02
yankeereefer
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smaller tanks have less tolerance for bigger messes - I suggest that a 40g tank is more "forgiving" than 5.5g
yeah thats the thing though, my mantis usually goes through a couple snails a day as well as frozen shrimp, ghost shrimp, and an emerald crab snack every so often, its hard to find a skimmer for such a small tank but you also have to look that peacocks (mine) need extremely clean water to lessen the chance of shell disease
if you can at least try and get some macro algae to put in the tank
if you can at least try and get some macro algae to put in the tank
I agree that a larger tank is better/more stable.
However, I have several smaller mantis in 5 hex and 6 gallon Eclipse tanks.
My G. viridis has been in a E6 for 3 years now, and he seems to be doing fine. As well, my G. platy's tank is the most 'healthy' looking, covered in coraline algae, and dotted with little feather dustersm pods, etc... It is possible to have a healthy small tank, and this from a relative newbie (My G. viridis was my first entrance to fishkeeping).
I do 1 gallon water changes every 7-10 days, not a big deal, just 4 dips of a quart jar, less than 5 minutes of time. I use the pads that the Eclipse come with, replacing them every 3 weeks to a month, as well as having 4-7 pounds in each tank of live Rock, and 2-3 inches of live sand. The G. platy has a red serpent star for a roomate, which means that I have no issue with troublesome leftovers, and none of my mantis seem to bother the small stars that live in their tanks. I would recommend little stars for garbage men.
I leave 1-3 hermits and 2-6 snails in each tank, replacing as needed.
-Uriel
However, I have several smaller mantis in 5 hex and 6 gallon Eclipse tanks.
My G. viridis has been in a E6 for 3 years now, and he seems to be doing fine. As well, my G. platy's tank is the most 'healthy' looking, covered in coraline algae, and dotted with little feather dustersm pods, etc... It is possible to have a healthy small tank, and this from a relative newbie (My G. viridis was my first entrance to fishkeeping).
I do 1 gallon water changes every 7-10 days, not a big deal, just 4 dips of a quart jar, less than 5 minutes of time. I use the pads that the Eclipse come with, replacing them every 3 weeks to a month, as well as having 4-7 pounds in each tank of live Rock, and 2-3 inches of live sand. The G. platy has a red serpent star for a roomate, which means that I have no issue with troublesome leftovers, and none of my mantis seem to bother the small stars that live in their tanks. I would recommend little stars for garbage men.
I leave 1-3 hermits and 2-6 snails in each tank, replacing as needed.
-Uriel
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