Does Lighting Matter for a Mantis?

[PaulieWalnuts]

im in the process of setting up a 10g for a mantis that i will be getting sometime this week and im wondering what type of light i should get for the tank?

i plan on keeping the mantis, maybe a few damsels, crabs, snails, maybe some mushrooms, and a mangrove or two.

will a light like this be ok?

http://www.aquaworld.ca/usrimage/9 in mini light.jpg

thanks

josh

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

anyone?

 

[Agu]

Can't tell from the pic, is it the dual 18w fixture ?

Mantis don't really care about the light as far as their health is concerned.

Shrooms should be fine under that light.

Doesn't matter to your fish and inverts, most of them will become live food for your mantis soon enough.

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

yeah it is the dual watt fixture...i was planning on getting that for my 10 g and running a 10,000k bulb and a true act.


also, i assumer a mantis needs a glass top? what should i put over the area where the HOBs are?

 

[Gonodactylus]

"Mantis don't really care about the light as far as their health is concerned."

I'm not sure where this information came from, but the statement is incorrect. Incorrect lighting can have a serious impact on stomaptopods. It may apply to some species, but certainly this does not apply to all stomatopods. If you plan to have bright, broad spectrum lighting, you should select a diurnal, low intertidal species. I've tried to give some guidelines to selecting species on "Roy's List".

Roy

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

ok thanks...well i went out and got a Mini-Aqualight tonight for $25, hopefully that wont be too much light...its only 18watts


thanks

josh

 

[scottp]

pauliewalnuts where did you get your light from and where are you gonna get a mantis from,I;m in va beach and cannot find either

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6938820#post6938820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scottp
pauliewalnuts where did you get your light from and where are you gonna get a mantis from,I;m in va beach and cannot find either

first off nice to meet you! second, go to this site http://www.hrrc.us/forums/index.php?act=home , its the Hampton Roads Reef Club.

i got the light from Pet Paradise off of VA. Beach Blvd. and i got the 2 mantis shrimps from a club member. if you are looking for a mantis then i may be able to give you one of the two i just got.

josh

 

[jetaero]

What kind of mantis did you get?

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

um im not sure ill post a pic...

 

[scottp]

pm sent paulie