sploke
New member
I've wanted a mantis for quite a while. Due to some unfortunate events lately, I have my 200gal plywood tank available for a new project.
For some background - I have a 75gal brackish tank that started off as a mudskipper home. I brought home a baby GSP one day, they got along well for a while, but a few weeks ago the GSP killed the skipper. Not outright, just nipped all its fins off and I think it died from infection, I didn't catch the extent of the damage until too late. Anyway, I was going back and forth between keeping the GSP and doing FOWLR in the 75, or giving it away and getting another skipper.
However, now that the big tank is open, I might be able to have both. Keep the 75 brackish and do FOWLR in the 200. I would prob do the GSP and a bunch of damsels, and I've been trying to figure out if a smasher mantis would work in there as well? The tank is obviously a custom job, 4'x5'x18" tall, 3 wood sides and a 1/4" glass front.
For some background - I have a 75gal brackish tank that started off as a mudskipper home. I brought home a baby GSP one day, they got along well for a while, but a few weeks ago the GSP killed the skipper. Not outright, just nipped all its fins off and I think it died from infection, I didn't catch the extent of the damage until too late. Anyway, I was going back and forth between keeping the GSP and doing FOWLR in the 75, or giving it away and getting another skipper.
However, now that the big tank is open, I might be able to have both. Keep the 75 brackish and do FOWLR in the 200. I would prob do the GSP and a bunch of damsels, and I've been trying to figure out if a smasher mantis would work in there as well? The tank is obviously a custom job, 4'x5'x18" tall, 3 wood sides and a 1/4" glass front.
