Moving a mantis tank... Questions

rydr119

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Ok so we have our Zebra mantis in a 20g and he seems very happy in there. Still has yet to eat the live food provided but loves silversides and krill. Anyway we are upgrading our tanks so the current 65 is going to be moved into our spare room and the 2-20's that are plumbed together are going to be taken down. Now all of the livestock in the 1st 20 which has zoas, fish, ect is going into the 65 and that tank be taken down entirely. My questions are:
1. We were going to move the 2nd 20 with the mantis into the kitchen, should we keep the wet/dry set up for filtration?
2. Which light should be kept on this guy? Right now its a Nova extreme on his tank but we also have a TEK light system that will fit. Should we go with the less light?
3. Is all the action in the kitchen going to bother this little guy? Or will the people and animal movement not bother him?
Thanks Gina
 
Just in case anyone wanted to see him
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I also have no information to give just want to say very nice mantis. I looked into getting a zerba myself but stopped upon hearing they need a very deep sand bed, How is yours doing with out the deep sand bed?
 
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He's doing really well, he has a cozy burrow that backs up against the glass so we can see him all the time, he has some nice tank mates (::cough:: eat them ::cough::) and he comes out to eat and do a few somersaults now and then. So i would say he's pretty content. The sandbed is about 4 - 6 inches now, i'm sure in the future we'll have to build upon it, but he's doing well, and we've named him Xavier...
 
WOW love the mantis... sooo very nice! Wants one to add to collection...lol Curious how much did you get it for. would like to know so i'd know how much it could range to. Thanks!
 
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