Nano?
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mightymouse
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nope not unless u want dead clowns
crafty_50mitchell
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The general consensus is "just dont do it"; however, over the past year and a half that Ive kept mantis shrimp I have kept them with a fish buddy 90% of the time. In my opinion you have a few things to consider: the type of mantis (smasher or spearer obviously is a major concern, but Im talking more abou the species of smasher), amount of water, type of fish (where they hang out, are the inquisative fish etc). I have had great luck keeping a true perc and a gonadactyus smithii togeter (10 gallon tank), I attribute this to: the smithii not being that aggressive of a mantis, alot of show though, and most clowns will hang out mid-top of the tank.
When you consider adding corals you should also be fine, unless of coarse your speaking of large stony corals, which at some point become a nice place for a mantis to bust a cave into, which is how some species form caves in the wild. So I guess what Im saying is: fish+mantis-think it through and cover some "what if's", mantis+coral-most types will be fine (just matters what you care more for-your mantis or your coral).
Cheers...it's Friday!!
Brian
When you consider adding corals you should also be fine, unless of coarse your speaking of large stony corals, which at some point become a nice place for a mantis to bust a cave into, which is how some species form caves in the wild. So I guess what Im saying is: fish+mantis-think it through and cover some "what if's", mantis+coral-most types will be fine (just matters what you care more for-your mantis or your coral).
Cheers...it's Friday!!
Brian
crafty_50mitchell
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No problem fella, while your waiting for your system to balance out a bit you can do some more research. And feel free to post any question that comes to mind rc is a great community and very community oriented for the most part.
Cheers,
Brian
Cheers,
Brian
