Hey all,
i've finally bit the proverbial bullet & got a tank to house a mantis in it.
i'm not sure what sort i'll get, it depends on what's around i guess. Mantis aren't as well loved in Australia as they are over there, but we're learning. i've seen some beauties around, but most of them are on the way out, if you get my drift. one of the local aquariums are thinking of stocking them, but i think that i might just hang around the live rock boxes & may just get lucky.
the tank that i got is a little Aqua-One CR-230, it comes with a light & an undergravel plate with a powerhead with spraybar attachement. i know that filtration wise this is pretty poor so i've got another in tank "biological" filter/powerhead, then i'm going to put some "sand" in & some LR as a home.
what i really want to know is, does this sound like a suitable home? i think the tank's about 8g. can you sex mantis shrimp? can a pair co-exist?
i'm planning on putting some snails in the tank as a clean-up crew & supplemental dinner (don't tell Mum ok) & maybe make a coralimorph "garden" or something if the light's good enough.
anyway, any help would be appreciated, i'm going to the "lurkers guide" now to read up, but i thought that you guys may have some practical suggestions for me.
thanx in advance
i've finally bit the proverbial bullet & got a tank to house a mantis in it.
i'm not sure what sort i'll get, it depends on what's around i guess. Mantis aren't as well loved in Australia as they are over there, but we're learning. i've seen some beauties around, but most of them are on the way out, if you get my drift. one of the local aquariums are thinking of stocking them, but i think that i might just hang around the live rock boxes & may just get lucky.
the tank that i got is a little Aqua-One CR-230, it comes with a light & an undergravel plate with a powerhead with spraybar attachement. i know that filtration wise this is pretty poor so i've got another in tank "biological" filter/powerhead, then i'm going to put some "sand" in & some LR as a home.
what i really want to know is, does this sound like a suitable home? i think the tank's about 8g. can you sex mantis shrimp? can a pair co-exist?
i'm planning on putting some snails in the tank as a clean-up crew & supplemental dinner (don't tell Mum ok) & maybe make a coralimorph "garden" or something if the light's good enough.
anyway, any help would be appreciated, i'm going to the "lurkers guide" now to read up, but i thought that you guys may have some practical suggestions for me.
thanx in advance
