Putting caught Mantis Shrimp in Reefgium...

[Gerard the fish]

Yeah yeah I know they are the satan reborn and all that but I have a rather large reefgium (15 gallons) and really like these creatures. However I like the health and well being of my reef more! I wanted to get people's thoughts on this as I think its a great place to put it, but I am a dumb *** rookie so what do I know

thanks

 

[Laura D]

I would bve extra careful about reaching the "fuge to prune macro algae.

Other than that I don't see a problem. As long as he can't get out of the refugium and back into your main tank.

 

[Gerard the fish]

True, true, true... Cause if thats the only down side (my fingers) than its a thumbs up so far! any other pros cons people?

 

[technoshaman]

Refugium

Refugium

He may eat some of the larger amphipods but they really are not that hard on the refugium flora/fauna IME. I have a carribean smasher in my mangrove sump/refugium that is quite content.

 

[Gonodactylus]

I keep many of my animals in refugia and satellite tanks. It works really well. The only caveat I would offer is don't forget to screen off any siphons or water intakes.

I came into my lab this morning to find a difficult to acquire Odontodactylus latirostris sitting one inch from the burrow entrance of a 20 cm Lysiosquillina that easily could make lunch of the smaller animal. The Lysio is in a satellite tank with its burrow in 2 feet of sand. The O. latirostris is in an 100 gallon tank recreating the rubble plain on which it lives. The two are connected by a small pump that feeds water into the Lysio tanK. Return is through a couple of 1 inch siphons. One of the screens came off a siphon and the O. latirostis when throuh it even though it was against the flow.

Roy