liquidfluidity
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i am using a DSB and LR in my mantis tank and was wondering what you guys are using for sand sifters?
sand sifters?
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liquidfluidity
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sifters
sifters
anybody have any suggestions from experience?
sifters
anybody have any suggestions from experience?
sifters
sifters
they all got eaten
i keep the mantis by itself, and just move the substrate infrequently using some chopsticks, believe it or not, since i sometimes have to pick up uneaten food bits....i don't know whether that is correct though, but since i've had that mantis for a couple years now, i guess it's good enough
sifters
they all got eaten
i keep the mantis by itself, and just move the substrate infrequently using some chopsticks, believe it or not, since i sometimes have to pick up uneaten food bits....i don't know whether that is correct though, but since i've had that mantis for a couple years now, i guess it's good enough
liquidfluidity
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manual sifting
manual sifting
hey kalim. you've been quite helpful since i started keeping mantis. so, you just stir the sand up infrequently. approximately how often are you talking about-once a month or more? stirring will help depreciate any anaerobic activity? i have noticed quite a few sand sifting clams in my sand also but i don't think that they are enough to do the job considering that they are only about a 1/16" wide.
manual sifting
hey kalim. you've been quite helpful since i started keeping mantis. so, you just stir the sand up infrequently. approximately how often are you talking about-once a month or more? stirring will help depreciate any anaerobic activity? i have noticed quite a few sand sifting clams in my sand also but i don't think that they are enough to do the job considering that they are only about a 1/16" wide.
sifting
sifting
hmmm...i don't do it regularly (too lazy)....but i'd say around 2 weeks to a month. any longer and you might get some buildup of bad byproducts, i figure. then, when you stir it, boom, there goes your mantis. i read a while back that some starfish can be used for this, and i do not think mantis go for starfish (?)
sifting
hmmm...i don't do it regularly (too lazy)....but i'd say around 2 weeks to a month. any longer and you might get some buildup of bad byproducts, i figure. then, when you stir it, boom, there goes your mantis. i read a while back that some starfish can be used for this, and i do not think mantis go for starfish (?)
liquidfluidity
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starfish
starfish
i have also heard that stars are good sifters especially serpent types. i just got done identifying 3 different kinds of 'pods in this tank also. they are anywhere from 1/16" to 3/16", there only being one of the bigger ones(that i have seen). does your mantis eat those guys too?. i'm very surprised that the larger one that i saw was even in there yet. maybe my mantis just hasn't realised they're there yet.
starfish
i have also heard that stars are good sifters especially serpent types. i just got done identifying 3 different kinds of 'pods in this tank also. they are anywhere from 1/16" to 3/16", there only being one of the bigger ones(that i have seen). does your mantis eat those guys too?. i'm very surprised that the larger one that i saw was even in there yet. maybe my mantis just hasn't realised they're there yet.
liquidfluidity
Premium Member
starfish
starfish
i have also heard that stars are good sifters especially serpent types. i just got done identifying 3 different kinds of 'pods in this tank also. they are anywhere from 1/16" to 3/16", there only being one of the bigger ones(that i have seen). does your mantis eat those guys too?. i'm very surprised that the larger one that i saw was even in there yet. maybe my mantis just hasn't realised they're there yet.
starfish
i have also heard that stars are good sifters especially serpent types. i just got done identifying 3 different kinds of 'pods in this tank also. they are anywhere from 1/16" to 3/16", there only being one of the bigger ones(that i have seen). does your mantis eat those guys too?. i'm very surprised that the larger one that i saw was even in there yet. maybe my mantis just hasn't realised they're there yet.
