Show me your mantis tank!

[Johnny Tang]

My Peacock!

While she is only in a 10g, once she grows, she might be getting a 20g long tank set up with some mangroves...

This tank was originally set up as a Gulf Coast invert tank with a few pistol shrimp i collected along with about 15 warty sea anemones (mean little guys!) and i got tired of that and always wanted a mantis. I ordered a mantis from the LFS not knowing what i was going to get all I could find out was that it was about 3 inches long. $30 later and this is what I got!

Say hello to Dr.Gonzo

 

[pumpkineater123]

Great pics of Doc Gonzo!

 

[lionbacker54]

you guys have some sweet setups for your mantis. love your peacock lionbacker!

thanks thor!

 

[usatennisfan]

say hello to dr.gonzo

I love the name!!

 

[Koshmar]

Wow these tanks are making me want to jump back in now! Just gotta finish the whole school/start-my-career thing first

keep them comming!

 

[BADGUS]

Meet Thumper:

 

[Dana42078]

Capone

 

[gozermantis]

some of my older tanks..
Smithii tank

Ciliata tank

Peacock left Chiragra Right

 

[gozermantis]

Glabrous 5.5

 

[PiXieCath]

Woua! Tanks to all for sharing! In approximately 1 month (probably a little less!lol), I'll set up my new mantis tank, all off you give me idea.

Gozer: Wow! Like all of your set up...and mantis, as well!

 

[gozermantis]

i miss having a ton only have my l. maculata right now..

 

[PiXieCath]

i miss having a ton only have my l. maculata right now..

Hihi! It's currently better than me, I own 0 mantis for the moment!;p I'll fix the situation soon.:rollface:

 

[PiXieCath]

The tank is now at home since saturday!:bounce3:

1,2,3...go!

There is a beautifull small peacock at the store I work...hopefully she (yes, it's a she!lol) will still be there when my tank will be ready. Cross my fingers!)

 

[othercents]

You making a build thread? What size tank are you setting up?

 

[schneidergarret]

how big does a mantis shrimp get?

 

[othercents]

how big does a mantis shrimp get?

Check out Roy's List. It has all the information about size of mantis shrimp and tank requirements (in liters). Some of us keep 2" N Wennerae Mantis while others keep 6" O Scyllarus mantis. There are other larger mantis too.

David

 

[PiXieCath]

You making a build thread? What size tank are you setting up?

I will! But currently, there is nothing interesting to post except an empty tank!:wildone:

The tank is a 25gal 24'' long.

 

[usatennisfan]

There is a beautifull small peacock at the store I work...hopefully she (yes, it's a she!lol) will still be there when my tank will be ready. Cross my fingers!)

The benefit of working AT the store is you can buy it and just leave it there until the tank is ready. I did that with a couple of things when I worked at my LFS before I had to quit for lack of relaxation time. Just couldn't manage working 60 hours every week and stay sane, you know? But I digress... I say go for it. Can't wait to see it!

 

[Johnny Tang]

Upgraded my 10g to a 20g...Dr. Gonzo likes it much better now.

Bought it on craigslist for $60. It came with a deep sand bed, 4 pounds of live rock, and an aqueon filter plus a small domino damsel.

I added my 15pounds of live rock and bought some mangroves from a guy in Hawaii on ebay. I made a ghetto refugium for my caulerpa because it was getting shredded by my hermit crabs (damn Galveston hermits! :mad2 by using an octo condo. Dr. G really likes the open space as she has been coming out of her burrow much more to scavenge for more rocks...

I got my first coral, a small xenia colony. My plan is to make this a mangrove/ softie reef with a caulerpa garden on the side. I think it will be something a little different.

Anyhow, here's the pics!

 

[PiXieCath]

The benefit of working AT the store is you can buy it and just leave it there until the tank is ready. I did that with a couple of things when I worked at my LFS before I had to quit for lack of relaxation time. Just couldn't manage working 60 hours every week and stay sane, you know? But I digress... I say go for it. Can't wait to see it!

Humm...I usually left the livestock I want to the customers for about a week or until I can buy it. If not, it's unfair since we (the staff) can always go with the rarities and better livestock. That's a rule we have made between us to left the chance to all our customers.

And haha, I know what you mean, I am working at the store at partial time, just for fun, after my 40 hours a week real job. But since the owner of the shop is a great friend of mine and so is for all the staff and a lot of customers, it's a fun and relaxing time for me to be there.:lolspin:

Johnny Tang: I love the idea of the mangrove!)