Too much live rock for 5 gal mantis tank?

[hobbzz]

I'm going to be getting a peacock mantis for this 5 gal tank. I just noticed that there isn't much room for it to run around on the sand. It would have to crawl around/over the rocks most of the time...would this most likely make it UN-happy? Should I remove some rock, or try to re-arrange it, to create more surface area on the sand?

 

[Dean812]

The tank looks good. I would try and do a search on mantis and how someone else set up there tanks for them. I know Ive read here about people setting up Mantis tanks. Did you get the mantis yet? if you did, post some pics.

 

[hobbzz]

Just in case the last pic was too close...

 

[hobbzz]

Did you get the mantis yet?

Not yet...my lfs is going to call me when they see a peacock on their lists. They say they usually see them once a month or so...

 

[hobbzz]

ttt

 

[muhakmid]

I just bought a mantis and I have him in a 30 gallon. I think a 5 gallon might be to small for it when it gets really big. I would try and get a bigger tank. And I would try to make him a tunnel, they get stressed out in the open.

 

[silent_assassin_e99]

i dont think that its too much rock, my peacock spends most of its time in his tunnel anywayz. he deffinately needs a tunnel though, if your sand bed is deep enough he will make his own, or you can get a pvc elbow and put in there for him. i would definately consider a bigger tank for him though.

 

[XxAngelzDustxX]

I agree with the above few posts, a peacock will definetly outgrow this tank. Try ang get a smaller one because it doesn't look like he will have much room to move around since the rock is taking up most of it.

 

[silent_assassin_e99]

....or you could get a smaller mantis.....a N. wennerae would be right at home in that tank

 

[dc]

It looks like a lot of rock to me. I have 1/4 of that in a 40 gal.

 

[hobbzz]

I'm going to be getting one that is 1-3 inches. Then when I run out of room for mushrooms, zoos, and such, I planned on going to a 10 gal...and trust me...I'll run out of room for that stuff faster than it will be able to outgrow the tank!

 

[hobbzz]

I have 1/4 of that in a 40 gal.

Only 3 lbs in a 40? Why?

 

[dc]

I guess I like the looks of it, I'm kind of talking proportion wise. I have 3 rock in there. One huge one and smaller ones to the sides. My mantis is a small variety, but he travels the whole tank, mostly up in the rocks