what mantis shrimp in 10g?
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This should help out!
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/
Gonodactylus
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I've tried to provide as much information as possible on species at least occasionally available in the trade. Take a look at "Roy's List". The URL is pinned to the top of this forum.
Size is more important that species when you are talking about stomatopods in aquaria. Since most stomatopods are very slow growing, don't worry too much about the animal outgrowing your system - at least not for a year or two. As a very rough rule of thumb, I like to have about the following relationship of volume of water to length of stomatopod:
1 inch 3 gal
2 inch 5 gal
3 inch 10 gal
4 inch 20 gal
5 inch 30 gal
6 inch 40 gal
This is based partly on the waste produced by the animal, the need for living space, and tank stability. Obviously the characteristics of the species should also be taken into consideration. Sit and wait predators such as Haptosquilla may require a bit less space; active foragers like Odontodactylus more. For a 10 gal system, a two to three inch animal should be fine.
Roy
Size is more important that species when you are talking about stomatopods in aquaria. Since most stomatopods are very slow growing, don't worry too much about the animal outgrowing your system - at least not for a year or two. As a very rough rule of thumb, I like to have about the following relationship of volume of water to length of stomatopod:
1 inch 3 gal
2 inch 5 gal
3 inch 10 gal
4 inch 20 gal
5 inch 30 gal
6 inch 40 gal
This is based partly on the waste produced by the animal, the need for living space, and tank stability. Obviously the characteristics of the species should also be taken into consideration. Sit and wait predators such as Haptosquilla may require a bit less space; active foragers like Odontodactylus more. For a 10 gal system, a two to three inch animal should be fine.
Roy
a 20L is still a little too small for a 5" animal i think
dan i would look for a 29G petco usually has really good prices on them, when i make the transition from tank to tank i usually take a small bucket (i bought a 1 gallon bucketr from HD) i put the animal in there with enough water to where they cant jump out, and i slowly lower it into the tank and let the water come into the bucket and then turn it and let the animal come out on their own
dan i would look for a 29G petco usually has really good prices on them, when i make the transition from tank to tank i usually take a small bucket (i bought a 1 gallon bucketr from HD) i put the animal in there with enough water to where they cant jump out, and i slowly lower it into the tank and let the water come into the bucket and then turn it and let the animal come out on their own
i would say a better tank for a peacock is a 30 or 33 cube, get enough sand to get about a 2-3" base and get enough LR on the bottom where it almost covers all of it and it can make a good burrow system, mine in her 33G cube has made a burrow with 5-6 ways to get in and out, she feels more secure in an area with more rock, when she was in a 40G breeder by herself and only 2 pieces of rock she would not leave her burrow, now she is alot more active and i can tell she feels more secure, she might be giving me some molting behavior right now so i am leaving her be
lighting...i would go 1W per gallon MAX they are sensative to light and hate bright lights, light that doesnt penetrate the water very much is very good, such as flouresents with no reflector of PC lights with a white reflector, if you want your peacock to make a burrow in a specific spot start to make a burrow in that spot for it, make a cave or start to dig out a spot where you want it and i would almost guarentee thats where it will make its burrow
lighting...i would go 1W per gallon MAX they are sensative to light and hate bright lights, light that doesnt penetrate the water very much is very good, such as flouresents with no reflector of PC lights with a white reflector, if you want your peacock to make a burrow in a specific spot start to make a burrow in that spot for it, make a cave or start to dig out a spot where you want it and i would almost guarentee thats where it will make its burrow
Gonodactylus
Premium Member
O scyllarus can't burrow in loose aquarium sand. In the field their burrows are usually found on open flats with lots of coral rubble or shell gravel. They used these small pieces of rock and shell to build the burrow fitting the pieces in place to stabilize the wall. The most natural burrows in aquaria are constructed by these animals by providing a mix of sand and gravel with as many small (1/2 to 1") pieces of rubble as you can glean from your local LFS. A large (6") flat piece of LR laid flat on the surface will often form the starting point for the burrow, The animal will first tunnel under the rock, stablize the entrances with the gravel and gradually extend them. They will often times also start to bury the large piece of LR, so don't plan on it growing any valuable mushrooms or corals.
Roy
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