60gal mantis tank

[justinl]

lol I considered that before i decided on what species of mantis i wanted. I decided on a peacock (large, pretty interactive) or a G. smithii (small but very interactive). So no im not worried really, because G. smithii are known to wander around the tank a lot.

Trogdor is in a hole in the LR right now and all i can hear is "click, click... click." Whenever he's done making his burrow he'll probably feel more comfortable wandering around. I also won't put the food right in front of his burrow. That way he'll learn to stay out when he wants to be fed. lol, that's the plan anyways.

[Fish]

Hahaha
Trogdor the burninator! Great name. Not too many mantis shrimp that have their own theme song.

Crapfully yours,
- Chad

[justinl]

oh wow! yay somebody knew where the name is from!

[muck]

The pics are small because you linked to the thumbnail version. If you right-click and use the url from the large pic it should post it in the thread as the large pic.

[justinl]

ahhh i see. okay ill do that from now on.

[rudy]

Justinl,

Very nice tank and very nice Smithii.

Just a word though, I have kept a few Smithii and find that they are less interactive in larger aquariums. I think a 5-10 gallon would do. Any more than that he may become "lost" in the environment. They are different in every situation, and yours may act differently. This is just my experience.

Depending on what your situation allows for I would ideally move your smithii to a smaller aquarium and keep on the look for a peacock. If that won't work then a smithii will be a great trading tool for a peacock.

[Fish]

Ya, most nano guys would kill for a smithii - and they seem to be tougher to come by. Of course you will probably be too attached to him to let him go.
Rudy,
What do you keep your salinity at for yours? My peacock tank is a 1.025 but I wasn't sure if that should be higher...

- Chad