Mantis Tank

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 03-26-2009, 05:27 AM

She wants to know if she can keep Seahorses with the "cute little Shrimp".

*Sigh* This is going to be fun

JDigital · #2 03-26-2009, 05:47 AM

... I had a chuckle at that... other than that, I'm of no help when it comes to shrimp..

brizzo · #3 03-26-2009, 05:54 AM

Have you shown her videos of mantis shrimp on youtube? I don't associate predators that are ferocious killing machines with cute

GreenSpottedPuffer · #4 03-26-2009, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

... I had a chuckle at that... other than that, I'm of no help when it comes to shrimp..

Me too

...shes doesn't know anything about this stuff but likes Mantis Shrimp and Seahorses.

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Originally Posted by nazerine

Have you shown her videos of mantis shrimp on youtube? I don't associate predators that are ferocious killing machines with cute

Just did. She says they are just misunderstood. Oh and that maybe the Seahorses would be a bad idea

But apparently they are still cute

Rbacchiega · #5 03-26-2009, 06:07 AM

Actually I remember reading that acrylic is better because the larger specimens can actually break through the glass (whaaaaa?!) I saw somewhere (I'll try to find the link) of a peacock mantis being kept in an Eclipse 6 or the equivalent thereof.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #6 03-26-2009, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

Actually I remember reading that acrylic is better because the larger specimens can actually break through the glass (whaaaaa?!) I saw somewhere (I'll try to find the link) of a peacock mantis being kept in an Eclipse 6 or the equivalent thereof.

Yeah thats what I have heard. I think I will go acrylic.

I was thinking a 20G would be good?

Rbacchiega · #7 03-26-2009, 06:09 AM

I'd imagine. Larger ones are 18cms ish if I remember...and not an overly active critter...20 long would be better than a standard I'd think..

es355lucille · #8 03-26-2009, 06:04 PM

If she is still wanting both seahorses and mantis shrimp, I see a dual build coming! If you do an acrlyic could you make it a bit bigger and have two in one (partitioned .....sharing water/skimmer/mechanical filtration etc)?

just a thought

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

She wants to know if she can keep Seahorses with the "cute little Shrimp".

*Sigh* This is going to be fun

GreenSpottedPuffer · #9 03-26-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by es355lucille

If she is still wanting both seahorses and mantis shrimp, I see a dual build coming! If you do an acrlyic could you make it a bit bigger and have two in one (partitioned .....sharing water/skimmer/mechanical filtration etc)?

just a thought

Well I could....

Or I can just do what I did and tell her she has to choose one

She chose the shrimp.

sitandwatch · #10 03-26-2009, 06:30 PM

I like the split tank idea, you should give her that option