Mantis Shrimp Reef

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cam191919

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got a new light on the mantis shrimp tank, and went shoppin for coral. hope you like it :D



neat little macro algae, its a lot more orange in person



creeping bubble algae, this wad is about a half inch thick, a lot less invasive than typical bubble algae



the survivors. these zoas have been in a tank with no light (not even ambient) for several months. when i found them they were clear, the only reason i didnt throw them out was because i was curious why they still held their shape, dead things dont do that. look at em now!



and now onto the good stuff, i decided i wanted this tank to be almost exclusively leather and leather like corals. heres my two new frags







got both those for 16$ a piece

and finally some shots of othello



mmm, fish head...

 

FISHSHROD

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Having fun yet ?
 

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He is awsome! I kind of want one but heard they can smash glass. Is this true?
 

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Very nice! I know this may get me in trouble with the squeamish, but I have a suggestion. Buy a pregnant molly. Aside from being inexpensive, mollies are easily acclimated and will clean up your tank. I assure you that your stomatopod will thank you for the smorgasbord of goodies she'll produce later. Eventually, he'll get the adult molly, but I don't see anything wrong with getting cheap live food that cleans your tank :D
 

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my mantis is too lazy to eat fish, unless its dead or dieing he leaves it alone. besides mollys are crap machines, i dont have a blue thumb for reef keeping so im trying to keep things as clean as possible for my corals ;)
 

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He is awsome! I kind of want one but heard they can smash glass. Is this true?

only very large peacocks(and i think chigra can too) can break glass but only thin glass like in a 10g but by the time they reach the size to break a 10g they should already be in a larger tank because of size restraints. they cant break glass till like 4-5in and by then they should be in atleast a 20g long
 
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