My new Mantis set up

[don-n-sa]

Just wanted to post a few pics of my Mantis tank upgrade.

I bought an O.scyllarus from live aquaria about three years ago , and he has been in a 12g eclipse this whole time. Well I stumbled upon a tank/stand combo that closely matched the office furniture at my house.

The tank is a Oceanic 58g....I know, smasher + glass could = a disaster , but this glass is really thick for the size of the tank due to not having a center brace. I also have an acrylic lining on the bottom if/when he digs down. I really do not like acylic tanks, I always scratch them.

Anyway enough talk , here are some pics.





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[josephatmbimortgage]

I always wanted one but Wifey watched too many animal planet and was afraid that the mantis will break the tank!!! Awesome pic by the way. Post pics of it eating something alive if you can!!!

-Joseph

[txstateunivreefer]

they can break a tank??

[hobogato]

i wish you luck - you are a braver man than me - awesome creature!

[LoneStar]

Looks good Donny. Big improvement from that old 12g!

[don-n-sa]

they can break a tank??

A full grown "peacock" can crack a 10g to 20g tank easily , but there are a ton of smaller species that you can put in a small glass tank.

here is a link to the world expert on stomapods, his name is DR. Roy Caldwell...he has his own forum on reef central

definitley check out the sticky thread called DR. Roy's list


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=37

[don-n-sa]

sweet setup man and what a scary Beautiful creature

Thanks Brian!


i wish you luck - you are a braver man than me - awesome creature!


What , your the brave one who builds large acrylic boxes and puts water in them...and places them in you living room... :lol

I would be totally shocked, and wet, oh and in troulble from the Wife if this mantis can break 1/4" glass...besides most of the cases of cracked tanks come from the mantis digging down when he/she makes his/her burrow. I have a acrylic lining on the bottom of this one.


Looks good Donny. Big improvement from that old 12g! Thanks Micheal!

[hobogato]

yeah donny, im sure you will be fine, it would just make me really nervous :)

[don-n-sa]

OK got home from work and I quickly noticed that the tank was cloudy...guess who was re-arranging his new home??

I got some quick pics to share...sorry for the cloudy water!


starting to take shape!
http://don-n-sa.smugmug.com/photos/131409716-M.jpg

these pics are him looking around the tank trying to find that "perfect rock"...it actually seems like he is thinking...wow!

Oh and this guy is strong!!!
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[don-n-sa]

ok this was is too funny..I actually got the impression that I was bothering him...he actually put this rock down, stopped and stared me down, almost like he was saying " you done'??:D

http://don-n-sa.smugmug.com/photos/131409862-M.jpg


one more pic of the other pieces that arte still left for hime to use.
http://don-n-sa.smugmug.com/photos/131409377-M.jpg

[Jeff]

i hate these stupid websense filters, i can't see any pictures untill i get home then i have work to do there. when i'm done with that i can try to get on the computer at home before my wife gets on it for work related searching.

[LoneStar]

i hate these stupid websense filters, i can't see any pictures untill i get home then i have work to do there. when i'm done with that i can try to get on the computer at home before my wife gets on it for work related searching.

The photos look pretty cool Jeff :P

[Jeff]

great photos don.

[blueboy]

nice mantis set up! that should be a nice little enviroment for her. makes me miss "thumper".

[Sherri]

cool watching him "setup" house. Stand really does match the office furniture....

[taldrich13]

cool pics. I've been thinking about putting a mantis in my nano after I get my 75g set up and everything moved over.