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20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
Green Sinularia, Toadstool, Devil's Hand Leather (Hornsby family special), Superman Mushrooms, Green Mushrooms, Purple/Blue Mushrooms, Dragon Eye Zoanthids, Eagle Eye Zoanthids, DFS Super Pink Palythoas, Unknown Yellow Zoanthids, DFS Blue Octopus Ink Heteroxenia, XL Feather Duster, Yellow Tail Damsel, Blue Damsel, Small Green Mantis Shrimp (N. wennerae). I'm trying to get the xenia to cover the back glass. I'll try to get pics of the mantis but he's small and never keeps still. 2 Koralia Nanos, Eheim Heater, 4 x 24w T5 ATI bulbs. Zero mechanical filtration for now.
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
You got that 20 looking good. I got my Xenia to take off on the overflow. I hope they cover the entire overflow.
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
I just put the rock they were on real close to the wall and they just took off on it. Those things are really slimy! You can barely hold onto then when they are out of the water. The only way I have ever been able to attach them is with a rubber band.
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
BigBlue wrote:I just put the rock they were on real close to the wall and they just took off on it. Those things are really slimy! You can barely hold onto then when they are out of the water. The only way I have ever been able to attach them is with a rubber band.
Oh ok, Ill probably be trying it
Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
JoseH wrote:Do you use epoxy to stick it on the wall?
Epoxy doesn't do a good job sticking smooth surfaces. I tried it and it didn't work. I used the superglue gel. It fell once but I put it on thick and it's good now. Make sure to clean the glass really well if you try it.
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
It's funny how things tend to pop up in tanks that aren't heavily stock with fish. I've had more odd worms pop in in my mantis tanks than I've ever seen in my reef. There is an odd worm, very thin, really long that come out at night and hangs out on my toadstool when it's closed up. I tried to get a picture of it but it was gone in an instant when the camera flash came on before the picture took. It was out again the next night and I tried to grab it with my hand, (not recommended), and it's head was on top of the toadstool and the rest of it was all the way down in the rock at the base of the toadstool. This worm is a least a foot long. I'm going to keep trying to get pics. It is not like any other worm I have ever seen.
Here is a video of some big green worm that was in one of my old mantis tanks, (and is probably still roaming around somewhere).
Here is a video of some big green worm that was in one of my old mantis tanks, (and is probably still roaming around somewhere).
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
Looking dang good
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
Looks like a bristle worm from a science fiction movie! Is it packn'??
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lil tank sure looks nice!
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
Gabe
That dang Sinularia is awsome in that tank!
That dang Sinularia is awsome in that tank!
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Thanks to DonnieP for the mantis!
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Dang Gabe, he looks good, He a tough little dude to.
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
Pic updates.
Superman Shrooms
Blue damsel
Yellow tail damsel
New Azure damsel
Looks like all I need now is a damsel that's yellow with a blue nose and a solid yellow one.
Superman Shrooms
Blue damsel
Yellow tail damsel
New Azure damsel
Looks like all I need now is a damsel that's yellow with a blue nose and a solid yellow one.
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Love them SM shrooms!
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
A game of "Smash the Stick" with the mantis. Turn your volume up. Anyone care to put their hands in there?
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
Haha... too cool. These have to be a serious pleasure to keep. :-)
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
matt_longview wrote:Haha... too cool. These have to be a serious pleasure to keep. :-)
If you like that sort of thing...
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
ill stick my hand in there for a bbq sammach or some of those famous ribs Gabe! ;p lol
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Win wrote:ill stick my hand in there for a bbq sammach or some of those famous ribs Gabe! ;p lol
Lol, you'd have to be really hungry to do that!!!
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those ribs are so worth it
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Thanks for the compliment! I'd give you some ribs NOT to stick your hand in there.
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Re: 20 gallon soft coral/mantis shrimp tank
lol what can i say... my last words will prolly be "hey yall... watch this!"
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Softies are so underrated.
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