Anyone got a ...

[Rendos]

species tank? I know Chad and Robin have a green mantis shrimp tank...I now have a flat worm tank (courtesy of Dave at Kermit's).

Does anyone else have a tank setup just for one species of fish, invert, coral, clam, etc.?

I think species tanks are always interesting.

[bshumake]

Why can't your little buddy play in the other tank? He's promised to be on his best behavior.

[Rendos]

I wanted mine in a small tank where he would be easier to see. He would get lost in a large tank, and possibly eat my snails, and clams.

[just dave]

I have a 1 ml tank with Nitrospira marina .

[bshumake]

Originally posted by just dave
I have a 1 ml tank with Nitrospira marina .
Cute. :D

[Rendos]

Okay, anyone with anything besides bacteria in their tanks?

[nam2212]

I have a 2.5G mantis tank.

[Rendos]

nam2212 - what kind of mantis? Got any pictures?

[willember]

Originally posted by just dave
I have a 1 ml tank with Nitrospira marina .

You got a powerhead in there?

[bshumake]

I didn't have a species tank, but I did have a predator tank. It was just puffers and 2 eels. I quickly discovered that keeping a feeder tank of goldfish and carbon and skimmer going at all times was pretty messy.

[nam2212]

Originally posted by Rendos
nam2212 - what kind of mantis? Got any pictures?

I don't know yet. I have had it for exactly a week; so far, all it does is hide and peek out at me.

[bshumake]

Did you get it at Kermits? hes got one there.

[nam2212]

I got a small green hitchiker. I saw the large one at Kermit's. Mine is only about an inch long.

[Rendos]

Does it look like this?
http://wtmrac.org/Chad_Hansons_mantis_feeding.JPG

[willember]

I have a Tetraodon nigrifilis (spotted puffer) all alone in a 12 Gallon. I guess that qualifies as a species tank...
http://www.pufferfish.co.uk/aquaria/species/pufferfish/types/images/tetrfluv.jpg

[nam2212]

Yep, the mantis does look like that. He is really interesting to watch. Does the mantis pictured feed on hermits and snails? I have a few of the small black and white Cerith sp. snails that come on Marshall Is. rock in with him. He doesn't pay any attention to them or the 3 small hermits cleaning his tank.

[angelphish410]

Although he is going after some krill in the picture...he does like to smash snails and hermits too. Turbo snails don't last very long at all with him. We have a couple hermits with him that have very thick shells which he hasn't been able to get into yet...but he trys all the time, lol. He is a very interesting creature to say the least. Post some pictures of yours if you can.

Robin

[Rendos]

P.S. the mantis pictured above is Chad and Robin Hanson's.
Thanks for chiming in Robin.

: )

[willember]

Puffer now has a 30G tank.

here is a pic of our little fatty. the other pic is a stock photo.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/51437puffer.jpg

[willember]

What would happen if you put the Puffer and the Mantis together?

[bshumake]

Dead puffer.

[luckyfish]

Does a diatom and hair algae tank qualify?

[Rendos]

Those are two different species, but keep trying.

[willember]

Originally posted by bshumake
Dead puffer.

aren't the spearers the ones that kill fish, or can the smashers also. I guess so huh.

[bshumake]

They all kill fish. Unless you get one of those pacifist mantis, or maby one that just discovered Jesus.

[nam2212]

I think mine is a pacifist. He has yet to smash anything I put in the tank: hermits, snails,etc.... He doesn't even seem to eat the krill that I put in for him. I put it right in his burrow and he will wrestle with it for a few seconds and then tosses it out for the hermits and nassarius snails. Is this normal? Maybe he did discover Jesus and is fasting?

[bshumake]

Well, he hasn't been in there long correct? Probaby still settling in.

[nam2212]

A couple of weeks.