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Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/25/2005, 12:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 349
Posted By EMG
You could try putting a small triggerfish in your...

You could try putting a small triggerfish in your tank...Most will eat the Mantids.
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/25/2005, 12:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 307
Posted By EMG
Peacocks here in Chicago go for $70

Peacocks here in Chicago go for $70
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/25/2005, 12:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 246
Posted By EMG
My N Wenn lives in a 5.5 gallon and he's doing...

My N Wenn lives in a 5.5 gallon and he's doing great.

I don' like using crushed coral in a small tank.... Use Live Rock and Pure sand..... my N Wenn. Loves to dig in the sand and move everything...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/18/2005, 10:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 406
Posted By EMG
RESIZE THE PICS !!!!!!!!!!!!!:smokin:

RESIZE THE PICS !!!!!!!!!!!!!:smokin:
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/17/2005, 07:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 684
Posted By EMG
You would have been fine if you would have put a...

You would have been fine if you would have put a piece of plexiglass the size of on the bottom, to line it. I did that with mine to make sure he doesn't break the bottom.
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/16/2005, 06:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 255
Posted By EMG
Cut a piece of thin plexiglass from Home Depot...

Cut a piece of thin plexiglass from Home Depot like I did.
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 03/10/2005, 12:32 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,112
Posted By EMG
His name is Wenn ....... N. Wenn his species

His name is Wenn ....... N. Wenn his species
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/28/2005, 02:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 330
Posted By EMG
Any decent LFS should have them..... They...

Any decent LFS should have them.....

They cost anywhere from $.25 to .$50 each
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/27/2005, 10:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 226
Posted By EMG
Clownfish are usually able to defend...

Clownfish are usually able to defend themselves...they are pretty aggressive. :(
Forum: Nano Reefs 02/27/2005, 07:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,295
Posted By EMG
Almost all of them fail and will boil your...

Almost all of them fail and will boil your tank......

you will have too much $$$ in it to lose because of a crap heater.
Forum: Nano Reefs 02/27/2005, 04:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,295
Posted By EMG
Toss that Wal-Mart heater...they are junk and...

Toss that Wal-Mart heater...they are junk and they fail and have killed many a persons whole tank.... They have no thermostat and you can't set them.

I wanted a small one and I have great luck...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/27/2005, 04:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 479
Posted By EMG
If you feed them cubes how hard is it to keep...

If you feed them cubes how hard is it to keep from overfeeding? Who do you people have feeding your livstock? If you say 2 cubes its 2 cubes?:confused:
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/27/2005, 03:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 187
Posted By EMG
post a picture please so we can id it.

post a picture please so we can id it.
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/27/2005, 03:52 PM
Replies: 1,325
Views: 208,356
Posted By EMG
THANKS Its pimp:bum: Everyone sits next to it to...

THANKS Its pimp:bum: Everyone sits next to it to look at it... My friends love it. It started out as a Mantis shrimp tank and now its a minireef....

Here you go...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/27/2005, 03:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 227
Posted By EMG
I tried a 2.5 galon tank for mine and while it...

I tried a 2.5 galon tank for mine and while it will work keeping the salinity and parameters constant with that small of a tank was a joke.....

For the same $10 you can get a 5.5 gallon and I'm...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/27/2005, 03:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 747
Posted By EMG
I saw a peacock at my LFS and saw how he attacked...

I saw a peacock at my LFS and saw how he attacked the stuff put into his tank. I wanted to learn more so......

I found reef central and started think about one....I saw them on the discovery...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/27/2005, 03:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 339
Posted By EMG
I have my N. Wenn in a 5.5 gallon nano with my...

I have my N. Wenn in a 5.5 gallon nano with my ocellaris clown...

My mantis trully is reef safe.... He refuses to eat anything but ghost shrimp and small blue hermits..... All my other livestock...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/27/2005, 03:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 893
Posted By EMG
Since I have the best mantis any pic I take of...

Since I have the best mantis any pic I take of him will be the best...:D

http://www.chicagoriders.com/forum/uploads/post-26-1108355212.jpg
Forum: Nano Reefs 02/25/2005, 11:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 205
Posted By EMG
That mantis will stir up the sand in that small...

That mantis will stir up the sand in that small enclosure and soon everything on the LR and your mushrooms will die They are also notoriuos for moving stuff on their own especially when creating...
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/25/2005, 11:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 347
Posted By EMG
I tried keeping my N. Wenn in a 2.5 gallon but...

I tried keeping my N. Wenn in a 2.5 gallon but really its too small..

The 5.5 gallon aquariums are the same price as the 2.5 but its so much easier to keep a constant salinity rate , parameters...
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/25/2005, 12:57 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,172
Posted By EMG
Real nice man.:bum:

Real nice man.:bum:
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/25/2005, 12:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 447
Posted By EMG
Not yet...... maybe in a couple months....... ...

Not yet...... maybe in a couple months.......

When I finally set it up I want to really let it cycle for a while.....

I'm not sure if I'm going to get the 6 or 12 gallon nano.
Forum: Mantis Shrimp 02/25/2005, 12:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 347
Posted By EMG
Mine doesn't make noise :( I wish he did.

Mine doesn't make noise
:(

I wish he did.
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/24/2005, 11:59 PM
Replies: 1,325
Views: 208,356
Posted By EMG
Here is my place....the Livingroom in my...

Here is my place....the Livingroom in my apartment.... Its not the fanciest of places but its super cozy and I love it. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Both of my tanks are in the same room.....

My...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/24/2005, 10:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 447
Posted By EMG
**UPDATE** Well I put a new carbon...

**UPDATE**


Well I put a new carbon cartdride in the filter and let it go 2 hours..... I then did a 50% water change and put everything back in..... Everything looks ok but my small feather...
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