Nano Tank Idea

jrockssvt · #1 08/21/2007, 09:39 AM

What do you think of this setup?, do you think I could culture enough pods for a mandarin to thrive? any opinions of the design?

Agu · #2 08/21/2007, 10:01 AM

Maybe that would work in a 40 breeder but not in a 5 gallon tank.

I have a back overflow on a 5.5 and there isn't much room left in the tank. certainly not enough for a mandarin that's cruising the tank all the time searching for food.

Musho3210 · #3 08/21/2007, 10:03 AM

wow thats 2.5 gallons for a mandarin... NO

jrockssvt · #4 08/21/2007, 10:15 AM

Ok well maby just a lil goby or something hows the design I wanted both sides to be visible, is 2.5 gallons enough for a mantis??

Agu · #5 08/21/2007, 08:35 PM

You need about 5 gallons for even the smallest species of mantis. The same idea with a ten gallon would allow you to keep a mantis on one side and one of the smaller species of gobies on the other side.

jdieck · #6 08/21/2007, 08:42 PM

Just note that with a mantis you might not get many pods.

jrockssvt · #7 08/21/2007, 10:09 PM

Well I kind of am counting out the mandarin, what do you think would be a good side by side tank that could be intergrated together that are totally different??? Seahorse could not work because of the temp I would like to keep the tank at, vs. coral tank temp...

Agu · #8 08/21/2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by jdieck
Just note that with a mantis you might not get many pods.

My mantis sump is over run with pods, but my mantis is heavily fed too.

jdieck · #9 08/21/2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally posted by Agu
My mantis sump is over run with pods, but my mantis is heavily fed too.

When I was able to capture the mantis from my main tank I put him on the refugium hoping to find someone who may want him, over time I got lazy and feed very little, in a month or so most of my pods (and snails) were gone. I had to take him to the Q tank and re-seed the refugium to recover from the incident. Now he is a happy camper on a friend's dedicated tank, beautiful green smasher.

yankeereefer · #10 08/22/2007, 07:49 AM

Hey Jose -

What're you doing on the nano forum? Your new big tank too much to handle?

I was the lucky recipient of the mantis he is referring to. Was gonna post a pic, but I guess I don't have one loaded on photobucket.

jdieck · #11 08/22/2007, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by yankeereefer
Hey Jose -

What're you doing on the nano forum? Your new big tank too much to handle?

I was the lucky recipient of the mantis he is referring to. Was gonna post a pic, but I guess I don't have one loaded on photobucket.

At cleaning time I wish I had a nano

.... badly.

argetni44 · #12 08/22/2007, 10:37 AM

mandarin in 2 1/2g's... no way

yankeereefer · #13 08/22/2007, 11:36 AM

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mandarin in 2 1/2g's... no way

+1 - Shouldn't do a mantis in that size either

Musho3210 · #14 08/22/2007, 12:16 PM

i wouldnt do any fish in that size

yankeereefer · #15 08/22/2007, 12:54 PM

It's an interesting tank idea -

Perhaps a trio of sexy shrimp?

adam_kips · #16 08/22/2007, 04:24 PM

why don't you look at liveaquaria. they give you an idea of the minimum tank you should probably use. plus researching the fish can help just a little bit too