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11/04/2007, 01:36 PM
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considering a nano and a mantis
so I have been looking at the nano tanks. The all in one kinds and was thinking of getting a mantis.
Would a 12 gallon one be too small for a smaller mantis ? Also where would I find one.. I live in canada. They have one at www.oceanaquatics.com but he is a bigger variety. thanks alot for any advice asherah
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11/05/2007, 12:14 AM
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twlve is fine try to go acrilic in case you end up wanting a peacock they can breack glass
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11/05/2007, 04:07 AM
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12 gallon is to small for a peacock. should be 30 at least. I think most of the smaller matis' would fit in a 12. Check out http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...raca/royslist/
as far as dealers, it depends on what you end up deciding on but im not sure who ships to canada |
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11/05/2007, 11:27 AM
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When it comes to living in Canada, there's a bit of a predicament finding the right species of mantis. I ended up finding my G. smithii at hidden reef (labelled as a peacock) in abbotsford and recently picked up a real peacock mantis at J&L aquatics in Burnaby. You're from calgary right? talk to Gold's... i believe they get mantids in once in a while.
I do not know of any regular mantis shippers from canada, so i think your best bet is to talk to all the lfs around. study roys list and know what to avoid. a peacock would get too big, G. chiragra is just a mantis i would avoid, no spearers except for P. ciliata. |
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11/09/2007, 04:04 PM
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If you're from Calgary, Elite has a really nice, interactive peacock
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11/09/2007, 08:47 PM
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the photo of "mantis shrimp" in the oceanaquatics site is not a peacock. G. viridis maybe? im not sure though. plus they never change the photo whether or not they actually have a mantis in... lots of places do this.
edit: peacocks count as the bigger variety... you'll need a bigger tank for that guy, but imo, the peacock is definitely worth it. |
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