I just lost my Mantis shrimp. I think it might have been due to the 11 hour blackout we had last week. I thought he was fine--no stressing or gulping at the surface, so I did nothing to maintain his tank. I was really busy with the heavier-stocked ones. He was the tank mate of a purple lobster in a 40g tank--just the 2 of them--so I figured it was way understocked. He started acting weird though, right after the electricity went on. Almost like he had brain damage. I found him dead 2 days later. So I have this square tank (25x25x18) with one purple lobster (I can move) and thousands of tulip anemones covering ever inch of rock & glass (except the front), along with about 100 lbs of really nice LR. The nems looked cool for a while. Fine for a mantis tank but I think I'd like to go in another direction. Not even sure if I want to keep the tank SW or go back to FW with it. The tank is a weird shape for a puffer. I love oddball fish but most of the oddballs require live foods & I really don't think I want to deal with that right now with all the tanks I have to keep up with.
I could just get another mantis (really love them!) but I'm really tired with how the tank looks with all those nems. If I was to get rid of the nems though, that would involve the long smelly process of cooking all that rock. I could do it outdoors in a garbage can with FW & just keep dumping it out every couple of days & refilling. It's gonna be really gross though!
Ideas???
What should I do?
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Pufferpunk
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What should I do?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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hadla
- Mbu Puffer
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- My Puffers: 2 gsps and a big Stars and stripes
- Location (country): California
- Location: Sacramento, CA
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Re: What should I do?
well if it was a bigger tank, id say get a porcupine puffer lol
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. -RTR
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geronimo69
- Green Spotted Puffer
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- My Puffers: Fahaka Puffer "tetraodon lineatus"
- Location (country): Canada
Re: What should I do?
PP, I know you just said you don't like raising live food, but since you have so many puffers, why don't you just turn that tank into a "live food tank". It's a great size for marmokrebs. Not sure they're allowed where you live, but it's an idea. They are my favorite food source for my puffs. I started with a 55 gallon full, but now have added another 55 and a 75 to the list, as they multiply by the 100's!
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"Fish recognize a bad leader."
Conan O'Brien
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Pufferpunk
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Re: What should I do?
Nah, I've got an extra 15g if I wanted to do that. It's a really nice display tank & it has a MH/T5 fixture over it.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Pufferpunk
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Re: What should I do?
A big Peacock.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Troender
- Former Staff Member
- Posts: 1843
- Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:04 pm
- Gender: Female
- My Puffers: 1x GSP (Bolla), 1x m. something. Bought as a leiurus, maybe a turgidus (Tiger), 1x c. irrubesco (Tott(a) aka Houdini) 1x c. salivator (Jack the Ripper), 1x m. cochinchinensis (Hufflepuff - R.I.P.), 2x c. lorteti (Tommy and Tigern = Calvin and Hubbes), 1x m. suvatti (Koseklumpen), 1x m. palembangensis (Dragonfly), 2x t. biocellatus (Koken and Fiken).
- Location: Askim, Norway
Re: What should I do?
I am not able to (or rather to lazy for) calculating how many litres the tank is, so I don't know if it's large enough. But I would have gone for a puffer like Camille. She is such a beautiful one!
Inger Anne
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Pufferpunk
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Re: What should I do?
I have a gorgeous bluespot toby in my 46g bowfront already.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Woodbutcher
- Figure 8 Puffer
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- My Puffers: Dogface puffer "Blondie"
- Location (country): USA
- Location: The mountians of Southern California
Re: What should I do?
Copperband jus fer awhile. 
The passage of time won't make you wise,but mistakes can. If you seek wisdom ------ try to use other peoples mistakes. 
Woodbutcher
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Dadof4
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- Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:50 am
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 1 GSP (Microfiche) RIP, 1 Monotrete Turgidus (Leon) in a 30gal. 1 Monotrete suvattii in a 40 gal FW. 120 gallon BW with 3 juvenile Dragon Gobies (so cool). 55 gal with a 2" GSP named Hank. 180 gallon being set up for a Fahaka in the next few months!
- Location (country): United States
- Location: North Wisconsin
Re: What should I do?
This guy is in Divers Den right now. I saw him in person on Saturday and the picture doesn't do him justice!
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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Lil' Swimz$
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- My Puffers: Lorteti - Peaches
- Location (country): USA
- Location: Wisconsin
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Re: What should I do?
You got to the Diver's Den for real? I knew it was in Wisconsin, but man that must be cool! Where is it? I would want to go, but they'd probably want me to buy something, huh?
Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPpppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe!
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Dadof4
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- Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:50 am
- Gender: Male
- My Puffers: 1 GSP (Microfiche) RIP, 1 Monotrete Turgidus (Leon) in a 30gal. 1 Monotrete suvattii in a 40 gal FW. 120 gallon BW with 3 juvenile Dragon Gobies (so cool). 55 gal with a 2" GSP named Hank. 180 gallon being set up for a Fahaka in the next few months!
- Location (country): United States
- Location: North Wisconsin
Re: What should I do?
It's in Rhienlander. I drive up there to get supplies because the next closest good pet store is Petco and I won't go there. I have a relative that works there and I can get in to areas that some can't..... 
"Darwin swings...annnnnnd a miss. Boy Jim, Chuck's suffered at the plate tonight. He's 0 for 3 and I'm not sure he's recovered from that shoulder pull a few weeks ago. I'll bet the front office is re-thinking that contract."
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xrayjeeper83
- Mbu Puffer
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- My Puffers: Fahaka named Bloat
Abei named Huey
GSP named Bacon - Location (country): USA
- Location: Orange Park, FL
Re: What should I do?
Id get another Mantis
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Pufferpunk
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C papuan
C lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles - Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
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Re: What should I do?
Dad, How big was that tiger?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"