chichimom79
reef junkie
Awesome zoa and mushroom garden! The ones with the bright pink centers really pop!
Mantis tank build
- Thread starter Dana42078
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BL1
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Wow Dana, those zoas have really taken off in your tank!
Dana42078
Dana
Successful molt again. WOOT! Now i can finally do another WC to combat this cyno.
chichimom79
reef junkie
Why did you not want to do a WC? Congrats on the molt! I love your mantis.
Dana42078
Dana
Thanks. Usually a molt is what kills mantis's in aquariums and in the wild. It's a long process and then when the actual molt takes place they have to make sure the molt comes off the new skeleton perfectly because it it sticks to an arm or eye they can easily lose that part and from that and the stress die. In the wild they become easier to be hunted without an appendage. Usually I try to stay away from the tank when he's molting. The fish usually go into the rock when I get up and look at the tank and they could easily go into his burrow and mess with him.
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Yay! I get so worried when he goes into molt. Always a huge sigh of relief when he pulls through.
Mattyice008
Reefing newb
Been reading every page from when you bought the tank, and till just now.
I love the setup and I think I'm going to go for something very similar.
I'll be reading up on them for a few weeks and then I'll start ordering my supplies probably.
I love the setup and I think I'm going to go for something very similar.
I'll be reading up on them for a few weeks and then I'll start ordering my supplies probably.
Dana42078
Dana
Thanks. There are a few that are light tolerable. G.T's are one of them. I wanna do a peacock (O.S) in a macro tank sooo bad.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to PM me for a quicker response.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to PM me for a quicker response.
Dana42078
Dana
Not that many people read this thread, but he died this morning. Just thought id mention it.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
??? Dang man that sucks big time! At least you have tiny.
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Dana42078
Dana
It does suck. Not even gunna lie, it's like losing a dog or cat or lizard or what have you. Sure I have the lil one but he doesn't interact with me because he's a juvi, he stays secluded in his rocks and barley shows face. I'm tempted to break down the tank right now because it's hard to look at sitting at my CPU.
Dana42078
Dana
Thanks....honestly I'm really not sure. He killed 70% of the CUC like he normally does before a molt. Then went to his burrow. Today was day 4 of the molt. Woke up and there he was getting eaten by a hermit. I peaked around to make sure it wasnt just his molt and seen no sign of life. I've been peaking around and it looks like he made a molt (pieces inside hos burrow)but wasn't able to recover from it. Could be old age. Could be a bad molt, could be I just suck at keeping SW pets idk. Frustrating and heart breaking to say the least.
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Are you absolutely certain he's not just still hiding and recovering from the molt if the molt was indeed successful?
I remember reading an earlier post of yours saying how challenging molts were for mantis and how thats what ends up killing most of them. I really don't think it has anything to do with your ability as an aquarist or mantis keeper, but I know it feels that way when something goes wrong
I remember reading an earlier post of yours saying how challenging molts were for mantis and how thats what ends up killing most of them. I really don't think it has anything to do with your ability as an aquarist or mantis keeper, but I know it feels that way when something goes wrong
little_fish
Moderator
Im so sorry to hear this Dana :(
Keep your chin up, I know its been a rough month
Keep your chin up, I know its been a rough month
kevdogg
Reefing newb
Dana, we can tell with all the pics that you post that you know what you are doing. Unlike some people that visit the site, you care about the well being of your pets. You can rest easy knowing that you are doing a GREAT job, sometimes things just happen...
It will be ok buddy!!! :Cheers:
Washburn82
Reefing newb
really sorry to hear that Dana. Thats too bad.
chichimom79
reef junkie
So sorry to hear this, Dana :(
Dana42078
Dana
He's gone. I pulled him out, measured him and went outside and burried him. I want to say it was just a stressful molt. After pulling him out, i decided i could try and rescape and clean the tank a bit and give it a decent water change as ive been battling hair algae. I found his molt in his burrow.
His molt found inside his burrow
His lifeless body :(
Thanks Kev.
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Wow he was such an amazing specimen! I am really so very sorry that you lost him Dana :( Yes, it must have just been a stressful molt and so sad that he didn't pull through.... but you will be a mantis daddy again, I am certain! Any mantis would be thrilled to live in that tank.
