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Ok for a Peacock Mantis tank what should I do. I have a 12x12x12 cube on my bar already setup and going. This is one of Rich's tanks and pretty thick glass, not like a $10 wal-mart 10 gallon. On the other end my sump on my 26 gallon is a 12 gallon Eclipse which is plastic. I could pull that this weekend and use it. I know you here tales of the glass breaking but for a 2" Mantis ?
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We used a 2.5 gallon elcheapo wal-mart type tank. Ours hit the sides all the time and was never a problem., but we had a little Wennerae. I think Peacocks get 5-6" so uhm, it would have been toast.
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Oh and we want to see this kevin: :shock:
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Yeah I saw that picture on Reefcentral today.
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so, where'd you get him? that might be something id like to try one day. theyve got more color than a mandarin goby!
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B&B
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"You ate what?"--H.I.
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I want one of those. Rich had one on his counter last weekend and those things are so cool.
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Bastage!
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After one night of watching and feeding he has topped my aquarium "cool" list.
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crsswift70 wrote:so, where'd you get him? that might be something id like to try one day. theyve got more color than a mandarin goby!
You haven't seen my mandarin baby! He's totally psychadelic.
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That thing is cool looking
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Wow, he's pretty! Yeah, Mr Scary bit the dust....unfortunately, so did Snoopy, my Yasha Hashe - :( Found her in the filter sock.....so I need to find a buddy for Woodstock, the Randall's Pistol....
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