Mantis Shrimp tank and 75g Pred/soft coral update

[lizardfishman]

My mantis shrimp decided to hang out near the front of its tank today long enough for me to get a good shot of it. Also took a full tank shot of its 5g home. Updates on the corals in my 75g tank as well.

Mantis's Tank:


Mantis:


75gallon full tank:


Corals on right side of tank:


New Star polyps


Small zoa frag:


zoa polyp my friend fragged for me:


pulsing xenia smaller colony and more zoas:


Our starfish named Reginald:

 

[thechief]

awesome! those mantis shrimp are badass!

 

[pudgeking]

I really like how that mantis shrimp blends in with that macro-algae. I always love saltwater tanks that have a "planted" look.

 

[busterbrown]

Ive always wanted a mantis shrimp. those guys are amazing

 

[fishy12]

I am very jealous of you I have been looking for that species of mantis but never found one... Congrats hope it plays out well.

 

[lizardfishman]

Thanks for the comments guys. The mantis shrimp is an amazing creature. Probably the most interesting thing I've ever kept. She didn't start off green though. She was a dark blue-green/purple when I got her but changed to solid green within 2 weeks of being in the tank. I've found the saltwater "plants" to be much easier to keep than freshwater which I've never had any luck with. They're also beasts for nitrate reduction which is awesome.

 

[pudgeking]

hmm that's funny I generally just assumed that macro-algae would be more difficult to keep in some way than fw plants