Mantis 100g INT

[mantisshrimp]

ok mr. show-off-fancy-pants is there anything that doesn't do well in your tank?
i could never keep elegances or gonis (esp amazeballs and glitterbomb) long term. ironically both were a big influence on why i entered the hobby...

Well, honestly I had what I assume was a bacterial thing go through the tank not long after switching to the new tank so I lost several things - most of the gonis I've had since the beginning, a rainbow chalice , half the Sunkist bounce, and unfortunately the OG bounce. I dosed the tank with Cipro but it may have been too little or too late or both. So the only gonis doing well now are tck flame tip and the iron man. The highlighter and blue one that have been growing great are barely hanging on and the others rotted pretty quickly.

 

[Rainblood]

i've also tried to save OGs and torches but cipro never worked for me either...which could mean a million things. but likely our tendency to default to blaming bacteria when things go sideways isnt the correct diagnosis.

 

[mantisshrimp]

i've also tried to save OGs and torches but cipro never worked for me either...which could mean a million things. but likely our tendency to default to blaming bacteria when things go sideways isnt the correct diagnosis.

The OG had been shrinking since the first week in the new tank. I just attributed it to new tank at first but it got progressively worse and shrunk away to nothing lol. Cipro has worked great for me in the past for torches. No other bounces died:

 

[mantisshrimp]

Some side shots

 

[mantisshrimp]

3 months update. Still not dosing anything... Just running

 

[mantisshrimp]

Favia favoritism

Darth maul


Full Tilt


Pico De Gallo


Fascination


Sector 001


Fluted moon


Toro Bravo and Blood Diamond


Favia of the Gods


Rainbow Tempest


Old Glory

 

[mantisshrimp]

Wolverine paw


Flamethrower


Gold Rush


Some other random favorites:

 

[NAS]

Nice growth! Looking good!

 

[ecoreefguy]

I think I’m going to try acans and mocromussa sooon

 

[mantisshrimp]

I think I’m going to try acans and mocromussa sooon

Yeahv they aren't my favorite but they do really well - the heads get huge in here:

 

[ecoreefguy]

Yeahv they aren't my favorite but they do really well - the heads get huge in here:

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Always has issues with them changing from rainbow to red and orange before.

 

[mantisshrimp]

Always has issues with them changing from rainbow to red and orange before.

Me too as you can see, that's why I quit buying lords. Allegedly they need really low light to keep rainbow colors