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I have been working on re-establishing my 13.5-gallon mantis Shrimp tank after it crashed a while ago from the death of my first mantis shrimp. The tank is designed to be low maintenance and tolerate high nutrients (impossible to avoid with the shrimp's bioload). The tank is up and running with a brand new peacock mantis shrimp and I'm now looking to add some corals that will thrive in this dirty water and use it to grow.
I want to cover the rocks with fast-growing polyps. Terrific color isn't essential. But I also don't need to cut any cost. So really just whatever strains have been found to multiply quickly are what I'm into.
So far I have ordered: Grandis paly, captain America palys, and purple deaths. I don't really know how fast those three grow but they were on my bucket list. Now I'm looking for many more that will also take over.
They definitely don't need to be palys. I like zoas even more. I've kept zoanthids in all my other tanks before but palys especially always make me uneasy when I'm working in the tanks so I've never kept any. I figure since I can't put my hands in the tank anyway because of the mantis shrimp this tank is the perfect opportunity.
All the corals I usually avoid because they are toxic or spread too fast are now on the table.
So please let me know your favorites and recommendations! and if you happen to know if a certain strain prefers more light or flow please let me know so I can place them accordingly.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
I want to cover the rocks with fast-growing polyps. Terrific color isn't essential. But I also don't need to cut any cost. So really just whatever strains have been found to multiply quickly are what I'm into.
So far I have ordered: Grandis paly, captain America palys, and purple deaths. I don't really know how fast those three grow but they were on my bucket list. Now I'm looking for many more that will also take over.
They definitely don't need to be palys. I like zoas even more. I've kept zoanthids in all my other tanks before but palys especially always make me uneasy when I'm working in the tanks so I've never kept any. I figure since I can't put my hands in the tank anyway because of the mantis shrimp this tank is the perfect opportunity.
All the corals I usually avoid because they are toxic or spread too fast are now on the table.
So please let me know your favorites and recommendations! and if you happen to know if a certain strain prefers more light or flow please let me know so I can place them accordingly.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!