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[_Alex_]

Make sure yor calcium and mag are not to high. Honestly I don't think you need to be dosing it to a tank that size and just a mantis. Water changes should be more than enough with a quality salt. Are you testing parameters at all?


-Alex-

 

[Smnparish]

Hope she makes it, after the red wedding I think this would just be too much

 

[FantasyCorals]

If you have a large mantis, I know it won't live long. The larger they are, the shorter their lifespan. I hope that isn't the case for you though. She is beautiful.

 

[ritter6788]

Make sure yor calcium and mag are not to high. Honestly I don't think you need to be dosing it to a tank that size and just a mantis. Water changes should be more than enough with a quality salt. Are you testing parameters at all?


-Alex-

Agreed with this post^^^

Dosing when not needed is very dangerous. Dosing iodine is never recommended at all. A mantis shrimp does not consume calcium, magnesium or iodine so there is no need to replace it. Those elements are all in a good salt mix to begin with and adding more causes precipitation and bad water chemistry. Dosing anything at all would likely only need to be done in a tank with stony corals and clams.

If she's still alive stop messing with the tank unless you are doing water tests and then only do it to make 100% sure your water parameters are good. Dosing, water changes and changing the light schedule only causes more stress. Anything that needs to be done to a tank should be done while the mantis is not molting. During a molt isn't a good time to be figuring out what's wrong with the tank.

 

[CaliforniaCrisp]

For an update with everyone. She is doing great. I shut the light off for two days now and turned it on and looks good. I'm going to leave it off for another day and then turn them on.


Thanks for the input guys.


Sorry if this illegible. I'm on my bachelor parry.

 

[mOnsterzOas26]

For an update with everyone. She is doing great. I shut the light off for two days now and turned it on and looks good. I'm going to leave it off for another day and then turn them on.


Thanks for the input guys.


Sorry if this illegible. I'm on my bachelor parry.

Good to hear that !

 

[CaliforniaCrisp]

Agreed with this post^^^

Dosing when not needed is very dangerous. Dosing iodine is never recommended at all. A mantis shrimp does not consume calcium, magnesium or iodine so there is no need to replace it. Those elements are all in a good salt mix to begin with and adding more causes precipitation and bad water chemistry. Dosing anything at all would likely only need to be done in a tank with stony corals and clams.

If she's still alive stop messing with the tank unless you are doing water tests and then only do it to make 100% sure your water parameters are good. Dosing, water changes and changing the light schedule only causes more stress. Anything that needs to be done to a tank should be done while the mantis is not molting. During a molt isn't a good time to be figuring out what's wrong with the tank.

Thank you for the info. I have been doing a lot of research and I'm assuming articles I have read must be out dated or wrong. Everything I have read when a mantis has a bad molt says to turn the lights out to cause less stress.

Post have also said they do accept calcium and magnesium. Use light iodine if they are having issues with molting or shell rot to help them molt.

I'm not saying anything was wrong with the tank nor was I saying I needed to fix it. I just wanted to know what would help her because leaving the tank as it was was not doing well.

Since the lights have been out and water changes have been done she is looking good and that really is all that matters to me.

I am defiantly going to cut on doing any dosing and stick with a good water change schedule.

Thanks again for ur help!