Gatorfreak
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Tank has been running with LR for 5 days now. No sign of ammonia, nitrite, or nitrates yet. Judging by the sounds, I have multiple mantis shrimp. So here's my plan...
I'm not going to put food in the tank other than some Cyclop-eeze for corals, filter feeders, etc. The mantis will get hungry. Perhaps not until after they've eaten all the crabs but many people think crabs are bad for reefs anyway. Once they're hungry, I'll start putting in the Ultralife trap I just ordered.
My main concern is that I might starve something I want or cause some problem that I'm clueless about. Does this sound like a good approach to eliminate the mantis shrimps?
I'm not going to put food in the tank other than some Cyclop-eeze for corals, filter feeders, etc. The mantis will get hungry. Perhaps not until after they've eaten all the crabs but many people think crabs are bad for reefs anyway. Once they're hungry, I'll start putting in the Ultralife trap I just ordered.
My main concern is that I might starve something I want or cause some problem that I'm clueless about. Does this sound like a good approach to eliminate the mantis shrimps?