Another Mantis Id
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RicksReefs
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RicksReefs
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i think i have the green version in your pics, the closest
i came to an ID was this;
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/yellow_pseudosquilla_collage.htm
check the last paragraph,
these are very common here in fla.
i came to an ID was this;
http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics/yellow_pseudosquilla_collage.htm
check the last paragraph,
these are very common here in fla.
me, too!
me, too!
Your mantis looks suspiciously like the one I caught a month ago off the coast of southern Florida! The little guy was cruising along the bottom and I just scooped him up - and boy was he mad! I love his lime green color, but he's already starting to get a hint of dark red, too. Is there any way to get them to stay the bright lime green??
me, too!
Your mantis looks suspiciously like the one I caught a month ago off the coast of southern Florida! The little guy was cruising along the bottom and I just scooped him up - and boy was he mad! I love his lime green color, but he's already starting to get a hint of dark red, too. Is there any way to get them to stay the bright lime green??
RogueCorps
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Hey James,
I think IDs are pretty hard to do. There really isn't a whole lot of information on what meral spots mean, telson points, etc... unless you search Gonodactylus' posts (Dr. Caldwell) for the info that he's given in the past.
I think that a fairly common Florida species is N. Wennerae and does show up in those colors. I had a lime green one way back in 1991 before I knew well enough to give it good enough care. I think Dr. Roy said that they will change colors depending on their habitat. A green grassy environment will encourage the green morph, and red ones show that they've migrated to darker deeper waters.
hth!
-Rogue
I think IDs are pretty hard to do. There really isn't a whole lot of information on what meral spots mean, telson points, etc... unless you search Gonodactylus' posts (Dr. Caldwell) for the info that he's given in the past.
I think that a fairly common Florida species is N. Wennerae and does show up in those colors. I had a lime green one way back in 1991 before I knew well enough to give it good enough care. I think Dr. Roy said that they will change colors depending on their habitat. A green grassy environment will encourage the green morph, and red ones show that they've migrated to darker deeper waters.
hth!
-Rogue
RogueCorps
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Oh... Regarding Rick's post. P. Ciliata is a spearer. I couldn't quite make out the type of raptorial appendages in the pictures.
-Rogue
-Rogue
Gonodactylus
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It is indeed a Neogonodactylus wennerae. THe key character is the the telson. Notice that it has only two prominent teeth . Other Neogonodactylus from Florida have four.
You cannot rely on color to identify these species. They change to match the background.
You cannot rely on color to identify these species. They change to match the background.
Dexter1334
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I just got a delivery of LR from Fla last week. I have one very large rock which is sort of flat and when I picked it up saw something about an inch long that looked like a centipede running around on the bottom before it disappeared into the rock. Could that be a mantis? My kids say they hear clicking, my hearing isn't that good anymore 
Sounds to me like you have a mantis! Best bet for removal is to watch carefully to spot which rock it's in and remove the rock, the mantis will quickly bail out if the rock's dipped in water of SLIGHTLY different salinity. They are fun creatures to keep if you decide to do so, else there are lots of crazy people around here that will give it a good home if you don't want it.
Dexter1334
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Definitely a Mantis, Little bugger came out and winked at me today. Took a piece of shrimp away from one of my Anemones.
I don't think I have to worry for a while, he is less than 1 inch long. It is a new tank, just finishing cycle, no fish. I think I will let him settle in. I can always try getting him with the bottle at a later date. The rock is two feet across by eighteen inches. and 8 inches high, Like a 55 lb. pancake.
I don't think I have to worry for a while, he is less than 1 inch long. It is a new tank, just finishing cycle, no fish. I think I will let him settle in. I can always try getting him with the bottle at a later date. The rock is two feet across by eighteen inches. and 8 inches high, Like a 55 lb. pancake.
