Dragonette's mantis

[dragonette]

heres some action shots I took today. I put a goby in there hoping maybe he would leave it alone... he hasnt EATEN it yet but he sure likes to 'touch' it

heres some action shots from today. I just put a goby in there hoping that he wouldnt get eaten- the mantis 'touched' the goby but didnt smash the goby.

Ill put more pics up soon
Jess

 

[G.SMITHII]

thats one ballsy goby

 

[NickTheViking]

NICE camera work. Wow.

 

[Frostyeel]

Yeah those are some really good shots. Your mantis looks great and I hope he can behave himself around that goby.

 

[oct2274]

poor goby, i give it a 1 and 100 chance of living more then 6 months if doesn't learn to steer clear of the mantis

 

[Pea-brain]

That shot with the goby is awesome. Too bad the goby got bleached out by the shot. I'm surprised the goby wasn't hit a second after the picture was taken. That has the classic "mantis lining up a good hit" pose. That is neat.

Dan

 

[dragonette]

ya I was dissapointed the goby was blurry but it still looks cool.

.... the goby has gone missing as of this Am......:eek2:

-Im gonna stick to the idea that hes 'hiding'

Jess

 

[NickTheViking]

Hiding in the mantis' stomach, maybe.

 

[dragonette]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11772173#post11772173 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NickTheViking
Hiding in the mantis' stomach, maybe.

lol. Maybe a portion of him anyway...

I put the goby and 5 hermits all in there on the same day and they are all gone. What a pig.

 

[TheCommersoni]

Beautiful

 

[KJS3639]

Not sure why you would put a goby in there, you know it would not stand a chance. It's kinda sad :sad2:

 

[dragonette]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11797289#post11797289 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KJS3639
Not sure why you would put a goby in there, you know it would not stand a chance. It's kinda sad :sad2:

considering that the mantis is more docile than others I have seen, and continues to live cooperatively with a blood shrimp and a pepp. shrimp.. I spoke some people and was told that it may 'work out' so I figured I would try it out.

The goby wasnt acting so great in the tank, to be honest, he probably was sick.. he never sifted the sand or anything so I think he may have been slow/ill which led to his 'prey' like appearance to the mantis.

Jess

 

[KJS3639]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11797810#post11797810 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dragonette
considering that the mantis is more docile than others I have seen, and continues to live cooperatively with a blood shrimp and a pepp. shrimp.. I spoke some people and was told that it may 'work out' so I figured I would try it out.

The goby wasnt acting so great in the tank, to be honest, he probably was sick.. he never sifted the sand or anything so I think he may have been slow/ill which led to his 'prey' like appearance to the mantis.

Jess

Hmm, that's really interesting that it lives with two shrimp. That is one of those odd pairings that make you go hmmm. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything just so you know, just have a soft spot for little gobies The interesting part about your Peacock being docile, is that mine is kind of docile as well. I can stick my hand in there and move a coral if needs be (obviously with caution) and she just sits there watching me. It's the same way when we feed her things that aren't live, we put the feeding stick in and she ever so lightly takes the food off. Odd creatures

 

[dragonette]

ya thats how mine is, she 'flutters' about and just slowly comes to the food while fluttering her undersides -its pretty graceful actually.

I have my hands in the tank all the time (shhh dont tell anyone.. lol) to move corals, clean, etc and the most she has ever done is come 'fluttering' up to me and touch my fingers with her little hands. No whacking at all.. at least not yet!

I love gobies too and thats why I wanted to try it ONCE just in case. I was hoping it would turn out better. I still feel like if I got a good healthy one it would work out but thats neither here nor there.

Jess

 

[KJS3639]

I can't believe she actually touches your hand!!! I would be sooo nervous. It's really cool that she is such a docile mantis. Has your's molted yet? Just curious since you have a Peacock as well, and I noticed that mine did not close up shop to molt.

 

[dragonette]

yes she molted about 2 weeks ago! I saw the molt sticking up out of the sand.. I didnt even know that she had molted because she didnt exactly shut herself in her cave at all- there was one day she was kind of reclusive.. but then she snapped right back.

Shes acting funny today and Im kinda worried. I started another thread about it.

Jessica

 

[KJS3639]

Ok good, so I am not the only one with a speedy molter :lol:

Yeah, I saw your other thread, I hope she is going to be ok...I know you said you thought the goby was on it's way out, hopefully it didn't have anything that will effect your mantis. It's always a source of worry when something could be wrong with one of your pets. I hope you figure it out and she gets better

 

[DogfoodEnforcer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11798084#post11798084 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dragonette
the most she has ever done is come 'fluttering' up to me and touch my fingers with her little hands. [/B]

but when she did that did your heartrate go up in anticipation of getting hit?