G. chiragra questions
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Gonodactylus
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Maximum size is just under 4 inches. THree is more typical. I would rank G. chiragra as one of the most powerful stomatopods for its size. They are not always aggressive, but you do not want to be hit by one.
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pisces77
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thanks, I heard that they were one of the mantises that have cracked tanks, so I thought they got bigger. Another question for you, are there any sources for spearers or other mantises (for purchase)? I don't see many locally and most major on-line sites only have peacocks. I just got my first mantis about 6 months ago, a ternatensis, then a second in Nov., a glaborus. I am thinking of picking up the chiragra from my LFS to add to my mantis Condo (currently under construction). It will be a 55g with 4 compartments 10, 17.5, 17.5, 10. For dividers I was thinking 1/4 inch plexi. In addition to two 20g tanks also for mantises.
I appreciate your time as I'm sure you have had to answer these questions many times before. Thanks again.
I appreciate your time as I'm sure you have had to answer these questions many times before. Thanks again.
Gonodactylus
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I collect most of my own animals, so I don't keep track of major importers. I do know that local retail stores in the Bay Area frequently have G. chiragra, G. viridis, G. smithii P. ciliata, G. falcatus, G. ternatensis and even the occasional Haptosquilla. These usually show up when the wholesalers order "small mantis shrimp" or puts in an order for a lot of stomatopods. If I were a collector in Indonesia and someone told me they needed a couple of dozen stomatopods, I could get them in an hour and they would be in shore and reef flat species such as those mentioned above. It would take me a day or two to collect that many O. scyllarus.
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