dragonforce
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I just picked one up from a LFS today. I am pretty sure its a male. Anyone have any comments on these guys?
Gonodactylus platysoma
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majestic sea life
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Yea,
Can we see some pics? and also what size tank is he going in?
~Brian
Can we see some pics? and also what size tank is he going in?
~Brian
dragonforce
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He is now in a 12g eclipse bowfront and I am also 100% sure he is a male.
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dragonforce
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He looks even more beautiful from the front. I have never even heard of this type of mantis until me and my girlfriend went on roys list when we got home.
The LFS guy said they are rare but I doubt it.
The LFS guy said they are rare but I doubt it.
dragonforce
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Does anyone have one of these or have any more information on them? I will be moving him to my 6g nano tomorrow so my peacock can live in the 12g bowfront instead.
I have a G. platysoma.
This is in regards to my platy, Glaurung, and others will surely have different experiences.
Mine is about 3", has gone through several color morphs, some drastic, and is rather inquisitive.
The species has been noted as being a bit hermit-like, but mine is pretty outgoing and curious, other than when in his long molts (2 weeks or so on average).
Original color was similar to yours...green/cream, then molted to green/cream/pink, then to pink/cream/purple/green, then to purple/pink/cream/black and now he is green/black/purplish/cream.
His color has changed based on the proliferation of caulerpa, coraline, even the presence of a purple anemone. Maybe this is speculation, but each molt matches his ebvirons to an extreme degree.
Sounds odd, but I find the G. platysoma to be the most elegant of mantis shrimp that I have seen (Or had, 7 different species).
He is very unaggresive towards the feeding stick (ublike my G. ternatensis, who attacks whatever enters her tank).
Preferred food is hermits above all others, then ghost shrimp,with thawed shrimp, then scallop, then live snails then fiddler crabs in preference.
Lived harmoniously with a big pink/purple bubbletip anemone, as well as currently living with a purple serpent star. He actually carries his leftovers to where the star lives, like it is his garbage disposal.
Swims around a lot, and when (recently0 I had his little 6 gallon overrun with grape caulerpa, he actually climbed through it, looking like Tarzan swinging through jungle trees.
A great Mantis.
Hope that some of this helped.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=120283&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500
-Ron
This is in regards to my platy, Glaurung, and others will surely have different experiences.
Mine is about 3", has gone through several color morphs, some drastic, and is rather inquisitive.
The species has been noted as being a bit hermit-like, but mine is pretty outgoing and curious, other than when in his long molts (2 weeks or so on average).
Original color was similar to yours...green/cream, then molted to green/cream/pink, then to pink/cream/purple/green, then to purple/pink/cream/black and now he is green/black/purplish/cream.
His color has changed based on the proliferation of caulerpa, coraline, even the presence of a purple anemone. Maybe this is speculation, but each molt matches his ebvirons to an extreme degree.
Sounds odd, but I find the G. platysoma to be the most elegant of mantis shrimp that I have seen (Or had, 7 different species).
He is very unaggresive towards the feeding stick (ublike my G. ternatensis, who attacks whatever enters her tank).
Preferred food is hermits above all others, then ghost shrimp,with thawed shrimp, then scallop, then live snails then fiddler crabs in preference.
Lived harmoniously with a big pink/purple bubbletip anemone, as well as currently living with a purple serpent star. He actually carries his leftovers to where the star lives, like it is his garbage disposal.
Swims around a lot, and when (recently0 I had his little 6 gallon overrun with grape caulerpa, he actually climbed through it, looking like Tarzan swinging through jungle trees.
A great Mantis.
Hope that some of this helped.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=120283&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500
-Ron
dragonforce
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Thank you so much for responding. Right now he is the cream/green color but his smashers are pink with the white meral spot. The 6g nano right now actually has quite a bit of calupra in it. I am assuming they dont mind bright lights much at all? If not I will do my own retro to the 6g nano and maybe go with some interesting anemone like you did.
Firstly, sorry for the typos (B instead of V), it was dark, and I was drunk...
Lighting: Dr. Roy is the best guy to ask about this, but as they live in very shallow water, bright lights should be fine.
I only have a crappy 11W, but Eclipse tanks don't allow for much lighting.
Here's the species link page from Roy's list, in case you hadn't seen it before.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthro...ostraca/royslist/species.php?name=g_platysoma[/url]
Lighting: Dr. Roy is the best guy to ask about this, but as they live in very shallow water, bright lights should be fine.
I only have a crappy 11W, but Eclipse tanks don't allow for much lighting.
Here's the species link page from Roy's list, in case you hadn't seen it before.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthro...ostraca/royslist/species.php?name=g_platysoma[/url]
dragonforce
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Ya I saw they live in under 2m of water so I figured he would feel right at home with a little brighter lighting in the nano cube. The peacock should also feel more at home in the eclipse with its crappy light. I think I might retro a actinic t5 lamp for looks and maybe some softies so he has some corals and things to play with as well. I just got back from home depot and bought my peacock a 1 1/2 inch ABS fitting for when I move him tomorrow. It might be a little big but I think it will be a nice size for him to grow into.
I am also writing an argument for english at my college titled
"Pet or Pest?"
I am also writing an argument for english at my college titled
"Pet or Pest?"
dragonforce
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I just moved my peacock into the 12g bowfront and moved my platysoma into the 6g nano cube. I think the tank might be too small for him to have any tankmates.
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what is roys list?
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