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[GSMguy]

its really cool found it in my sps tank tonight took it out and am setting up a 3g pico for it tommorow its only 1 inch long maybee less

 

[GSMguy]

i set it up in a 1g pico tank. thing is so cool my mini mantis

 

[GSMguy]

? NO LOVE?

 

[mattyice]

well my guess is that it could be a Gonodactylellus affinis, Gonodactylaceus falcatus, or a Gonodactylellus viridis

 

[GSMguy]

?

 

[mattyice]

haha patience dude

 

[Gonodactylus]

definitely Gonodactylellus, but I can't be certain of the species without seeing the meral spots and a better view of the dorsal telson. It doesn't quite say "affinis" to me, but that is just a gut feeling.

Roy

 

[GSMguy]

its very small if that helps hard to get pics of it as a result.

any reccomendations on feeding?


it loves the 1g pico tank

 

[Gonodactylus]

They will take live food such as adult brine shrimp and amphipods, or small bits of shrimp or squid, or frozen or freeze dried krill.

 

[GSMguy]

so i have lots of amphipods in my fuge can i just take a fresh ball every week and put it in there.

then supliment with small chunks of meaty foods.

 

[Gonodactylus]

Probably not. They will hide during the day when the stomatopod is active. This species does not usually hunt away from the cavity. They are ambush predators that dart out and grab small passing prey. I feed mine by hand (prey stuck on a pin at the end of a feeding stick).

Roy

 

[GSMguy]

ty Roy