mantis ID?

[Jonny]

http://grimreefers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1337


sorry bout link I can post pics here....pics are small also sorry

 

[Gonodactylus]

N. wennerae

 

[Jonny]

how do you get them do become bright green? I heard you need lots of light? could someone explain this?

 

[Gonodactylus]

It appears to be an interaction between genetics and environment. Not all become green, but if they do, it usually takes bright, broad spectrum (day light) light. Lots of green algae also helps since they are changing color to match background.

 

[Jonny]

ahhh, Thank you very much

 

[Ken2001]

The N. wennerae I used to have came to me a dark green w/ some brick red highlights. After a few months in my 5.5 nano w/ 18 watt Power Compact, it molted and turned bright green. Its next molt (the bad one) also stayed bright green.

 

[Jonny]

well mine is in a 10G with 20watt PC so maybe it will molt and be a nice green colour , very picky eater so far all it will eat it crayfish, wont touch pellets or any fresh fish i've given it,

 

[Ken2001]

Mine only liked live small snails, and frozen (thawed) mysis shrimp. It never ate the hermits I put in the tank, though it'd chase them away when the hermits got too close to the mantis' burrow/cave. I finally turned the hermits over to my peacock, and that was allshewrote for them.

 

[MantisLover]

There is a thread on the site Jonny is refering to that says they have 3 peacock mantis shrimp for sale in San Diego. If any one is able to reply or email this person please let him or her know that those are not peacock mantis shrimp but gonodactylus smithii's. I have one of these species myself. Thanks.

MantisLover