mantis turning green

[lonny akins]

i have 2 medium mantis's in my ref [still more to catch] and this week one turned green could this be a peacock mantis

 

[gonefishin]

From what i've seen >peacocks are not in florida waters. I too had some green ones that I read somewhere was due to the amount of macroalgae in the tank that they were eating. There is a website named the stomatopods lurker site or something like that that has alot of info.

 

[docklink]

Try:
http://blueboard.rimlife.com/mantis/
It might give you some insight and even if it doesn't, it's a cool site.

 

[goblinsharkman]

they are N. wenneraes, they are the most commonin Florida LR, and have a wide verierty of colors mine is bright green but when i got it it was red

 

[jasonross]

they can also change colors when they molt due to lighting

 

[jasonross]

they can also change colors when they molt due to lighting