Rosseau
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Skip to pictures if you don't want to hear me ramble on for a second... 
otherwise...
I'm quite drawn to stomatopods for several reasons including their unique adaptations, interesting behaviour and awesome variety.
After some casual reading over the years I decided a few months ago I would love to have one of these guys in my care. It wasn't the easiest thing to find for me (or at least a species I wanted) yet I stumbled upon one at a LFS I had not yet visited.
Neither the owner nor I was certain if the mantis was a smasher or spearer type. I offered to buy a snail and have it placed in the tank. Sure enough, the mantis looked at us like we were the craziest things around (the mantis may be on to something here).
I decided to take him anyways (I wanted a smasher) and as soon as he saw the net he started smashing away - great.
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The home was supposed to be a biocube 8 which I bought on boxing day (couldn't resist the sale) yet this happened.... (the trunk of my car did it)
The plan is to plumb this tank into my reef ( http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1248779 ).
For now the mantis is in a 2.5 AGA with an aquaclear, some sand from my reef, rock rubble, a couple of polyps and this rock anemone.
The current light is 2 x 18W PC. After a year in storage the lights needed some coercing to fire up...
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Perhaps it's premature to name this guy though I think Narcissus will be suiting.
Pictures while acclimating...
This last one scares me... Perhaps someone could direct me as to the nature of the apparent hole?
Species ID would be helpfull also, G. viridis?
otherwise...
I'm quite drawn to stomatopods for several reasons including their unique adaptations, interesting behaviour and awesome variety.
After some casual reading over the years I decided a few months ago I would love to have one of these guys in my care. It wasn't the easiest thing to find for me (or at least a species I wanted) yet I stumbled upon one at a LFS I had not yet visited.
Neither the owner nor I was certain if the mantis was a smasher or spearer type. I offered to buy a snail and have it placed in the tank. Sure enough, the mantis looked at us like we were the craziest things around (the mantis may be on to something here).
I decided to take him anyways (I wanted a smasher) and as soon as he saw the net he started smashing away - great.
----------
The home was supposed to be a biocube 8 which I bought on boxing day (couldn't resist the sale) yet this happened.... (the trunk of my car did it)
The plan is to plumb this tank into my reef ( http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1248779 ).
For now the mantis is in a 2.5 AGA with an aquaclear, some sand from my reef, rock rubble, a couple of polyps and this rock anemone.
The current light is 2 x 18W PC. After a year in storage the lights needed some coercing to fire up...
------
Perhaps it's premature to name this guy though I think Narcissus will be suiting.
Pictures while acclimating...
This last one scares me... Perhaps someone could direct me as to the nature of the apparent hole?
Species ID would be helpfull also, G. viridis?
