My First Mantis!

[Ab3]

I've had my setup for about a month now and I just got my mantis from Liveaquaria today!! Heres some pics of the tank. O and I decided to get a yellow tail damsel. The mantis is about 2" ill have pics in a bit im still acclimating.

 

[Ab3]

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopos...9e053377942&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1

 

[gsellers1245]

how big of a tank is it goin in? what color? species?
come on come on already with the pics
dont rush it, give him a long acclimation

 

[Ab3]

10g, green, I dont know what species, Ive been drip acclimating it for the past hour.

 

[Ab3]

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopos...9e053377942&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopos...9e053377942&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1

 

[Ab3]

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopos...9e053377942&sort=1&size=medium&cat=500&page=1

 

[Ab3]

I cant tell what type it is. Is the meral spot whats on there smashing legs??

 

[Ab3]

Its green with orange meral spots

 

[Thurge]

There are several possibilities with Orange Meral spots, check out the Gonodactylaceus species. Check out
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/

 

[Ab3]

Well the yellow tail damsel was killed already. He didnt even last 24 hours

 

[gsellers1245]

i just have a blue damsel in with mine and they dont scrap, but i guess it is all the personality of the stomapod. maybe he's not like tim/clark the mantis maybe he'll be like professor chaos

 

[Ab3]

Unfortunatly I didnt get to see it go down but my sister did and she said the fish was swimming near the entrance to its cave and Maximus attacked.