My First Tank and Peacock Mantis

[OrigamiRobot]

Not sure how to best introduce myself here, so I thought I'd just post a couple of pictures of my tank! https://imgur.com/a/6BXaG

I built my own tank out of 12mm acrylic. I thought I needed to do this at the time. I now know 6mm glass is fine. I 3D printed a tube to be used as a burrow and built my rock work around it. After a 1 month cycle and 2 months of continued observation, I am finally getting my first mantis. It will arrive this Thursday and I am so excited.

 

[Calappidae]

Looks good!

 

[OrigamiRobot]

Thanks!
He arrived this morning and looks beautiful!

 

[Hadla]

Wow he’s really red lol congrats! You’ll soon see that it’s hard to keep just one!

 

[OrigamiRobot]

It came out for the first time this morning. I stared in awe for a good 30 minutes. Still hasn't eaten anything yet though...