My Lime

[AIMFish]

I was just dyying to post a pic and this is the one that shrung down and still looked good. It came in as a Lime Mantis and is very shy.

 

[Hutton]

is it a Gonodactylaceus graphurus? nice mantis! any full tank shots?

 

[AIMFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6240039#post6240039 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hutton
is it a Gonodactylaceus graphurus?

They didn't offer the scientific name when they shipped it but they did say it was from the South China Sea. According to the ID site mentioned in the sticky range extends up to southern Indonesia, and my geography skills are pretty bad It mentions an orange meral spot as a characteristic, can someone translate that for me

 

[Uriel]

It is either G. graphurus or a G. glabrous. most likely a G. glabrous, as Dr. Roy said that they are far more common. I have one almost exactly like that one, though he is now a slightly darker green (He molted 2 days ago).

great mantis, mine is very interactive, he comes out when I tap the tank and follows my finger around. He is also a very ferocious hunter-killer. those poor fiddler crabs...



-Ron

 

[SunDragon]

I have circled the meral spot in your photo. Sure looks orange to me:

 

[AIMFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6252461#post6252461 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SunDragon
I have circled the meral spot in your photo. Sure looks orange to me:

Thanks for the answer. I forgot to ask how often you guys feed? I am currently feeding between 2 and 3 times a week.

 

[Hutton]

mine eat when ever he can catcha hermit.