My new critter arrived and is waiting p/u!

[Jacwil]

It's either G. viridis or N. oerstedii...I think. Once I get it home and chk the meral spots, I should have a fairly definitive i.d.!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

looks wicked. Wicked kewl. What length?

 

[Jacwil]

G guessed it's approx. 2.5". Unfortunately it's most likely at the tail-end of it's life span...hopefully I can keep it happy for it's duration

 

[Capt_Cully]

You have a special set up for it or is it going into the general population?

 

[Jacwil]

Slam bam 20Long setup....I'm mixing water like a madman.

Plan is to do a big wc on the system...20g's of old water into the ol' 20g tank. I have plenty of established lr and sand I can hork from one of the other tanks. If I don't like how it's turning out, it can go in the 45HIgh...only thing in there is a regal slipper lobster and some em. crabs chowing bubble algae. The lobster is approx 4" and the mantis 2" less than it. As I write this I'm thinking I could re-locate the lobster lol. Ugh....poor planning but when G said there's a mantis on the invert list this week, I committed Gennadiy will hold it 'til I'm rdy though.

 

[Jacwil]

Double post

 

[Capt_Cully]

Sounds like you've got a lot goin' on up in that piece.

 

[Jacwil]

Yea that was a crazy, rambling post

 

[block head]

mine made it 9yrs+ ya never know. lost it 2days after the move. good luck.

 

[aaronlp]

pretty sick!

 

[solRNY]

nice, what is he equiped with? always wanted one... one day

 

[Srixon]

Don't do to it what you did to mine.........IT DIDN'T HURT YOU.lol

 

[Jacwil]

That was a bad molt! And it had poor living conditions one owner before me lol!

 

[pimpinitup6969]

Very cool. I have had a few different species of Mantis Shrimp. You will def enjoy it!

 

[dadoftwins]

how big is that thing ...I have to say creepy kewl !!!!

 

[Jacwil]

Haven't picked it up yet but approx. 2.5".

It actually molted overnight...slightly concerns me.