my new peacock and P. cilliata

[oddball_from_ac]

i got a 7inch peacock and a 3 inch brown with a white stipe down the back cilliata today. i will have pictures ready and to size by thursady the latest. both are eating. peacocks eats anything in the tank(including fish) and the ciliata is eating fedders/silver sides.
dylan

 

[Gonodactylus]

Too bad the O.s. is so large, Seven inches is absolutely as big as they get and it is going to be difficult to get it through more than a couple of molts.

 

[oddball_from_ac]

darn, so could he live out his life in a 20H? without cracking the tank. i think its a she, anyway shes making dents in the acrylic 12 gal quarentine tank. the ciliata is doin awsome.
dylan

 

[EMG]

Thats why you should try to get them smaller so they have more time to live.

 

[LisaD]

what is the normal life span of a peacock mantis? I just got one from fishsupply.com, about 4 inches.

 

[oddball_from_ac]

i no im late with pics but i will have them up tommorow
dylan

 

[Gonodactylus]

I wish I could give you a definitive maximum age for O. scyllarus. I can't. The longest I've heard of one being in captivity was 4 years, but it was collected as a small adult. My guess is five or six years, but I could be off by a couple of years. Most animals sold to aquarists last at most two or three years.

Roy

 

[oddball_from_ac]

http://www.grimreefers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4171&st=0&

theres the pics a link to the pics,
dylan

 

[rwhhunt]

My New Peacock Mantis, Boris

My New Peacock Mantis, Boris

He is about 6 inches long, and very cool! I feed him vitamin enriched krill, fresh tuna, and an occasional crawfish for a treat! He has eaten a few goldfish, but I know those are very unhealthy so those are a VERY rare treat... A local fish store had found him at the market in Atlanta, he was not on their buyer list, so none of the stores knew they had one. He sat for a few weeks there, and according to the LFS guys had dulled from bright green to a olive color. I've had him for about 1 1/2 months, he molted about two weeks ago into an orange color, and some of his blues around his eyes and stalks has turned a little green. I have a 20 watt PC 50/50 that is very bright, and I understand that contributes to their dulling... I have made him a much larger and darker cave out of MANY pieces of tonga LR. I hope he will not dull much more after the next few molts...

 

[rwhhunt]

My New Peacock Mantis, Boris

My New Peacock Mantis, Boris

He is about 6 inches long, and very cool! I feed him vitamin enriched krill, fresh tuna, and an occasional crawfish for a treat! He has eaten a few goldfish, but I know those are very unhealthy so those are a VERY rare treat... A local fish store had found him at the market in Atlanta, he was not on their buyer list, so none of the stores knew they had one. He sat for a few weeks there, and according to the LFS guys had dulled from bright green to a olive color. I've had him for about 1 1/2 months, he molted about two weeks ago into an orange color, and some of his blues around his eyes and stalks has turned a little green. I have a 20 watt PC 50/50 that is very bright, and I understand that contributes to their dulling... I have made him a much larger and darker cave out of MANY pieces of tonga LR. I hope he will not dull much more after the next few molts...