New Mantis ID

[rwhhunt]

Hello Everyone,
I just received two new mantis shrimp from Sealifeinc.net. Ken there was very helpful and the pricing was very reasonable. I ordered a Odontodactylus havanensis for my friend, who is very interactive and bold despite being under 2". I also went for the pot luck, which was a choice between a 1" or a 2" unidentified hitchhicker on some LR. I went for the 2 incher, and am very pleased with him. I think it may be a G. graphurus... the only problem is that he came with no raptorial appendages... so I dont have the meral spots that I normally use to ID my guys...
Regardless, I have snapped a few shots and I would love any help with this guy!
He is outgoing, and went into my 20G long tank with abot 20 juvenile molly babies that were born in the tank several months ago. I have been gutpacking them with spectrum and cyclopeeze for months... (the breeding mom died right after she had them, and the male soon after, not sure what happened...) There are also 20+ illyanous black sand burrowing snails.
I think this mantis is encouraged to start regrowing his clubs because he tries to "snatch" the little fishes as they swim by, and will grab snails and take them back to his burrow only to give up in defeat, so eventually I will give him a nice zoe & aminoacid vitamin soaked krill that he gladly takes!

no meral spread

look closely, he's and he

the only thing I have to go on...

In addition to the mantis I got from sealifeinc, I also ordered some coral like a Fluorescent purple/green Ricordia, and Red Finger Gorgonian, and a small red brittle starfish.

Overall tank shot of the Biocube 8 that I have set up since January.

My own O. havanensis that I got from my LFS a few months back..

my Ric's

my red finger

top view of kenya,xenia, and red finger

 

[rwhhunt]

Eureka! I think I have found it.
The distinguishing characteristic is the orange base of the eye stalks, and blueish green tail. It is also from the Caribean, so I think it is a Neogonodactylus curacaoensis.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthro...raca/royslist/species.php?name=n_curacaoensis

Despite what Roy's List states as being reclusive, he has been more outgoing and interactive than most of my mantis are when I first get them (except my peacock!). Which reinforces the idea that is commonly suggested that these guys all have there own personalites to some degree...

 

[Hutton]

Looks like n. curacaoensis, beautiful mantis. That was the first mantis i thought of when i saw the orange near the eye stalks and the colorful tail. Nice find.

 

[rwhhunt]

Eureka! I think I have found it.
The distinguishing characteristic is the orange base of the eye stalks, and blueish green tail. It is also from the Caribean, so I think it is a Neogonodactylus curacaoensis.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthro...raca/royslist/species.php?name=n_curacaoensis

Despite what Roy's List states as being reclusive, he has been more outgoing and interactive than most of my mantis are when I first get them (except my peacock!). Which reinforces the idea that is commonly suggested that these guys all have there own personalites to some degree...