new mantis pics

[word]

sorry about the quality; i'll try to get some better ones later.

 

[LisaD]

where'd you get it?

 

[Gonodactylus]

Nice Neogonodactylus curacaoensis. I've seen several on the market recently. Someone must have figured out how to collect them. Given that they typically live in live coral and coralline algae, I hope they have figured out how to get them out of their cavities without destroying the coral.

Roy

 

[oddball_from_ac]

do you have any telson shots anywere dr roy? i think a coworker just picked one of them up
dylan

 

[Neo-Fight]

do you have any telson shots anywere dr roy? i think a coworker just picked one of them up
dylan

Oddball,
one of the telltale signs are the bright blue dactyls. As for a telson, here is a link to my new curacaoensis. You can see his telson there:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=529487

 

[word]

Nice Neogonodactylus curacaoensis. I've seen several on the market recently. Someone must have figured out how to collect them. Given that they typically live in live coral and coralline algae, I hope they have figured out how to get them out of their cavities without destroying the coral.

Roy

thanks for the ID! this one came in some live rock at a local pet shop. what are the best conditions for this species?

 

[EMG]

Nice....

was it fiji live rock or what?

 

[word]

don't know where it came from.

 

[traveller7]

word,

Nice mantis.

Is that red planaria on the bag/glass ?

 

[word]

thanks! yup, red planaria everywhere. luckily it's a fish only/live rock tank pretty much. they do look funny gliding around on my lionfish, tho!!!!

 

[bucaru]

Is it a peacock mantis? Looks large too.

 

[CPT. MURPHY]

nice mantis