our newest addition

[ihavtats29]

we went to hermits yesterday to find this guy in a spec container

G. Smithii

and Darlene have to have him , so in the bag he went and off to the house , all live stock was removed from her 20 gl reef except for the corals , a 3/4 '' piece of pvc and 2) 90's on each end make a nice home for it under the sand and live rock. picks of the tank will follow later.

 

[mim37204]

Very nice!

 

[OneReef]

Where is this 'Hermits' place that you speak of?

 

[night_blade]

it won't eat the corals?

 

[Mako Shark II]

Re: our newest addition

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14603642#post14603642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ihavtats29
we went to hermits yesterday ..........

"Hermits?"

BLAH HAAA HAAA HAAA!!!!! That's funny!

Only 'cuz sometimes I wonder if Dave's really there, or is it just Dave's "spirit".

 

[ihavtats29]

lol kermits

sorry Dave

no they dont eat corals , they eat shrimp, fish ,crabs , snails

 

[glitzyone]

he's pretty how big is it

 

[yankeereefer]

smithii will only get to be about 4" max - The only real threat to your corals is that they may get "relocated" during the construction of it's burrow and ticked off as the mantis digs in the sand creating minor sandstorms.

Watch for it's colors to morph - It'll likely turn bright green after a molt - Another thing to note about it's molt is that your mantis will "disappear", closing it's burrow for a period of potentially 4 weeks - It's important not to disturb it during this time. They are extremely sensitive; water changes, temp variations can be very stressful and result in death. Do not add any more hermits during this time either as they can possibly become a threat to a newly molted mantis.

 

[ihavtats29]

i know all about it , but thank for the info ,this is my second stamatopod i also have a N . wennerae ive had close to a year now , he is in his third molting process right now. the G smithii is about 2.5 '' long and is allready eating he been busting up crabs and snails , i love the sound the smashers give off. id like to see some pics of your G. Smithii

here is my N. wennerae

 

[yankeereefer]

Here are mine past and present:
affinis - probably 1"

peacock

smithii eyeballin' a snack

wennerae

sorry 'bout pic sizing

 

[ihavtats29]

cool , we are wanting a peacock but its hard to find one local

 

[Rendos]

I would bet almost any store you went to could get a peacock mantis. Most just don't keep them in stock.

 

[ihavtats29]

i knew you could but i like to see what im getting .

 

[yankeereefer]

Alot of LFS don't know what a peacock is - I have seen many chiagra mislabeled as O. scyllarus

 

[just dave]

Peacock and a...

..Peahen.

 

[ducklabdad]

I want a mated pair of those in my tank!! Would they do OK in a 55!!! and Does "HERMITS" carry those??