damantislova
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How do you tell the sex of a mantis shrimp. i.e. if it is a male or female?
Peacock Mantis ... Male or female
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Gonodactylus
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Look for the gonopods hanging down from the inner base of the last pair of walking legs.
Roy
Roy
yankeereefer
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from Dr. Roy's post - Stickied at top of forum
This is male:
and female:
This is male:
and female:
damantislova
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Thanks Dr. Roy for the info, and to yankeereefer as well for the link to the pics. On a separate issue, as can be seen from my earlair posts, my Peacock has been really sluggish due to stress from dropping it into a tank without proper acclimatization. Right now it's lying on one side and hasn't eaten for a couple of days but moves around a little. Will this last long? It's ratorial appendages seem skewed and it seems to balance on them every now and then. I did read your post on raptorial appendage loss and I was wondering if raptorial appendages ever heal from a stressful even without falling off. I also have a few questions
1. what kind of measure do I need to take to ensure that it's kept comfortable.
2. When it comes to feeding, I've tried raw shrimp without the shell. It won't eat it, but I don't want to leave it in the water as it may foul up the tank. Any help in this matter would be really appreciated.
