I cleaned the tank of our smaller O. scyllarus tonight, left for a few hours, and came back to find a second mantis living in the tank! While the big peacock sat in her burrow, a tiny 1-1.5" mantis was crawling out in the open on top of the biggest rock in the tank. It was bright green, and about half the diameter of a pencil. Looked like a miniature Hawaiian ciliated mantis. I'm glad my husband was right there to see it too, or I'd think I was hallucinating. Too many diet colas or something. 
So, a question for Dr. Caldwell. This female peacock had an egg mass back in May. We're doubtful, but could this possibly be a baby O.S.? Just what does an O.S. postlarvae look like? We were pretty sure that she ate all the eggs, but there might have been scraps she missed. Most of the live rock in the tank is about a year old, and I have no clue where it was harvested (or even where I bought it).
I'll try to take a pic, but considering we hadn't seen it for so long, we're not sure we'll ever see it again. But, we're working on a plan to move the big rock into another tank. Boy is the peacock going to be upset....
Jennifer
So, a question for Dr. Caldwell. This female peacock had an egg mass back in May. We're doubtful, but could this possibly be a baby O.S.? Just what does an O.S. postlarvae look like? We were pretty sure that she ate all the eggs, but there might have been scraps she missed. Most of the live rock in the tank is about a year old, and I have no clue where it was harvested (or even where I bought it).
I'll try to take a pic, but considering we hadn't seen it for so long, we're not sure we'll ever see it again. But, we're working on a plan to move the big rock into another tank. Boy is the peacock going to be upset....
Jennifer