Shoreliner11
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Anyone ever oredered mantis shrimp from them? Anyone hear good/bad things? Also, coming from florida what is the most likely sp. I will receive. Thanks.
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Shoreliner11
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Thanks for the reply. One more question regarding N. wennerae, are they usually the dull green color? or can they be more colorful? I would a species with a little more color like maybe Gonodactylus platysoma, Neogonodactylus curacaoensis, or Gonodactylus smithii. Are any of these species native to the area? I'm just trying to calculate my odds 
. I think I might have to give them an email. Thanks.
. I think I might have to give them an email. Thanks.
Agu
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Happened to find this post by Dr Caldwell while looking for something else...
Almost all Neogonodactylus coming out of Tampa are N. wennerae. I occasionally find the dwarf species, N. torus and also N. curacaoensis. At least one of the suppliers of Live Rock from Tampa also farms rock off Key Largo. N. curacaoensis is more common from that area, but N. wennerae is still the most abundant. Suppliers will also occasionaly add stomatopods that were collected more shallowly. When this happens, many of the Neogonodactylus are N. oerstedii.
Originally, all Neogonodactylus from the Caribbean with two prominant telson teeth were called N. bredini. The range was from Bermuda and the Carolinas to Texas, Panama, Curacao, and Trinidad and up the windward Islands. If I remember correctly, the type specimens were described from the Grenidines. A few years ago, a deep water version of N. bredini was described from the Carolinas and Georgia. It was also found in the Gulf of Mexico. This is N. wennerae.
Recently, a colleague and I have been trying to sort this group out using molecular genetic techniques. Morphological and habitat differences are a mess. We should have the definitive answer in a few months, but for now, members of this complex from west Florida should be called N. wennerae.
Roy
hth, Agu
btw, mine is red...
Almost all Neogonodactylus coming out of Tampa are N. wennerae. I occasionally find the dwarf species, N. torus and also N. curacaoensis. At least one of the suppliers of Live Rock from Tampa also farms rock off Key Largo. N. curacaoensis is more common from that area, but N. wennerae is still the most abundant. Suppliers will also occasionaly add stomatopods that were collected more shallowly. When this happens, many of the Neogonodactylus are N. oerstedii.
Originally, all Neogonodactylus from the Caribbean with two prominant telson teeth were called N. bredini. The range was from Bermuda and the Carolinas to Texas, Panama, Curacao, and Trinidad and up the windward Islands. If I remember correctly, the type specimens were described from the Grenidines. A few years ago, a deep water version of N. bredini was described from the Carolinas and Georgia. It was also found in the Gulf of Mexico. This is N. wennerae.
Recently, a colleague and I have been trying to sort this group out using molecular genetic techniques. Morphological and habitat differences are a mess. We should have the definitive answer in a few months, but for now, members of this complex from west Florida should be called N. wennerae.
Roy
hth, Agu
btw, mine is red...
Shoreliner11
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That clears up a lot of questions. Thank you.
H2OLUVSME
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ive heard that they change to adapt to their surroundings (slightly changing each molt). if you want a brighter green one, you could house him with some brighter macro algaes, if you wanted a darker color, you could possibly house them with dark colored shrooms or with less light. i remember reading this somewhere and have designed my mantis accordingly, i have bright green macro in there. i dont remember the exact place iread this, but i believe it was here on RC. i dont have a mantis yet, as im waiting to find some one who wants to get rid of a nN. wenny myself. i thought of ordering one from them, but was told that one mantis would not fulfill and order that they would ship (ie. more mony than $9.95). i wish o had the chance to go there. good luck!!
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