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[Ishkabibble5710]

What species of mantis does TBS usually sell? How much is shipping? and Does the shipment have to be picked up at the airportor is it delivered to your door ?

 

[Levi_S]

the 6 that came with my LR all looked like the blue one in this thread

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=469067

hth,

 

[Gonodactylus]

95% are Neogonodactylus wennerae, a species common in Florida from the low intertidal down to about 50 feet. They are hardy, eat well, and reach a maximum size about 7 cm living 5 or 6 years.

Occasionally a N. oerstedii, N. curacaoensis or N. torus are shipped, but these are rare in the live rock that TBS cultures.

Roy

 

[Ishkabibble5710]

thanx

 

[Ishkabibble5710]

HOW MUCH IS THE SHIPPING THERE FOR JUST A MANTIS

 

[Ishkabibble5710]

oops caps lock was on

 

[oddball_from_ac]

dr roy do you have pix or links of the N. torus, ive nevere heard of it.
thanks,
dylan

 

[Ishkabibble5710]

me either also anyone know the shipping price from TBS for mantis shrimp

 

[Levi_S]

http://www.tampabaysaltwater.com/

but i do not know if they ship mantis shrimp, i have been to their store and i know they have some that fall out of the rocks, but i don't know if they will go through the trouble... you could call or email to find out.

HTH,

 

[Ishkabibble5710]

they have them listed on their site.

 

[Gonodactylus]

I don't have a photo except for line drawings of the telson. However, it is fairly easy to spot. First, it has an N. oerstedii type telson, but the meral spots are while. Second, it is a "thinner" species. Finally, it is a dwarf maximum size being about 33 mm. It is found throughout the Caribbean including Florida and is almost always living in rock cavities at depths below 15 m. The deepest record I could find was 364 m, but in Key Largo I routinely collect it at 15 to 40 m.

Roy

 

[biomekanic]

If you go down to the vendor forums, you'll see that TBS has their own forum there, you can post shipping questions to them.
IIRC, they mentioned something about a scientist in CA having a standing order for stomatopods and giving him first shot at any they find, something leads me to suspect Dr. Roy is that scientist...

 

[Ishkabibble5710]

Is this tru Dr. Roy :uzi:

 

[liverock]

me either also anyone know the shipping price from TBS for mantis shrimp

There is no economical way to ship one mantis shrimp as all overnight carriers have minimum shipping charges....$40-$80

Mary TBS

 

[biomekanic]

I did find one way to ship economically, but there's a big catch. I worked at an office that did a lot of shipping through FedEx and had an excellent discount. They'd let me use the shipping code and then I'd pay them back. Shipping for me was about 1/4 of the standard rate (like I said, a great discount). If you or someone you know has a situation like that, then they could put that account number on the outbound package. But like I said, you have to have the account to work with in the first place.

 

[liverock]

I did find one way to ship economically, but there's a big catch. I worked at an office that did a lot of shipping through FedEx and had an excellent discount. They'd let me use the shipping code and then I'd pay them back. Shipping for me was about 1/4 of the standard rate (like I said, a great discount). If you or someone you know has a situation like that, then they could put that account number on the outbound package. But like I said, you have to have the account to work with in the first place.

Exactly, if you have your own fed ex account we can ship you anything you want ASAP !!

Mary TBS