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Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	well heres another two. This is a common zebra mantis (lysiosquilla maculata) making her burrow. This is what i ordered when i got the other large Lysiosquilla sp. This is about 2 inches long and will grow over a foot. Gotta love those eyes! The other is a Gonodactylus chiragra male, got three of those now. Until i get my system up and running that will be it for them now! He just ate a crayfish so wont come out for photos, here he is in the bag. James
Posted 16-Aug-2008 23:59
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	That zebra mantis is stunning! great photos too! Is the last one known as the peacock? I can't really tell if that's what it is through the bag. Also, what's the total on the stomatopods now? The tank looks like it's set up with dividers, any chance for a full shot of your setups? Do they ever see each other and get upset? Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 17-Aug-2008 23:17
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	Nah Matty the Peacocks are Odontodactylus scallyrus - this is a gonodactylus chiragra. If you remember the first mantis i got with the leopard print on its shell, thats a peacock. i have 7 or 8 now i think with plans of an all in one system with more tanks more aligned. All the tanks are individual apart from this one, this is split into a 12" section and a 2ft section, the small zebra in the smaller part because they live in a hole they make in the sand and need a DSB. Will try to get some more photos up soon dude.
Posted 17-Aug-2008 23:21


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