pool guy
04/09/2013, 02:44 PM
Well, I pulled the trigger on my mantis. I'm currently upgrading my tank to a 125, and I am putting in a refugium in the sump and I thought I would have a mantis as its main resident.
However, I changed my mind. I thought it would be a shame to have him down in the sump, so I talked the gf into letting me do a pest tank next to the dt with the mantis as the center piece.
My local LFS get them in from time to time (mostly hitch hikers), and they knew of my plans. So I got a call yesterday telling me someone had brought one in for credit. I went up to the shop and saw the cutest little thing, and gave him/her a car ride to its new home.
I set up a 10 gallon I had laying around (will be plumbed into my system when done. I had a live rock (about 5 lbs) that had a majuano show up and was being a bi*ch to get off, so I put it in the new mantis tank along with some rubble rock and about an inch of so or sand.
He went in yesterday afternoon and disappeared into the rock (macro rock - lots and lots of holes). Today I got home from work with some treats for him hoping to coax him out. Much to my surprise, he was waiting for me with his head poked outta the top of the rock. He doesn't seem to skittish. I threw in a small turbo and a couple of small hermits (his snack). He has a den under the rock with 3 entrances. He came right out and grabbed a hermit, and away he went under the rock commencing to bash him to death.
He is only about an inch, maybe an inch and a half long and green in color.
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Anyone have any idea on an ID ? I'm sooooo glad I set up a seperate tank !!!
However, I changed my mind. I thought it would be a shame to have him down in the sump, so I talked the gf into letting me do a pest tank next to the dt with the mantis as the center piece.
My local LFS get them in from time to time (mostly hitch hikers), and they knew of my plans. So I got a call yesterday telling me someone had brought one in for credit. I went up to the shop and saw the cutest little thing, and gave him/her a car ride to its new home.
I set up a 10 gallon I had laying around (will be plumbed into my system when done. I had a live rock (about 5 lbs) that had a majuano show up and was being a bi*ch to get off, so I put it in the new mantis tank along with some rubble rock and about an inch of so or sand.
He went in yesterday afternoon and disappeared into the rock (macro rock - lots and lots of holes). Today I got home from work with some treats for him hoping to coax him out. Much to my surprise, he was waiting for me with his head poked outta the top of the rock. He doesn't seem to skittish. I threw in a small turbo and a couple of small hermits (his snack). He has a den under the rock with 3 entrances. He came right out and grabbed a hermit, and away he went under the rock commencing to bash him to death.
He is only about an inch, maybe an inch and a half long and green in color.
227204
227205
Anyone have any idea on an ID ? I'm sooooo glad I set up a seperate tank !!!