mantis

[GSMguy]

is this the mantis you have in the nano the horizontal stripes look the same?http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/species.php?name=l_glabriuscula

[shawnz28]

I am not an expert but he looked very similar to the one we had. He has not been in there for a few weeks. But the customer we were holding it for who is also a fellow RC member brought in this same page before picking him up thinking it was the same as well

[GSMguy]

it was the first one i clicked on and i said whoa ive seen one of those before.
could i keep a mantis in a glass tank like the nanowave?

[saltycritter]

Plenty of people do it but I suppose you always run the risk of the Mantis breaking the glass. The Nano Wave is a pretty thin glass. I have kept them in similar tanks for years with no problems but I would not say you would be 100 percent safe.

Dan

[mattyice]

it wont be a problem with the glass since it is a spearing species, if it was a peacock that would be a different story, i dont recommend any smashing type in the nanowave that is a smashing type, a spearing type would be perfect in a tank like that, a P. ciliata would be the best choice...as for the one they have in the nano i believe is a L. Maculata, since the L. glabriuscula is extremely rare in the pet trade, is the L. Mac for sale? if so i would like to get one considering they get to be about 16" long

[saltycritter]

The Mantis we had in the Nano was sold a few weeks ago. Sorry! We have 3 coming tomorrow and I can let you know if any are like the one we had.

[mattyice]

can you let me know whatever you get, i will be up that way and if you have a male peacock i might need you to hold him lol

[GSMguy]

i cant get anything till january 13 so i will see what you have then i will try and get a spearing type mattyice thanks for the input you are very knowledgeable on mantis and may be asking for your help with mine i saw your setup with multiple mantis in one tank would love to know more

[mattyice]

well i wish that i has multiple mantids in the tank but i have to wait untill after christmas or untill i can come across a male peacock, if i do that the tank needs to get torns apart which doesnt make me very happy lol

[mattyice]

anyone know what they got in?

[saltycritter]

We did not get any Mantis. We have a few in stock with more arriving within the next 2-3 weeks.
Dan

[adamwarlock13]

some pics of the Mantis they had a few weeks backhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/87966DSC00844-3.JPGhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/87966DSC00846.JPGhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/87966DSC00851-2.JPGhttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/87966DSC00847-1.JPG

[mattyice]

is that the same mantis or two different ones?

[adamwarlock13]

2 different mantis just in the same pose

oh & I'm the one who bought the Lysiosquillina glabriscula(at least I'm pretty sure thats what it is, No definate id from Dr Roy yet)

[mattyice]

if those are available i might see if they can hold them, they are the same species but they are totally different colors, they might be sexually dimorphic which means mating which means research for me, were they hosed in the same tank? or are all of salty critters tanks that amazing looking

[shawnz28]

I believe we currently have one spearer left that is the color of the bluer picture, actually most likely is the same one pictured. I do not recall them being that different in color, I believe the color/white balance in each picture is causing it to look so drastic.

[adamwarlock13]

nope, they WERE actually that different in color when I went in there. I have more pics if anyone wants to e-mail me

[shawnz28]

Sorry about that I ment yes there were some color differences, just did not recall them being that extreme.... though these days my memory seems to fail me here and there, must be all the skimmate sniffing melting my brain haha...

[smmscott]

i got the one on the left. It has no blue in it at all. It is a very cool shrimp.

[smmscott]

ok now that it molted it is blue. Still very cool.

[GSMguy]

any new ones ????

[mattyice]

i hope so im looking for one for the sump in my 125

[saltycritter]

Sorry, no new ones yet. Large amounts of Livestock arriving next week so hopefully that means more Mantis soon.

[GSMguy]

sweet fingers crossed

[saltycritter]

According to supplier, I may have a few coming this week. I will let you know.
Thanks!
Dan

[shawnz28]

We did get two in today that are the same species as the ones adamwarlock13 posted pictures of above

Shawn

[GSMguy]

they are cool saw them today they are very active in the daytime

[mattyice]

since you have had both of those for over a month, what kind of deal could you give me if i bought both of them?

also any grouping package available if i bought both the mantis, a 20H tank and two bottle of miracle mud?

[saltycritter]

Sorry, no deals or grouping package's available.
Dan