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StephLionfish · 08/06/2011, 09:04 PM

Will N. Wennerae ever wonder around outside his/her house during the day? Will it come out to see me once I walk over to the tank, or not..?

yuyulz · 12/10/2012, 02:13 AM

great info. thanks Dr Roy

can you ID the species of my pet please?

Fartin'Gary · 12/10/2012, 08:40 AM

I'm going to go with Chiragra on this one.

Gonodactylus · 12/10/2012, 11:38 AM

One of several color morphs of G. chiragra.

Roy

Mark SF · 01/25/2013, 04:09 PM

Go Bears!

PzIV · 03/15/2013, 11:53 AM

What an excellent resource, thank you.

nanolover80 · 03/28/2013, 03:07 PM

Dr Roy, i just got a Gond. Viridis .. and..

Ok so i got my mantis .. hes was slow drip acclimated and let loose and very active.. He went up to the biggest rock in the tank and dug his hole at the base. Took just seconds and he was hidden. Now it's been day and a half and still no sign of movement, is this normal?

Selt1018 · 04/16/2013, 02:45 PM

Just saw this.

Thank you!

My next tank I want to set up is a species tank and with this I can look at and determine what Mantis I want in it.

rasmuspedersen · 02/04/2014, 07:20 AM

Hi everyone. Yesterday I found 3 mantises while packing up some live rock from Bali. It would be great if someone recognizes the species, and, if possible, can tell the sex of them.
Here's the first one, which I suspect is a G. smithii female, what do you think?

rasmuspedersen · 02/04/2014, 07:24 AM

Second one, no idea what it is.

rasmuspedersen · 02/04/2014, 07:27 AM

And third one, clueless to which species, but could it be a male?

rasmuspedersen · 02/08/2014, 12:20 AM

The suspected G. smithii never recovered from the live rock trip unfortunately. The two small ones seem fine though and get along well - and even share burrow from time to time - in a 20 liter aquarium (~5,5 US gallon).
Still no one who has any clue on what species they could be? I'm eager to know!

Gonodactylus · 02/08/2014, 11:52 AM

They appear to be Gonodactylus viridis.

Roy

rasmuspedersen · 02/08/2014, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonodactylus

They appear to be Gonodactylus viridis.

Roy

Both of them? Different color morphs? A female and a male?

Gonodactylus · 02/08/2014, 03:01 PM

Yes.

acnelson13 · 03/15/2014, 04:10 AM

Great seeing this right after I got my first mantis ! I believe it's an H. Clypto. So small, and insanely fast ! It seems I got lucky and got one of the safest ones for other animals ? .. I do have a sexy shrimp.. what the best food I can directly feed it to keep his eyes off my hermits etc ?

Fartin'Gary · 03/15/2014, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acnelson13

Great seeing this right after I got my first mantis ! I believe it's an H. Clypto. So small, and insanely fast ! It seems I got lucky and got one of the safest ones for other animals ? .. I do have a sexy shrimp.. what the best food I can directly feed it to keep his eyes off my hermits etc ?

I kept a sexy shrimp with my O. Scyllarus without any problems. You can feed it brine shrimp, krill, clams, ect. They will eat just about anything.

dezzer · 05/29/2014, 05:04 PM

Just bought this little guy and have tried everything in the book to get him to eat in front of me he has great color still ca kh and everything else great plenty of sand and I literally tried to give him the choice cut on silver sides, live grass shrimp , mises cubes, squid made it more to look alive and all he does is move it to the other side of the refugium and got back to his burrow. Is their anything else I can do. I Ask this because I don't think he has eaten and it's been a week unless he snagged some grass shrimp up when I was sleeping

Gonodactylus · 05/29/2014, 05:18 PM

Ir is not uncommon for a Lysiosquillina to go for a couple of weeks without eating. Hang in there.

Roy

Coronel · 12/03/2014, 10:37 AM

Excellent resource! Thanks!!!

icewater · 04/01/2015, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonodactylus

Tank sizes are in liters.

Color change with lighting and background color and pattern is common in many stomatopods - particularly gonodactyloids. It is most dramatic in a few species that occur over a wide depth range from the intertidal to > 30 m. Probably the most dramatic change in color and pattern is in Pseudosquilla ciliata, but Neogonodactylus wennerae and Gonodactylellus affinis also show dramatic shifts.

Roy

Hi Roy,
I was wondering if this means by changing the distance from the light to the tank you are able to change a G. Chiragra's color scheme?
Thanks,
Sam

Gonodactylus · 04/01/2015, 12:31 PM

G. chiragra is one species that shows little color change in the aquarium. Differences seem to be mostly genetic. Moderate changes in intensity won't have much effect.

Roy

icewater · 04/01/2015, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonodactylus

G. chiragra is one species that shows little color change in the aquarium. Differences seem to be mostly genetic. Moderate changes in intensity won't have much effect.

Roy

Alright. So my G. chiragra changed from a very dark green with white horizontal lines on his body to a completely green color. That means he is going to stay green?

Thanks,
Sam

Squatch XXL · 04/29/2015, 01:23 PM

Thanks Roy.

When I began reefkeeping these monsters were nothing but pests. Thanks for being part of the understanding that these critters are intelligent and unique. Your consolidated sources of info make identification and care requirements a great place to plan and self educate. Thank you again.

Stomatopods · 07/09/2015, 01:14 PM

Thanks!!!! Doc Roy

08/06/2011, 09:04 PM	#101
StephLionfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,836	Will N. Wennerae ever wonder around outside his/her house during the day? Will it come out to see me once I walk over to the tank, or not..? __________________ The most intelligent people ask the most questions.

03/28/2013, 03:07 PM	#107
nanolover80 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA Posts: 62	Dr Roy, i just got a Gond. Viridis .. and.. Ok so i got my mantis .. hes was slow drip acclimated and let loose and very active.. He went up to the biggest rock in the tank and dug his hole at the base. Took just seconds and he was hidden. Now it's been day and a half and still no sign of movement, is this normal? Last edited by nanolover80; 03/28/2013 at 03:35 PM.

03/15/2014, 04:10 AM	#116
acnelson13 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 6	Great seeing this right after I got my first mantis ! I believe it's an H. Clypto. So small, and insanely fast ! It seems I got lucky and got one of the safest ones for other animals ? .. I do have a sexy shrimp.. what the best food I can directly feed it to keep his eyes off my hermits etc ? __________________ Using Tapatalk

05/29/2014, 05:04 PM	#118
dezzer Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1	Lysiosquillina maculata Just bought this little guy and have tried everything in the book to get him to eat in front of me he has great color still ca kh and everything else great plenty of sand and I literally tried to give him the choice cut on silver sides, live grass shrimp , mises cubes, squid made it more to look alive and all he does is move it to the other side of the refugium and got back to his burrow. Is their anything else I can do. I Ask this because I don't think he has eaten and it's been a week unless he snagged some grass shrimp up when I was sleeping

12/10/2012, 02:13 AM	#102
yuyulz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 3	great info. thanks Dr Roy can you ID the species of my pet please?

12/10/2012, 08:40 AM	#103
Fartin'Gary Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Napoli, Italy Posts: 1,023	I'm going to go with Chiragra on this one.

12/10/2012, 11:38 AM	#104
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	One of several color morphs of G. chiragra. Roy

01/25/2013, 04:09 PM	#105
Mark SF Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 357	Go Bears!

03/15/2013, 11:53 AM	#106
PzIV Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 26	What an excellent resource, thank you.

04/16/2013, 02:45 PM	#108
Selt1018 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 53	Just saw this. Thank you! My next tank I want to set up is a species tank and with this I can look at and determine what Mantis I want in it.

02/04/2014, 07:20 AM	#109
rasmuspedersen Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	Hi everyone. Yesterday I found 3 mantises while packing up some live rock from Bali. It would be great if someone recognizes the species, and, if possible, can tell the sex of them. Here's the first one, which I suspect is a G. smithii female, what do you think?

02/04/2014, 07:24 AM	#110
rasmuspedersen Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	Second one, no idea what it is.

02/04/2014, 07:27 AM	#111
rasmuspedersen Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	And third one, clueless to which species, but could it be a male?

02/08/2014, 12:20 AM	#112
rasmuspedersen Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Sweden Posts: 8	The suspected G. smithii never recovered from the live rock trip unfortunately. The two small ones seem fine though and get along well - and even share burrow from time to time - in a 20 liter aquarium (~5,5 US gallon). Still no one who has any clue on what species they could be? I'm eager to know!

02/08/2014, 11:52 AM	#113
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	They appear to be Gonodactylus viridis. Roy

02/08/2014, 03:01 PM	#115
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	Yes.

05/29/2014, 05:18 PM	#119
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	Ir is not uncommon for a Lysiosquillina to go for a couple of weeks without eating. Hang in there. Roy

12/03/2014, 10:37 AM	#120
Coronel Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 3	Excellent resource! Thanks!!!

04/01/2015, 12:31 PM	#122
Gonodactylus Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Berkeley, CA, USA Posts: 5,024	G. chiragra is one species that shows little color change in the aquarium. Differences seem to be mostly genetic. Moderate changes in intensity won't have much effect. Roy

04/29/2015, 01:23 PM	#124
Squatch XXL Moved On Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 29	Thanks Roy. When I began reefkeeping these monsters were nothing but pests. Thanks for being part of the understanding that these critters are intelligent and unique. Your consolidated sources of info make identification and care requirements a great place to plan and self educate. Thank you again.

07/09/2015, 01:14 PM	#125
Stomatopods Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 38	Thanks!!!! Doc Roy