Biocube29 from mantis tank to Clown heaven

[Greenmaster]

right on

[Polscot]

alright i baited the big crab out, (hes missing an arm the little one took it)
hes on his pearch eating some scallop, still trying to locate a mantis shrimp fo rthe tank but for now these guys add a lil humour











ok, green can u see the red in the eyes now ?

[Greenmaster]

Originally Posted by Polscot

alright i baited the big crab out, (hes missing an arm the little one took it)
hes on his pearch eating some scallop, still trying to locate a mantis shrimp fo rthe tank but for now these guys add a lil humour

ok, green can u see the red in the eyes now ?

He's killer... the one armed bandit!

[Polscot]

i made a call today to red coral on a whim, and asked if by chance they found any mantis shrimp hh, turns out they had one, a black one with reddish tail, i jumped on it when i got him home and under proper lighting i realised how gorgeous he really is, i think hes a smithii (if anyone can tell me positive ID great)

NE ways heres some pics of him getting ready to be put in the tank, ill take more pics tonight


in the bag

you can see some of the colors




not super clear but hes looking up so u can see the green/orange spots on his raptoral arms


let me know what u think

[AHHope]

im happy you found a mantis. that guy there is a Gonodactylaceus ternatensis. Quite suited for an aquarium but they get over 10cm so you will have to upgrade in the future. Good luck with the mantis.

[Greenmaster]

He looks awesome. I want one lol

[Polscot]

right on, thanx andrew for the ID, when he gets too big ill come down and get a 30g cube untill then ill keep posting my progress with him, still dont know a name,