Argent Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I'd like to officially declare myself a new member of the Cult of the Mantis Shrimp I am on my way to the LFS where the owner is going to open the shop and GIVE me the two he scored out of his Bali live rock today. Pics of course will follow as soon as I return with them Link to comment
shivametimbas Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 i cant wait till you all take your spaceship ride behind a comet. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Application in processing until proof is received. Forgot to add that we won't be going into space unless a rare mantis has been discovered out there. Link to comment
Argent Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 Back from the LFS -- the bigger one is brown with stripes and about 1.5" long -- the other one is electric green and about .75" long The brown is visibly a basher - the electric green appears to be as well but it's size makes it hard to see. both came as hitchikers on a load of Bali LR (and would have become Tang food had he not known I was looking for one) Both are working their slow acclimation and pics will follow as soon as I offload them from my camera! What a way to start off my weekend! Now if my 6 gallon tank would just show up....hehe Oh and names will be determined later.... Link to comment
Argent Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 I know this is a bad pic, but it was the best I could get out of about 20 during acclimation. She's about 3/4" long. and this pic is much better -- she's about 1.5" long Link to comment
yukyuklee Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 hmm i would like to join the Mantis Cult! Link to comment
Argent Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 So I got a partial ID on the green one - Gonodactylellus, possibly G. affinis And the second one is Haptosquilla trispinosa and it looks like she's as big as she'll get at 1.5" Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 i cant wait till you all take your spaceship ride behind a comet. I got my nike's ready and the kool-aid's mixing!! Link to comment
Argent Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 Here's the still un-named brown one keeping a wary eye on me from his lair in the 3 gallon tank. Link to comment
yukyuklee Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 nice pic! your lucky u can see your mantis mine i hardly even see him hes in the rocks running around i only see him once and awhile... lol im about to change my live rock so i can see him Link to comment
Argent Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 yeah I turned his piece of LR around so he was facing out. Link to comment
yukyuklee Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 lol i tried that but whenever i move my live rock he hides in a diffrent hole Link to comment
Argent Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 yeah this rock he's hanging out in -- has a couple holes every once in a while I can only see his tail because he turns around. Link to comment
Argent Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 Ok I've decided to name them Boris and Natasha after the villans from Rocky and Bullwinkle! hee hee the brown one is Boris and the green one is Natasha. I just heard Boris clacking away in his hole! Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I posted this pic for you over on Trav's (Sorry Trav) thread cuz I couldn't locate this one - beer taking over...... Link to comment
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