poor_reefer May 2, 2009 Share May 2, 2009 I just got a shipment of liverock from Tampa Bay Saltwater and there is a 2' mantis chipping away at the rock. I plan on catching him in the next couple of days and want to check to see if anyone is interested before I call around to the local fish stores. I would love to trade/sell him for a few bucks or for a frag, but want to see if anyone is interested. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak May 2, 2009 Share May 2, 2009 (edited) what is your location, if you're local I can provide you with a frag Edited May 2, 2009 by jason the filter freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE May 2, 2009 Share May 2, 2009 I just got a shipment of liverock from Tampa Bay Saltwater and there is a 2' mantis chipping away at the rock. I plan on catching him in the next couple of days and want to check to see if anyone is interested before I call around to the local fish stores. I would love to trade/sell him for a few bucks or for a frag, but want to see if anyone is interested. Cheers. TWO FEET??!! Thats crazy! If only I had a tank.. Any idea on the species? Coloration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak May 2, 2009 Share May 2, 2009 I'm guessing he/she just didn't hold down shift my friend and got ' instead of "shift + '" = " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman May 2, 2009 Share May 2, 2009 I'm guessing he/she just didn't hold down shift my friend and got ' instead of "shift + '" = " Well won't YOU be surprised!! He did say it ate a few rocks... bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 2, 2009 Share May 2, 2009 TWO FEET??!! Thats crazy! If only I had a tank.. Any idea on the species? Coloration? Probably only 2" ... most likely species from TBS is Gonodactylus smithii. I've had one in a small 10 gallon tank for over 18 months now. He also came to me as a hitchhiker with some TBS rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man May 3, 2009 Share May 3, 2009 If it is a smithii, nice pickup!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 3, 2009 Share May 3, 2009 Another really common one is N. Wennerae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyden May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 (edited) Probably only 2" ... most likely species from TBS is Gonodactylus smithii. I've had one in a small 10 gallon tank for over 18 months now. He also came to me as a hitchhiker with some TBS rock. You got a smithii from Tampa Bay Saltwater? G smithii is an indo-pacific species. I'd think that you are much more likely to find N osterdii - a carribean species that has a purple meral spot (like G smithii). Does the meral spot have a white ring? Do you see a red knob at the base of the uropods? I have a N wennerae that came from TBS rock. I have been looking for a G smithii for almost a year. They are pretty hard to find. Jackie Edited May 4, 2009 by Hoyden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 You got a smithii from Tampa Bay Saltwater? G smithii is an indo-pacific species. I'd think that you are much more likely to find N osterdii - a carribean species that has a purple meral spot (like G smithii). Does the meral spot have a white ring? Do you see a red knob at the base of the uropods? I have a N wennerae that came from TBS rock. I have been looking for a G smithii for almost a year. They are pretty hard to find. Jackie You're right. Can't be a smithii - Wennerae is what I was thinking and what was pulled from their rock (several of them originally) well over a year ago. Very common. I pulled several of them. Most were small but one was upwards of 3 inches long and close to 1/2" wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyTim May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 If it's 2 feet, you better start running for your lives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell2go May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 If it's indeed 2 feet, that's dinner. And this thing tastes just like lobster. I think it's even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyden May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 In Roatan, I found N wennerae amd N oerstedii living in very close proximity. Makes me think that we should be seeing both in the (carribean) gulf rock that TBS offers. I have expanded my mantis want list to include a N oerstedii . Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 2' could you imagine? especially if it was a smasher like smithii, wennerae, and the like. Forget 'thumb splitter' more like a skull 'crusher'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 Some guy on scubaboard posted this one some time ago. He found it off Phuket, Thailand and claims it was a foot long. Not two feet, but still huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen May 4, 2009 Share May 4, 2009 That guy on bizarre foods on the travel channel was eating them at least a foot long (if not 16-18") in a episode I caught last week sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyden May 5, 2009 Share May 5, 2009 That guy on bizarre foods on the travel channel was eating them at least a foot long (if not 16-18") in a episode I caught last week sometime. L maculata is a spearer that gets to be 16" - it is the largest of the stomatopods. I really hope to see one when I go to Indonesia next year (in the ocean, not on a plate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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