Ram Man's 5 gallon cube of death.

[usacutie81]

Aww that's too bad. Sorry for your loss. He was pretty cool.

 

[saltwater4life]

so sorry to hear that i cant beleive it i sure will miss him...

 

[ram man]

well, the search for a new mantis continues, when i go to get some more liverock for the 5.5 gallon, im gonna ask the store manager if he can order any specific species in.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

That Sucks. I guess they all move one at sometime or another. I will be looking forward to seeing the new inhabitant.

MAHA

 

[ram man]

well, you guys are gonna see the new inhabitant sooner than expected, i found a mantis at the lfs, he is missing a uropod but it will grow back, he is a N wennerae and only 1.5 inches long.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

You dont have Photo's yet?

Cant wait to see it.

MAHA

 

[ram man]

the little guy is hiding, he is also missing a leg on his left side.

 

[Katie217]

good to hear you found another mantis!

 

[usacutie81]

Yup, glad you found a new guy. Post pics soon!

 

[saltwater4life]

cant wait to see the little guy since i've been looking at a N wennerae

 

[ram man]

well, a quick update, the little beasts species is now being questioned, he might be a g. chiragra or N. wennerae, maybe even N. bredini, if he is the first 1 i am going to have to find him a new home

 

[saltwater4life]

get a picture up i might be of some help
hopefully you can keep him..

 

[ram man]

negative, the little guy is hiding.

 

[TX8balls]

damn thatd suck if he busted your tank my dad knew this dude who had that happen to him it would like strike the glass whenever it ran into it (or so he says)

 

[ram man]

i doubt it, mantis shrimp are to smart to run into glass, and when they run into something they will just go the opposite way.

also there are onlya handfull of species out of over 500 species that are capable of smashing glass if they are in an inappropriate encloser. and only 2 of them are commonly found.

 

[saltwater4life]

yea mantis shrimps arn't dumb...

 

[dbacksrat]

Which store did you find your new guy at, and have you determined what he is yet?

 

[ram man]

I found him at aquatouch, thank god scott was there, he seems to be the most helpfull, and gets you out of the store quick(i hate shopping, i want to be in and out) they didnt have much in stock as far as corals. they did have a wicked pair of helfrich's(sp) firefish.

no i havnt been able to identify, i have to wait till the next molt. and he is also missing a uropod, which i found out will never grow back... so i have two reasons to return him, he is possibly a species i cant provide a proper home for, and they sold me an injured animal.

 

[dbacksrat]

I think they'll only give you something like 10 or 20% of what you paid for him.

 

[ram man]

i dont even know if he will survive the molt. according to reef central injured mantis shrimp have a higher chance of not having a succesful molt...