Mantis hiker from Gulf live rock

John3 · Apr 10, 2020

Well this guy was found dead in the bottom of the box of live rock I just got in. There was another one half alive but very small that didn’t make it either. I’m hoping there’s one in the yet that’s alive. Even though this guy is dead I thought maybe others would want to see the pic. These guys seem pretty common with rock from the gulf.

Erichk · Apr 10, 2020

That guys huge! Too bad it didn’t make it!

madweazl · Apr 10, 2020

Bummer, they're awesome.

Chefwheredyougo · Apr 10, 2020

I've got a local guy selling one for 65 and I'm thinking about getting it. It's about 7 inches long, and hand fed. Definitely interesting animals

John3 · Apr 11, 2020

This one was about 1.5 inches, pic makes him look bigger. Yeah I was bummed.

MTBake · Apr 11, 2020

I got one from their rock a couple years ago. Same species you had there. It lived for about 18 months with me. Sure was cool. Been looking for another.

DeniseAndy · Apr 11, 2020

I had one too. It died when I went on vacation because it was too lazy to hunt. I had put hermits and snails in there for him, he ignored them. only ate when I fed him. He was cool though. I never could get a good pic. It was a green one too.

JasonK84 · Apr 11, 2020

This one was a hitchhiker that caught a ride in a piece of PVC in a bag of water. I mean I ordered this guy and it arrived last week. Arrived missing an eye but still a nice looking mantis!

This was ordered as a peacock (Odontodactylus scyllarus) but it is actually Odontodactylus japonicus I believe?