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Hi, all. This hobby is full of surprises!

I have an established reef tank. I was doing my routine maintenance, changing the filter sock in my sump, when lo and behold, there's this little mantis! Where'd it come from?

Anyways, my find is your gain. I already have a peacock and a G. smithii, so I have no real home for this dude, either than just releasing him back into the reef. I will do that if no one wants him. I'm not willing to ship.

It's about an inch long, reddish, with lots of spots. I'm thinking G. viridis. Definitely a gonodactylid from the telson. It's a little traumatized after spending up to a week in the filter sock (not sure when he went over the overflow), so a positive ID will have to wait. In any case, if it's not G. viridis, it's darned close. It appears healthy and is settling down in a critter keeper in my sump.

PM me if interested.

Thanks,
Dan

Duh, it would help if I listed where I was. <smack>

I'm in San Diego.

Dan

blah, i would but you are 6 hours away.
gah!
we should meet half way =P

Update: mantis is alive and well, eating mysis. If I don't hear anything this week I will release it back into the reef next weekend.

Dan

I live in San Diego, and id love to take it off of your hands. Ill PM you with details.