Here are a few picture of my new peacock mantis. I'm about 75% sure it's a female so her name is Ellen.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e146/itsme8719/Ellen%20the%20Mantis/DSCF5886a.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e146/itsme8719/Ellen%20the%20Mantis/DSCF5882a.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e146/itsme8719/Ellen%20the%20Mantis/DSCF5947a.jpg

Suprisingly Ellen has made friends with a Blue Damsel.....she's never tried to strike at him.....and he even hangs out in the cave with her.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e146/itsme8719/Ellen%20the%20Mantis/DSCF5950a.jpg

You're not attached to the damsel, right? We had a domino with our chiragra for the longest time... maybe a year. They shared a cave and whenever the damsel got spooked she would run to her protector mantis. Then one day the mantis got a Brutus bug in his ear and he killed the fish.

Great photos.... she will soon become your favorite critter.

lol no i'm not attached to the damsel. I got him knowing that they would either live in harmony(at least for a little while)....or he would be food.

awesome megan.. i have wanted a mantis tank for a while.. (and a pony tank, and more clown tanks, and a cuttlefish tank.. lol)

glad to see yours is doing so well, thanks for sharing the images.. :)

iono somehow mantis is scary looking to me.. and the fact that it can break ur glass takes it off my list of acquired species

Ehh.....they really aren't that bad. Even though it is possible for larger species of mantis to break glass...they rarely ever do. Mine hasn't even acted like she was going to strike the glass. They are smart creatures......which is why I think they are so fascinating.

iono somehow mantis is scary looking to me

What! This doesn't look like a cute puppy dog to you?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/seahorsedreams/mantisavi.jpg

and the fact that it can break ur glass takes it off my list of acquired species
The only thing I would caution against is placing the larger specimens in a cheap 10 gallon float glass tank. A piece of acrylic placed in the bottom should prevent any problems.

Megan,

i'm LOVIN' that peacock. FWIW, i agree...it does appear to be a female. be careful...mantis keeping is VERY addictive. next thing you know, you'll have another, and another...

awesome megan.. i have wanted a mantis tank for a while.

aw, c'mon Rob...the mantis is calling you...you KNOW you wanna do it...

lol.. yes i do.. but i have never seen one locally..
and thats all i need, is another tank...lol

i saw 2 diff types of mantis at my LFS yesterday. one is a peacock. the other is unnamed but it has the blue smashers. iono what the name is

and thats all i need, is another tank...lol

Does Taylor have her own tank yet? :D

Does Taylor have her own tank yet? :D
yeah, there are "all hers" ;)
dont think i can use that one again...lol

yeah, there are "all hers" ;)
dont think i can use that one again...lol

*realizing just how fortunate it is to share the same hobby as Renee*

our trouble is that there's not really any restraint where the hobby is concerned...:D

yes, greg, you are a very fortunate man.. shes a great person and has a great love for the same hobby as you..