New mini-monster

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Jack Dempsey
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The other day at work, we got in a new shipment of live rock from the Caribbean and found this in one of the boxes:
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I found out she's a Neogonodactylus oerstedii, AKA rock mantis. She's about 2" and should get another 1/2" to an 1" larger. I had a 10 gallon Metaframe sitting waiting for some shell dwellers. A little rearranging and adding some salt and live rock, and I now have my second salt tank and my first mantis shrimp. I can't wait for her to get comfortable in her new tank and start coming out more.
 
She's awesome so far. Already out and exploring. Turns out this is one of the hardiest and most active mantis species
 
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