mantis in my sump!!

[reef fool]

I was in the sump room this AM, feeding my sump trigger(picasso) when I noticed some "dust" coming out of a hole in a rock. Then I noticed those unmistakable eyes peering out of the hole. It is a mantis shrimp. A smasher!!! I then proceeded to poke at him with a piece of rigid tubing and he was snapping at it like crazy. Almost coming completely out of the hole to snap at the tubing!! My trigger actually tried to snap him a few times.
I will assume that he is of no harm to my trigger fish and the only thing that is living in there besides the trigger, is 2 saron(monkey) shrimp and a huge zebra hermit that was executing my turbo snails.
Any thoughts?

 

[coralcollector]

I hate those thing I got rid of mine for good yours will probably be ok in the sump though.

 

[perchpsk]

I had a mantis in my tank once with a trigger, the trigger chomped it the first chance he got. I would think it wouldnt be too much trouble in there though. If you have the rock isolated take it out, pour hot tap water in the hole and then some cold water, he should come running out. That's how I captured the last one I had.

 

[the claw]

I would think that the trigger may eventually eat him, or he will eat the zebra.

 

[grouperhead]

Catch him and give him to your lfs or sell him to someone. Bo

 

[reef fool]

Somebody really wants him?! He's in a 1 lb piece of LR. Make an offer! Trade of course, don't wanna break any rules.

 

[reef fool]

Originally posted by The Claw
I would think that the trigger may eventually eat him, or he will eat the zebra.
The trigger hasn't touched the zebra hermit as of yet, but he is constantly hunting those monkey shrimp. Those are the fastest shrimp on earth!! It's almost like they vanish!!

 

[grendelprime]

if your serious about getting rid of him i'll take him and pay shipping

 

[reef fool]

Originally posted by GrendelPrime
if your serious about getting rid of him i'll take him and pay shipping
Where in NY are you?

 

[leigh]

Yeah, I'd get him out (or get the trigger out)...while the odds are on the trigger, eventually that fish has to sleep and when he's sleeping the mantis in all likelihood is not

 

[reef fool]

Originally posted by mnreefman
id give ya blue zoanthids for him
If your serious e-mail me @
franksreef@yahoo.com
He's about 2-3" long and dark green in color. I was teasing him with a piece of krill last night and he came all the way out of the rock to get it!

 

[reef fool]

Not only do I have one in my sump, but this AM I found one in my refugium!!! It's a small one. The rock has been in there since April just like the other mantis rock.
Anybody want these friggin things? Let me know.

 

[buzz]

I have to ask....why do you have a Trigger in your sump?
I can understand the mantis, but a Trigger?

 

[lesleybird]

Flush him down the toilet! Lesley

 

[broncofish]

If I will jump in, reef fools sump is like 75g, it is lit for part of the day. THere is a thread called sumpfish if you do a search.

 

[buzz]

Gotcha! Thanks...just sounded strange to me...

 

[reef fool]

Thanks Broncofish,
and thanks for the coral stinging reply too!