Mantis Shrimp Hitcher

veni vidi vici

veni vidi vici

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I found a Mantis Shrimp last night.I heard the clicking (mostly at night) but last night with all the light off i put a candle infront of tank and saw him along with alot of other interesting critters,tiny black erchin,lots of crabs,something that i can only describe as it looked like a slug,cucumber,nudi....... lol im not really sure. What should i do with this Mantis?Can i leave him be?Will i beable to put a fish or 2 in there? It was about 3/4" long and the best i could tell color wise was it is brownish with black stripes,it was hard to tell with candle light.
 
rainbowsix

rainbowsix

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well I hear that clicking too and I cannot find anything in my tank, so maybe I have one, maybe I don't. But if you can get him I would remove him, he will eat your fish. BE CAREFUL they can do a number on you as well.
 
nick76

nick76

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
I found a Mantis Shrimp last night.I heard the clicking (mostly at night) but last night with all the light off i put a candle infront of tank and saw him along with alot of other interesting critters,tiny black erchin,lots of crabs,something that i can only describe as it looked like a slug,cucumber,nudi....... lol im not really sure. What should i do with this Mantis?Can i leave him be?Will i beable to put a fish or 2 in there? It was about 3/4" long and the best i could tell color wise was it is brownish with black stripes,it was hard to tell with candle light.
Basically its the worst possible thing u could get in your tank, It will lurk until it grows in size, snacking on eveything it can catch, Try setting up a trap with bait at night. Stalk him out try to find his home in which rock.
 
renogaw

renogaw

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put him in your fuge in your big tank until you can find someone who wants him. they go for $30+
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Go to file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/default/Desktop/mantis%20shrimp.htm
it dosent sell anything, and look if you think its any of the mantises. Good luck!
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/default/Desktop/mantis%20shrimp.htm

you cannot link desktop links.
 
wpayton34

wpayton34

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hey where u get good live rock like that??? Im from tinley park. Any lr doesnt have that much life on it like that.
 
veni vidi vici

veni vidi vici

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Originally Posted by wpayton34
hey where u get good live rock like that??? Im from tinley park. Any lr doesnt have that much life on it like that.
I sent you PM
 
nick76

nick76

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not freshwater dip, do a high salinity dip in a bucket. Should send him shooting out of the rock.
 
veni vidi vici

veni vidi vici

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Originally Posted by Nick76
not freshwater dip, do a high salinity dip in a bucket. Should send him shooting out of the rock.
thanx,will it survive?
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by wpayton34
hey where u get good live rock like that??? Im from tinley park. Any lr doesnt have that much life on it like that.

he describes less life than i got :) just need to pay more than a lot of people are willing to pay, and need to get it fresh from lfs's when they get their shipments.
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
thanx,will it survive?

yea, it should. get it out asap though.
 
bexleyfish

bexleyfish

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Originally Posted by RainbowSix
well I hear that clicking too and I cannot find anything in my tank, so maybe I have one, maybe I don't. But if you can get him I would remove him, he will eat your fish. BE CAREFUL they can do a number on you as well.

What would it do to a person?
 
wattsupdoc

wattsupdoc

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Well, I believe i saw a video somewhere from a lady that resaerched them stating that they snap their claws so fast that a small pocket of water becomes vaporized, so Id say..... probably would hurt pretty bad.
 
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