Mantis Shrimp?

[albi]

I am in my first week of SW LR and LS. Actually the LS is about 3 wks old and the LR is now 6 days. I hated al the die off but am real pleased with the appearance of the tank. The only problem is, I think I have a Mantis Shrimp. It is fast as lightning and I am unable to catch it. It is almost 2 inches long. I have a good picture of it but don't know where to post it.My local LFS is trying to sell me some kind of trap. Any ideas?

 

[bigarn]

Post the picture here.

 

[darthmatt]

do a search on here for mantis. there is a lot of great ideas.

 

[albi]

Here's the Mantis - I think. My LR was full of life including Brittle Stars, lot's of clams and crabs (most died).

 

[bigarn]

You definitely have a Mantis!

 

[ogdog30]

NICE PIC! AWESOME! YEAH THATS A MANTIS!
(awesome, wow) :scared:

 

[phoenixpi]

I might get flamed for this advice, but I've had several of these beasts. Take the live rock out and set it in a plastic bucket with no water. After several minutes they will come out of your rock. Then you can pick up the rock and put it back in your tank, Mantis-free. I tried a variety of traps and none worked. The only other luck I've had was to skewer one with a wooden shisk-ka-bob stick. BTW, the other way, I just take them around the corner to the boat ramp and throw them back in the water. I live in Florida and they come from my aqua-cultured gulf rock anyway.

 

[emoezekiel]

yeah thats a mantis alright. It's funny I read a post once a couple of days ago and someone used a line and a shrimp bait late at night and hooked the mantis our of the tank. Maybe that will work for you. Or you can probably get some of those expensive traps.

 

[1journeyman]

just watch handling it. They hurt like heck if they pop ya

 

[cowfishrule]

great f'n pic man
oh yeah, becareful when ya handle them... they dont call 'em thumbsplitters for nothing...
try to trap him and sell him back to your lfs...