mantis shrimp

[djhippie]

how do i get rid of it and can it really break my glass

 

[ifirefight]

Originally Posted by djhippie
how do i get rid of it and can it really break my glass
YES,it can break glass,many ways to rid it.....do a searcbh and find the best method for your situation.

 

[agymot]

what dose it look like how do i find it and how do i get ride of it its driving me nuts it sound like some one hiting my tank with pannies

 

[djhippie]

shoot club soda into the holes in the rock what about everything else on the rock??? is the club soda bad

 

[agymot]

sorry im not trying mess with u i have sam thing going on so i hope u find out how to deal with this thing

 

[aztec reef]

Originally Posted by ifirefight
YES,it can break glass,
if it can do that. wouldn't it be crumbling the lr?

 

[shogun323]

Originally Posted by Aztec Reef
if it can do that. wouldn't it be crumbling the lr?
Larger specimens of the Peacock Mantis 5 inches and up have the striking force of a 22 caliber bullet. There have been instances of them breaking glass.

 

[hoeflers4]

Hey everybody,
I bought a bunch of live rock about six weeks ago. It is ultra premium stuff with lots of live critters and stuff on it. However, I was watching my tank today and found an undesirable. It is a mantis - about 2.5" long. Anyone have ideas or experience catching one?
I ordered a crab trap the the other day. I should get it this week sometime.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!!
I have also posted this in the aggressive fish section.

 

[quads4_lif]

Originally Posted by agymot
it sound like some one hiting my tank with pannies

Sorry I just want to know how they got the pannies in the tank and who is wearing them

 

[quads4_lif]

As for getting rid of the mantis you are probly going to have to take your tank apart. Find the rock it is hidding in and pull that rock out place it in a tupperwear container and put it in the dark. with a small flash light check to see if the shrimp has come out of the rock when he does pull the rock before he gets back into it. Put some frozen krill or some other type of bait at the other end of the tupperwear. Then find some one that wants it

 

[frankthetank]

They make shrimp traps. You place a piece of food in the back of it and the shrimp goes in and once eats the food the door shuts behind him. Of course this takes great patience. You'll be lucky if you catch him before you catch 20 crabs and whatever else you have in your tank. Maybe the best idea is to find the rock he hides in and remove it from your tank. Rinse it in freshwater until he comes out.