Mantis Shrimp
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mobikobeyob
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I have done a dip with great success. but the salinity needs to be about 3 times higher than normal. just mix a gallon or so and dip it in. he will come running out quicker than you would believe. getting the live rock out of the tank is the hardest part. Good luck, Mobi 
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diatom
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Some people aren't going to like this but I've read that if you have all your rock in place the easiest way to elimate one is with a screwdriver...you can use your imagination for the rest of the process.
Never tried it but I imagine it works rather well.
Never tried it but I imagine it works rather well.
fshhub
Active Member
lets see, oh yeah
try a trap, take a CLEAR soda bottle, cut the top off, invert it and glue it in place, cut some holes, so you can fill the bottle with tank water(other wise you'll get air pockets and it won't sink, put bait in and place near it's hole,
THEN
PRAY AND PRAY
SOMETIMES this works good, sometimes not, but it is worth a shot
try a trap, take a CLEAR soda bottle, cut the top off, invert it and glue it in place, cut some holes, so you can fill the bottle with tank water(other wise you'll get air pockets and it won't sink, put bait in and place near it's hole,
THEN
PRAY AND PRAY
SOMETIMES this works good, sometimes not, but it is worth a shot
fshhub
Active Member
well, if you tried all of thos, and can get his rock out with him inside, try club soda?, they seem to really hate that stuff being shot in to their hole, much much much more than high salinity or fw,s upposedly if sw and fw don't work, they will come flying out after this
HTH and good luck
HTH and good luck
fshhub
Active Member
they are dangerous critters, they can kill a tank, but don't always, they can break a tank, but don't always, but if you do try to catch it use caution because tehre are 2 types smashers and thrashers, the smashers can brake the bones in your hand with no problem and the thrashers will leave you needing many stitches, this is one thing they will always do, especially if they feel threatened
just to elaborate, their(both types) strike has the velocity of a .22 caliber bullet and the thrashers have sharp
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like appendages, WHICH YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, but in case i thought to warn you
just to elaborate, their(both types) strike has the velocity of a .22 caliber bullet and the thrashers have sharp
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like appendages, WHICH YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW, but in case i thought to warn you
fshhub
Active Member
wallda, some people really do like them , normally in their own tank, they are interesting, but i want ZERO in my reef,and i would definitely get a sturdy tank(accrylic) built good enough for one, because they can also smash or break glass, this is fact
i would also research them first, there are many who do have them and would help out
they are kinda cool
i would also research them first, there are many who do have them and would help out
they are kinda cool
fshhub
Active Member
several pics, of different species, in this link
oops, you have to go to the bottom of the page and click on stomatapod pics to see them, i could not get the url to work correctly
oops, you have to go to the bottom of the page and click on stomatapod pics to see them, i could not get the url to work correctly
nyyanks154
Member
To anyone with a Mantis shrimp:
Here is what you do. First step: Find his rock and remove it from the tank. Mantis shrimp and reef tanks dont mix. Even if people say "I've had no problem with them" do you really want to take the chance? I dont. There are so many kinds of Mantis shrimp, and some of them get pretty big. Better to just get him out and get it over with.
Second, get all the water out of the rock, and put it in a bucket with a little bit of water in the bottom and leave it there for a few hours, to overnight. He'll run out to get to the water eventually, and yes your rock will be ok. Still better than a mantis shrimp.
You can also:
Annoy him till he comes out. I once stuck an aquarium hose hooked to an air pump in his hole, (obviously with the rock isolated in a bucket)that got him out quick.
Or: put the rock on your kitchen table and carefully use a needle-nose pliars to break into his home. They put all kinds of shells and stuff in there to make little dens. Once you see him, if you can, grab him.
This stuff has worked for me...try it before its too late!
Here is what you do. First step: Find his rock and remove it from the tank. Mantis shrimp and reef tanks dont mix. Even if people say "I've had no problem with them" do you really want to take the chance? I dont. There are so many kinds of Mantis shrimp, and some of them get pretty big. Better to just get him out and get it over with.
Second, get all the water out of the rock, and put it in a bucket with a little bit of water in the bottom and leave it there for a few hours, to overnight. He'll run out to get to the water eventually, and yes your rock will be ok. Still better than a mantis shrimp.
You can also:
Annoy him till he comes out. I once stuck an aquarium hose hooked to an air pump in his hole, (obviously with the rock isolated in a bucket)that got him out quick.
Or: put the rock on your kitchen table and carefully use a needle-nose pliars to break into his home. They put all kinds of shells and stuff in there to make little dens. Once you see him, if you can, grab him.
This stuff has worked for me...try it before its too late!
bradshoe
New Member
The islanders call them thumb splitters, because people have a habit of checking out their burrow and coming up a digit or two short.
They are neat looking though. The ones I have seen are white about 6 inches long with the head and arms of a praying mantis and tail of a shrimp.
Best of luck irradicating it.
They are neat looking though. The ones I have seen are white about 6 inches long with the head and arms of a praying mantis and tail of a shrimp.
Best of luck irradicating it.
thereefer
New Member
well he is gone! I used a piece of rigid PVC and strung fishing line down through it. I made a nuce and coaxed him out of his hole and snap. He is now living in my Refugium for the time being. What a pain this little guy was. He had been in my tank for over a year before I ever even saw him. He dug a heck of a lot of tunnels in my LR.