mantis??

[genzod66]

hear a click sound sometimes,just one at a time maybe two,not loud,no smashed shells no missing fish or inverts,have cleaners,coral banded,clean up crew and horseshoe,have some empty snail shells??but only hear clicking sound once lick one click,then hours or day later a click??any ideas,mantis??

 

[aquatica-tech]

Can be one of your snails or hermits even your horseshoe hitting the glass of your tank, if it was a mantis or a pistol shrimp it wouldve made a secession of clicks like 4 or 5 in a row after every few seconds

 

[shogun323]

Originally Posted by Aquatica-Tech
http:///forum/post/2484542
if it was a mantis or a pistol shrimp it wouldve made a secession of clicks like 4 or 5 in a row after every few seconds
Not necessarily. Unlike a Pistol shrimp, the noise from a Mantis is caused by the impact of him hitting either his victim or an inanimate object. There is really no rhyme or reason as to when you hear a Mantis.

 

[phoenixofthepyre]

If I remember correctly the "popping" sound is from the cavitation bubble that is created when they strike an object.

 

[hintze55]

i know i hear this sound from my tank but its coming from my puffer