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bboy aqua · 05/15/2008, 08:41 PM

alright guys ive had my 10g setup up for almost 2 yrs
durring thie period of time ive heard those snapping sounds that pistol shrimps make and thought it was ok cause it was just a pistol shrimp
about 2 nights ago not to long after lights out i was examining my tank and right there in the spot of my eye, saw a small mantis, about 2 inches long
or at least i think it was a mantis because it sure didnt look like a pistol shrimp
i have noticed a couple of snails missing here and there over the past year but no fish or hermits missing

so my question is how can i get this thing out of my tank?
it seems to my fast in a crawling motion so that leads me to think its a mantis

all tips welcomed

Tswifty · 05/15/2008, 08:48 PM

Not sure... probably some type of trap I would imagine... just don't use your hands... haha

Check the mantis forum for some better advice.

mbbuna · 05/15/2008, 09:18 PM

if you've had the tank up for two years and have only lost a snail or two why worry?

mantis shrimp come in many different sizes and flavors and most of the small ones are relatively harmless. a couple of snails a year is a small price to pay for a pretty cool hitch hiker IMO.

bboy aqua · 05/15/2008, 09:24 PM

well id prefer to get it out and raise it in my 2.5g sitting around and see it in action then to spot it peeking out every once in a great while
other then that i wouldnt mind paying the price of a few snails a year to have an awsome hitchhiker

jamest0o0 · 05/15/2008, 09:30 PM

shouldn't be too hard to get out of a 10g, try the mantis forum. I'm glad to see someone that just doesn't want to throw them out because mantis shrimp are amazing little critters.

bboy aqua · 05/15/2008, 09:32 PM

alright thanks guys ill check it out now

rhoptowit · 05/15/2008, 09:53 PM

yo bboy. found u on here.

i found bout 3 mantis shrimp in my 65, only way i got it out was dipping the rock it was in, in RO water. good luck.

05/15/2008, 08:41 PM	#1
bboy aqua Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in your closet Posts: 670	Nooo! alright guys ive had my 10g setup up for almost 2 yrs durring thie period of time ive heard those snapping sounds that pistol shrimps make and thought it was ok cause it was just a pistol shrimp about 2 nights ago not to long after lights out i was examining my tank and right there in the spot of my eye, saw a small mantis, about 2 inches long or at least i think it was a mantis because it sure didnt look like a pistol shrimp i have noticed a couple of snails missing here and there over the past year but no fish or hermits missing so my question is how can i get this thing out of my tank? it seems to my fast in a crawling motion so that leads me to think its a mantis all tips welcomed

05/15/2008, 08:48 PM	#2
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Not sure... probably some type of trap I would imagine... just don't use your hands... haha Check the mantis forum for some better advice. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

05/15/2008, 09:30 PM	#5
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	shouldn't be too hard to get out of a 10g, try the mantis forum. I'm glad to see someone that just doesn't want to throw them out because mantis shrimp are amazing little critters. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

05/15/2008, 09:18 PM	#3
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	if you've had the tank up for two years and have only lost a snail or two why worry? mantis shrimp come in many different sizes and flavors and most of the small ones are relatively harmless. a couple of snails a year is a small price to pay for a pretty cool hitch hiker IMO.

05/15/2008, 09:24 PM	#4
bboy aqua Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in your closet Posts: 670	well id prefer to get it out and raise it in my 2.5g sitting around and see it in action then to spot it peeking out every once in a great while other then that i wouldnt mind paying the price of a few snails a year to have an awsome hitchhiker

05/15/2008, 09:32 PM	#6
bboy aqua Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in your closet Posts: 670	alright thanks guys ill check it out now

05/15/2008, 09:53 PM	#7
rhoptowit Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 415	yo bboy. found u on here. i found bout 3 mantis shrimp in my 65, only way i got it out was dipping the rock it was in, in RO water. good luck.