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03/21/2009, 04:07 PM
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Hey Guys
I was feeding tonight when my husband and i saw a blenny like creature come out for food. It is brown and has eyes on stalks and is brown and shaped like a blenny......any ideas?? Doesn't look to have shrimp like claws.
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03/22/2009, 02:02 AM
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I also have to add that this thing can live out of water for a fair amount of time.
We changed the tank from crushed coral to sand last week so that rock was out of water for about 45 minutes!!
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03/22/2009, 04:08 AM
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almost positive it's a mantis shrimp and not a fish,
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03/22/2009, 04:59 AM
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Agreed, It does sound like a mantis shrimp, A pic/photo of it would help for a positive id.
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03/22/2009, 05:17 AM
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it moves way too fast and it way too shy to get a picture of it, this is the very first time I have seen it........i thought of mantis shrimp first of all, but when i did catch sight of its "body" i didn't see any claws.....that is not to say that it's not a mantis.
i had something eat my xenia a few weeks back and my clown had a bite taken out of its dorsal fin, and i though then of a mantis.... if it is a mantis, could it have killed my sexy shrimp too??? it died a mysterious death!!
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03/22/2009, 12:42 PM
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Would a mantis come out to feed when I feed the fish??
And would it explain the fact that my crabs and shrimp keep dying.....??
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03/22/2009, 12:56 PM
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Put in a coke bottle with bait in it for mantis to crawl into.
It can split your thumb open and crack glass.
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03/22/2009, 01:00 PM
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What kind of bait should I use??
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03/22/2009, 01:16 PM
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Clam or Silverside
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