Mantis Shrimp?

RyanMcLaughlin · 10/03/2008, 12:22 PM

Hey everyone,
So occasionally I will hear a click from my tank. Sounds like glass hitting glass. I got my rock from two people about 10 months ago. One of the peoples rock I let sit in a vat of saltwater for a week at like 60 degrees and there was a lot of die off. I put it in my tank and it started curing. The other guys rock had come from his reef tank that was like 4 years old. This makes it hard for me to think a mantis is in my tank but i suppose its not impossible. I have never lost anything unexplained. For every death there is a reason. Do you think I have a mantis. It has been happening since I put the rock in a 20 gallon for holding and then into my new 70 gallon. Any advice would be appreciated.

Jojoyojimbi · 10/03/2008, 12:52 PM

could be a pistol shrimp, i've got one in my tank, he's tiny, bout 3/4" but you can hear him three rooms away

fatdaddy · 10/03/2008, 04:03 PM

What kind of power heads do you have? How often do you hear the clicking?

RyanMcLaughlin · 10/03/2008, 11:54 PM

I have 1 koralia 3. Its like once maybe twice a day. Usually when the lights are off or just actinics. ive been hearing since before i used this powerhead.

IchthyoloChris · 10/04/2008, 03:35 PM

Jojoyojimbi's response +1: IMO it's likely a pistol shrimp.

Elan L. · 10/04/2008, 04:13 PM

yup, sounds like a pistol. Look for burrows if you have alot of sand.

10/03/2008, 12:22 PM	#1
RyanMcLaughlin Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim Posts: 982	Mantis Shrimp? Hey everyone, So occasionally I will hear a click from my tank. Sounds like glass hitting glass. I got my rock from two people about 10 months ago. One of the peoples rock I let sit in a vat of saltwater for a week at like 60 degrees and there was a lot of die off. I put it in my tank and it started curing. The other guys rock had come from his reef tank that was like 4 years old. This makes it hard for me to think a mantis is in my tank but i suppose its not impossible. I have never lost anything unexplained. For every death there is a reason. Do you think I have a mantis. It has been happening since I put the rock in a 20 gallon for holding and then into my new 70 gallon. Any advice would be appreciated.

10/03/2008, 12:52 PM	#2
Jojoyojimbi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boynton Beach Posts: 597	could be a pistol shrimp, i've got one in my tank, he's tiny, bout 3/4" but you can hear him three rooms away __________________ My tank was electrocuted when the lights fell in, I'm only keeping Freshwater now Current Tank Info: Electrocuted my saltwater when lights broke, only fresh now

10/03/2008, 04:03 PM	#3
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	What kind of power heads do you have? How often do you hear the clicking? __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

10/04/2008, 03:35 PM	#5
IchthyoloChris Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Romeoville, IL Posts: 130	Jojoyojimbi's response +1: IMO it's likely a pistol shrimp. __________________ Chris

10/04/2008, 04:13 PM	#6
Elan L. Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: miami beach Posts: 3,216	yup, sounds like a pistol. Look for burrows if you have alot of sand. __________________ ♀ ⊗ ┏ ┓ ♒♒♒♒♒ Current Tank Info: 75g sps dominated reef some lps. 24x18x12 frag tank plumbed into 29g sump w/ Octopus Xtreme 160

10/03/2008, 11:54 PM	#4
RyanMcLaughlin Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anaheim Posts: 982	I have 1 koralia 3. Its like once maybe twice a day. Usually when the lights are off or just actinics. ive been hearing since before i used this powerhead.