Found the Loch Ness monster . . . in my tank

weblance · 01/16/2006, 10:10 AM

Well, I think I found Nessie . . . or what do You guys think?

Caught on cam

weblance · 01/16/2006, 10:11 AM

I think that it looks a lot like this:

Steve Gordon · 01/16/2006, 10:15 AM

Looks like a mantis to me.

weblance · 01/16/2006, 10:18 AM

I tried to catch it but it escaped out of it's hole and now I don't know where it is...

PoukieBear · 01/16/2006, 11:20 AM

WOA! Lighning speed! I missed it the first few times and had to wath it again.

It does look like a mantis, have fun trying to get him out!

Dubbin1 · 01/16/2006, 11:25 AM

Stick your finger in that hole and see if it will latch on. If it does then you can just pull it out that way

J/K DONT DO THAT!!!

tigerarmy40 · 01/16/2006, 11:28 AM

Im betting a jar with only a small hole in it with food would do the trick!

weblance · 01/17/2006, 12:08 AM

How do I find it? I don't think it wanders around in the tank, it is still very small.

3rotorFD · 01/17/2006, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dubbin1
Stick your finger in that hole and see if it will latch on. If it does then you can just pull it out that way J/K DONT DO THAT!!!

egdevilboy · 01/17/2006, 12:42 AM

quick lil ****er huh?

Scuba_Steve · 01/17/2006, 12:46 AM

they sell traps for them, but ya, as mentioned above, a jar with a small hole in it, with some food will do the same thing.

weblance · 02/17/2006, 07:20 PM

I found it tonight! Do Mantis make click noises? I was looking in the tank using a flashlight and when the lightbeam hit "the thing" it made a couple of clicking noises (I think it was it maiking the noises).

Andrew · 02/17/2006, 07:26 PM

Yea, they make a clicking noise every once in awhile. Pistol shrimp do it also and they can get really loud. Just don't get too close to it and if you get too close then your going to know it.

weblance · 02/17/2006, 08:29 PM

Cought the damn thing!!!

I took out the rock it was hiding in and fordec it out of it's hiding place!

It's in a bucket now - and I'm trying to decide if I should keep it or put it out of it's missery. It would be fun to see how big it can grow... I have a small tank, about 70-80 litres that I can set up - just need a skimmer for it...

The mantis is about 2 cm long and has a bit of a temper...

ACBlinky · 02/17/2006, 08:32 PM

Keep it - in a species tank they're supposed to make really interesting pets

weblance · 02/17/2006, 08:36 PM

Is it nessecary to have a skimmer in a 60-80 litres tank if the ony "pet" in it is a mantis? Maybe a bit live rock. No corals, fish and inverts.

Dubbin1 · 02/17/2006, 08:50 PM

Toss that sucker in your sump.

weblance · 02/17/2006, 09:06 PM

No, not in the sump - I woun't be able to get it out of there!

I'm going to keep it but in my old 60 litres aquarium. Gonna find it in the shed tomorrow, clean it and prepare some water.

This will be an interesting new project... a mantis-aquarium.

weblance · 02/17/2006, 09:08 PM

So it has to suffice with living in a bucket the next couple of days until the tank is ready.

stevebydac · 02/17/2006, 09:30 PM

Go in the mantis forum here and post a thread. The mantis lovers will give you some great advice. If I were you I would keep him, they can be really interesting.

Brock Fluharty · 02/17/2006, 09:34 PM

I think a skimmer would be necessary, since they eat live snails and crabs and stuff, there might be some ammonia build up. Maybe later on anyway. I wish I had a mantis tank...

Zodiac · 02/17/2006, 10:09 PM

i would keep it, they make a fun pet and you dont need a skimmer for a mantis... they are the cockroach of the sea

wiley0717 · 02/17/2006, 10:42 PM

I say keep it and keep us posted with picks when you get the species tank up

Dubbin1 · 02/17/2006, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by weblance
No, not in the sump - I woun't be able to get it out of there!

I meant toss it in the sump for its new home.

supertech3 · 02/17/2006, 11:35 PM

You can set the tank up fast with the removal of water from the main tank (partial water change)

01/16/2006, 10:10 AM	#1
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	Found the Loch Ness monster . . . in my tank Well, I think I found Nessie . . . or what do You guys think? Caught on cam

01/16/2006, 10:15 AM	#3
Steve Gordon Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hemet & San Diego, Ca Posts: 57	Looks like a mantis to me. __________________ IEMAS Current Tank Info: 10g Softy/LPS & 40g FOWLR

01/16/2006, 11:20 AM	#5
PoukieBear Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,067	WOA! Lighning speed! I missed it the first few times and had to wath it again. It does look like a mantis, have fun trying to get him out! __________________ Michelle ~Poukie, I'm proud of you for throwing up that cake. ~~Mikey~~ ~You're not drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on. ~Save the earth, there are no princesses on Mars.

01/16/2006, 11:28 AM	#7
tigerarmy40 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: central ca Posts: 1,831	Im betting a jar with only a small hole in it with food would do the trick! __________________ The power of moonlight Current Tank Info: 90g rimless tank in the makes and a 15g nano

02/17/2006, 08:32 PM	#15
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Keep it - in a species tank they're supposed to make really interesting pets __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

01/16/2006, 10:11 AM	#2
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	I think that it looks a lot like this:

01/16/2006, 10:18 AM	#4
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	I tried to catch it but it escaped out of it's hole and now I don't know where it is...

01/16/2006, 11:25 AM	#6
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Stick your finger in that hole and see if it will latch on. If it does then you can just pull it out that way J/K DONT DO THAT!!!

01/17/2006, 12:08 AM	#8
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	How do I find it? I don't think it wanders around in the tank, it is still very small.

01/17/2006, 12:42 AM	#10
egdevilboy Moved On Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 620	quick lil ****er huh?

01/17/2006, 12:46 AM	#11
Scuba_Steve Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pooler, Ga Posts: 1,342	they sell traps for them, but ya, as mentioned above, a jar with a small hole in it, with some food will do the same thing.

02/17/2006, 07:20 PM	#12
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	I found it tonight! Do Mantis make click noises? I was looking in the tank using a flashlight and when the lightbeam hit "the thing" it made a couple of clicking noises (I think it was it maiking the noises).

02/17/2006, 07:26 PM	#13
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Yea, they make a clicking noise every once in awhile. Pistol shrimp do it also and they can get really loud. Just don't get too close to it and if you get too close then your going to know it.

02/17/2006, 08:29 PM	#14
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	Cought the damn thing!!! I took out the rock it was hiding in and fordec it out of it's hiding place! It's in a bucket now - and I'm trying to decide if I should keep it or put it out of it's missery. It would be fun to see how big it can grow... I have a small tank, about 70-80 litres that I can set up - just need a skimmer for it... The mantis is about 2 cm long and has a bit of a temper...

02/17/2006, 08:36 PM	#16
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	Is it nessecary to have a skimmer in a 60-80 litres tank if the ony "pet" in it is a mantis? Maybe a bit live rock. No corals, fish and inverts.

02/17/2006, 08:50 PM	#17
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Toss that sucker in your sump.

02/17/2006, 09:06 PM	#18
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	No, not in the sump - I woun't be able to get it out of there! I'm going to keep it but in my old 60 litres aquarium. Gonna find it in the shed tomorrow, clean it and prepare some water. This will be an interesting new project... a mantis-aquarium.

02/17/2006, 09:08 PM	#19
weblance Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Struer, Denmark Posts: 174	So it has to suffice with living in a bucket the next couple of days until the tank is ready.

02/17/2006, 09:30 PM	#20
stevebydac Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rhode Island, USA Posts: 410	Go in the mantis forum here and post a thread. The mantis lovers will give you some great advice. If I were you I would keep him, they can be really interesting.

02/17/2006, 09:34 PM	#21
Brock Fluharty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 908	I think a skimmer would be necessary, since they eat live snails and crabs and stuff, there might be some ammonia build up. Maybe later on anyway. I wish I had a mantis tank... __________________ Sepiolids rule! Current Tank Info: 75g aggressive reef, 20g A. percula tank, 29g H. erectus seahorse tank

02/17/2006, 10:09 PM	#22
Zodiac Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canada, Toronto Posts: 376	i would keep it, they make a fun pet and you dont need a skimmer for a mantis... they are the cockroach of the sea

02/17/2006, 10:42 PM	#23
wiley0717 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: La Grange KY Posts: 167	I say keep it and keep us posted with picks when you get the species tank up __________________ Everything happens slower in a larger tank.....accept spent funds and salt consumption!!! Current Tank Info: Downgrading back to the simple life!!!

02/17/2006, 11:35 PM	#25
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	You can set the tank up fast with the removal of water from the main tank (partial water change)