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Its green and very ugly....

Deanos

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Mantis Shrimp

I hope it wasn't this guy:
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John

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Oyyy dean is right it sounds like a mantis. Have you heard any clicking sound coming from your tank or have any of your fish/inverts gone missing?
 
herman

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I had that exact MF in my tank once. Hitchiker on Florida LR. There are two basic variations Smasher & Piercer. The one you got is a smasher. Dont get your hands near that MF cause the little bastard will knock you. Most people think that a tiny thing like that cant possibly cause pain but believe me man that s@#t hurts like hell.

Try to find out where that little sucker burrows, lift out that rock and do a fresh water dip. Traps and things take too long and those suckers are smart man.

The best advice I can give you is take out all of your other livestock especially shrimp and small fish as they will dissapear very quickly. The mantis is a highly efficient predator.

If and when you get him out make like a 10g nano for. Awsome animal when there is nothing to kill. And most of all keep the sucker well fed so he wont be hungry for your cleaners man. Any raw fish will do. The one I had really liked salmon.

I really hope you get this dude out of your main tank. Good luck to your fingers!!
 
SlamaJama

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well, im starting with a trap (pic to come) and we weill see who is smarter..lol
pvc elbows and a screen at the end of an opening , lrg hunk o shrimp and lets see wat happens..
 

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DEEPWATER

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hermangareis said:
I had that exact MF in my tank once. Hitchiker on Florida LR. There are two basic variations Smasher & Piercer. The one you got is a smasher. Dont get your hands near that MF cause the little bastard will knock you. Most people think that a tiny thing like that cant possibly cause pain but believe me man that s@#t hurts like hell.

Try to find out where that little sucker burrows, lift out that rock and do a fresh water dip. Traps and things take too long and those suckers are smart man.

The best advice I can give you is take out all of your other livestock especially shrimp and small fish as they will dissapear very quickly. The mantis is a highly efficient predator.

If and when you get him out make like a 10g nano for. Awsome animal when there is nothing to kill. And most of all keep the sucker well fed so he wont be hungry for your cleaners man. Any raw fish will do. The one I had really liked salmon.

I really hope you get this dude out of your main tank. Good luck to your fingers!!
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from what i heard they have a punch that equals to a 22 cal gun ,,,so watch your hands ,( from the discovery channel)
 
Dmitry

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Dude, see my thread! Since you actually saw and heard yours you know what you're dealing with... Try to see which rock he's hiding in and take that rock out to flush him out. I tried a trap also, but managed to catch nothing but pep shrimp (rip) and nassirius snails - they all got in and couldn't get out. I managed to get the snails out, but the pep shrimp wasn't so hardy. Anyway, the best of luck to you! And do wear thick gloves when you handle that rock. Don't get in the way of his claws.
 
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