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glasta · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007, 06:18 PM

2 of my fish went M.I.A. over the past week and on sunday i found out why. A 1 inch mantis shrimp. My LFS said 1 that size couldn't kill anything but thats the only way i could think of because all my water parimitors are great and my clowns and royal gramma are fine. thats 1 LFS im not going back too.

Lazy Iguana · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 01:07 AM

Good luck capturing the thing. Let us know how you do it.

Lowej82 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 01:29 AM

get a soda bottle clean it peel label so on, Make a hole in the lid big enough for the mighty mantis to fit in, place a piece of cocktail shrimp in the bottle, Place bottle in tank when you turn lights out make sure you tie a string around the neck of bottle so if you get lucky and catch it you can pull it out. 45 min to an hour they say

If your willing to ship there are a couple guys here at RB that will probally pay shipping if you catch it.

GOOD LUCK

glasta · #4 (**permalink**) 09-26-2007, 04:42 PM

well i caught it on sunday because my g/f woke me up and said WHAT IS THAT???? i moved a piece of rock chased it with the long part of my cleaning scrubber and caught it with my net. it was only 1 inch long but since its gone no more missing fish. i took it back to the store i got my rock from and said here this is yours and they denied that it could have killed my fish or i got it from them.

plecosword · #5 (**permalink**) 11-18-2007, 08:58 PM

sorry about your LFS issue. I know you just feel like throughing that shrimp on his face. i know a lot of fish stores like that.

Gamboge · #6 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 08:56 PM

Ummm... yeah. Don't go back to that store. Sorry about your loss. Empathy. Sadly enough, we've all lost a fish we loved.
-Gamboge

krsult · #7 (**permalink**) 02-24-2008, 08:45 PM

I had an LFS say the same thing to me " You didn't get that from us" I told them the only problem with that statment is I have bought everything in my tank including the tank from you and only you. Following that statement up with.... but NEVER again.

jimw369 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-25-2008, 06:09 AM

Your LFS cannot be responsible for everything that comes in on the LR we buy. There are methods to rid your LR of any unwanted creatures but needs to be done before setting up the tank.

Sorry for your loss.

rlcline76 · #9 (**permalink**) 02-25-2008, 08:56 AM

I agree with Jim. Like any other hitchhiker, these things happen. It sucks to lose fish, but LR comes with the potential for all sorts of nasties along with the good stuff.