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08-31-2007, 12:31 AM
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 Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! My new tank has been cycling with 30 pounds of live rock for a month and tonight, after the lights turned off in the tank it hit me... that CLICK sound!!! I have heard it off and on before at night but never gave it much thought, until earlier, just hit me like a load of bricks, I could be hearing a mantis shrimp! However, I have seen on the web that pistol shrimp also make clicking sounds. Now, the sound I hear is a short single click, according the the www the manits makes repetitive quick clicks.... I have not seen the guy yet but it has to be one of these shrimp, right? This is my FIRST SALTWATER tank and I want to do it ALL right the first time! Anyone have any ideas as to what this critter is? I am thinking it wouldn't hurt to trap it to see what is in there but, will I be trapping my 5 (used to be 6, one mysteriously vanished (no body or shedded exo floating in the tank...) hermit crabs? I really think my missing crab got eaten, but by what? I do not know.... Help PLEASE!!!! Thanks! Dana  |
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08-31-2007, 12:44 AM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! Umm, I think I've determined it IS in fact a mantis shrimp. Another piece of evidence in this mystery, a couple of my hermit crabs shells mysteriously had a small hole on their shells on day, out of nowhere! Sooo. I guess does anyone know how to trap these without trapping your cuc?! Thanks again! Dana |
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08-31-2007, 01:01 AM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! put a dead something or other in the tnak, and let it sit overnight inside of a bottle or something, and about an hour after the lights go out, go and check it out, then if there is something, scoop up the bottle with critter in there. then you can sell it on ebay, or here! (once you get 100 posts)
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08-31-2007, 01:23 AM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! Question #2, How would I ship the dern thing?!... Thanks! Dana |
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08-31-2007, 10:40 AM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! fed ex or ups overnight. i know my friend would probably want to buy it, but he is leaving for college soon. he would take it with him. and hell be oming back a lot of weekends. ill tell him when you catch it and ill let you know if he wants it.
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08-31-2007, 11:02 AM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! Ya I also know a few people who would like a mantis shrimp. Cool creatures when they aren't tearing your fish in half or breaking your aquarium glass lol 
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08-31-2007, 11:03 AM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! you can even keeo it! get some live sand, and some small rocks, and put it in a 10g tank. then feed him snails and crabs and silversides. very easy to care for!
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10-15-2007, 02:35 PM
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| Re: Mantis or Pistol Shrimp?! yea, try making a simple one way trap for him, or taking sections of live rock without important organisms on them which the critter may be living in and salt iodine dipping the, |
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