[manderinfish]

hi , im new to this site, ive started a marine setup, i recently purchased fiji live rock and in it is a creature ive never seen before, it brownish shrimp-like, i put some brineshrimp in for my blenny n manderin, ai was watching the brine shrimp swimming past a piece ov rock when this critter lauched out of a crevice n grabbed a brineshrimp with what id say was pincers? it was so quick n disapeared...does anybody know?? thanks

[poochi487]

probally a mantis shrimp! read up on them!

[NATIVEVAMAN]

That manderin may end up being a problem for you.They generally dont do to well in tanks under a year old.I can say there are exceptions but I can also say they are very very rare.I would recomend some serious research on future fish purchase's.

[manderinfish]

thanks guys, i might take that liverock out and put in seperate tank with nothing else n see if i can trap it, dont want mantis shrimp, also i know manderins are hard fish too keep the main thing hes eating well for now when hes not having a go at its self in its reflection

[elkman97462]

If you scroll down through the forum topics, there is one for mantis shrimp. Looks like it contains some good advice. Good luck!