[passinetti2007]

We need a pest forum. But anyhow, I fear I have multiple mantis shrimp in my new post-cycled tank. I'm afraid to add anything into it because of this. I don't want anything else to get killed and I really can't afford to lose the money right now. How can I get rid of them? They are tiny. The biggest I've seen is only a centimeter long. I've seen pictures online of homemade traps like using a 20oz water bottle and cutting off the top and inverting it and sealing it with some bait inside but these guys are tiny and i think that would be too big of a trap. Please someone help me.

[for2nato]

if you dont have anything else in the tank then just treat the tank with "coppersafe". it will kill all the inverts in there. basically eliminating the shrimp.

[passinetti2007]

I can't I got snails and crabs and lots of corals.