mantis shrimp!!

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matteo

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Apr 21, 2008
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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
i'm working offshore all the way in west africa when my fish-siter says that my nano tank back at home in malaysia has a creature that suddenly appeared in it that i have never intentionally put in there!! with the description given it could be a mantis shrimp!! must've hitched a ride on my live rocks yikes!!:eek: my fish-siter can't catch it coz it's too fast and i've got 3 more weeks before my next leave. :nilly:
 
when did you last add rock to the tank? i'd be worried about what that little bugger can do in three weeks - you might be going home to an empty tank.
 
LOL.... AHhh the Mantis shrimp. Well I house 2 of them. they are my little babies. In three weeks in a small enough tank they can kill everything in there and you actually run the risk of them breaking your glass. IMO you should it out. LOL, sorry not trying to be an ***. I just know a few who had BIG problems with them. My peacock is about 5" and I have a small emerald green with some fasinating colors thats around 2 inches. Manti and Tyson lol!!!!
 
Oh btw there are many different ways to catch them. Just google search removing mantis shrimp or the likes and you will get a wealth of info, and yes I am sure they came on your live rock. Mine killed eevrythign in the tank accept for my 2 pecular clowns that stay in the anenome.
 
Just wondering if you have any word yet on the destruction?
 
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