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Jakuta
08-23-2008, 5:45 PM
I have just started up my first Marine tank and having purchased 50 kilo of live rock, ive discoverd that I have a shrimp that is not only ugly but keeps tapping on my tank, Only seen him once, some one said that he is an aggressive beast and needs to be eliminated, question how do I find him, Ive tried to get him out by standing the rocks in fresh water to flush him out but doesnt seem to work,can anyone help
Mgamer20o0
08-23-2008, 6:02 PM
Welcome to AC. might want to try asking in the sw section for better help.
msjinkzd
08-23-2008, 6:34 PM
Welcome to AC! Hope you get the help you need.
Hooked Newbie
08-23-2008, 9:25 PM
Hiya! Welcome! Post in the Marine section and I'm sure you'll get the help you need.
From the clue of you hearing tapping on the tank, it sounds like your critter is likely a Mantis shrimp, which hunts it's food by clubbing it. If so, depending on your point of view they are either adorable or a complete menace. A friend of mine keeps one in nano tank on his desk at work.
Rbishop
08-24-2008, 4:48 AM
Welcome to AC!
krytan
08-24-2008, 4:56 AM
Hello, :welcome: to AC.
Reefscape
08-24-2008, 5:28 AM
Hi there and welcome to AC! Agree with the above, soounds like you have a mantis in there..
stezatois
08-24-2008, 5:32 AM
Welcome to AC, Good luck getting that fella out.
jm1212
08-24-2008, 8:40 PM
Welcome to AC!
zardiw
08-24-2008, 8:43 PM
Mantis are pretty awesome shrimp. And very powerful. I'd keep him....give him some playmates.......lol.......When they get bigger they can actually break the glass, so maybe not keep him...lol...or get a tempered glass aquarium.
These aggressive and typically solitary sea creatures spend most of their time hiding in rock formations or burrowing intricate passageways in the sea-bed. They either wait for prey to chance upon them or, unlike most crustaceans, actually hunt, chase and kill living prey. They rarely exit their homes except to feed and relocate, and can be diurnal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diurnal_animal), nocturnal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_animal) or crepuscular (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular), depending on the species. Most species live in tropical and subtropical seas (Indian and Pacific Oceans between eastern Africa and Hawaii), although some live in temperate seas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplocarida
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Soupysteve
08-24-2008, 8:49 PM
Hey wow - if you do have a mantis, I suggest you make an attempt sell it to a local reef-keeper... they make FASCINATING pets. If you were local, I'd offer you some cash for it... :D
jpappy789
08-26-2008, 11:31 AM
welcome!