a hitchhiker i'v never seen before

[Grins]

sounds like it might be the one featured in the photo on the right here, 2n'd photo down
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/

 

[animalman]

heres a link with lots of pics maybe you can see the one in your tank here. http://www.blueboard.com/mantis/pics1.htm

 

[stashmoney82]

no. the closest i can compare it to is a scooter blenny. it swam like one and i didnt notice all the legs along the body and instead of sharp colors it looked kind of like blurry stripes, again just like a scooter blenny.

 

[stashmoney82]

grins, #2 looks pretty close. i dont know maybe im just in mantis shrimp denial.

 

[Grins]

Click on the link above the photos and take a look at the the different mantis they have there. Perhaps a different angle will spark more recognition. Do you ever hear clicking from the tank?

 

[stashmoney82]

no clicking yet.

 

[stashmoney82]

i think pseudosquilla ciliata might be it. what should i do?

 

[Reefscape]

File it away in the sump if you have, offer it up for adoption to members here, or see if you LFS will have it...

Of course, you can always keep it..lol

Niko

 

[stashmoney82]

so i did brine shrimp again to lure him out. its defineately the above mentioned mantis shrimp. i saw the hole he resides in and now i actually kind of like him. my next question is will he affect any corals or fish that i put in in the future? and will he stay small, or get big?

 

[Squawkbert]

If he's a spearer, your fish will be in danger as he gets larger - size is a function of species. Max is at least 5" - maybe more.