Like your name suggests....takeaction. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE a MANTIS! Amazingly beautiful, highly deceptive, and will end up costing you hundreds or more in lost live stock. You will have to make a trap and catch it the sooner the better like Niko says. You can try cutting the top off a drinking bottle and pushing the spout section down the bottom section, put some food in it (prawn) and if you ever lost a bunch of fish, this is where patients comes into it. Good Luck.
Oh, I have to add, don't kill it if you can, you may find people who actually collect them (not surprising), mine will go in my new sump.
Also, Riverserver's being funny, unless you have very, very, thick rubber (like builders) gloves, don't put your hand anywhere where the mantis might be (that means the tank), he might be small, but did you know how many nerve endings are in the end of your fingers?
Sorry a bit more, if you know what rock he is in, then the easiest way is the remove the rock, put it in a bucket with no water, and use a turkey baster to flush him out, you can also use RO, they hate that.
Oh, I have to add, don't kill it if you can, you may find people who actually collect them (not surprising), mine will go in my new sump.
Also, Riverserver's being funny, unless you have very, very, thick rubber (like builders) gloves, don't put your hand anywhere where the mantis might be (that means the tank), he might be small, but did you know how many nerve endings are in the end of your fingers?
Sorry a bit more, if you know what rock he is in, then the easiest way is the remove the rock, put it in a bucket with no water, and use a turkey baster to flush him out, you can also use RO, they hate that.
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