Mantis shrimp

[Germanman]

i was talking in a few threads about mantis shrimp and the sound they make and have now became paranoid....lol. there isnt any way a mantis shrimp could be in a system that hasnt had any unexplained deaths in over 2 years right? i know i had a pistol shrimp in there and thats probably the clicking sound i hear at night since its faster than the clicking the mantis makes at my work. any way just needed some reassurance here.

 

[Pacudacu]

I heard mantis shrimp can crack the glass in a glass aquarium. :huh:

 

[Germanman]

yes they can ive seen it....that dint really help me though.....

 

[Germanman]

anyone out there willing to put a word in for me here?....

 

[5xevy]

I read this a few days ago:

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/msubpestmshrimp/a/aa110498.htm

I'm sure if you had a mantis shrimp within the last 2 years, you'd know it!

I always get a bit nervous when I buy new live rock.

 

[CobiaLover]

Almost all shrimp make a clicking noise ( we just can't hear them all). Even the white and brown shrimp, table shrimp, will make a clicking noise when disturbed. As 5xevy said you would most likely know it if you had a mantis. They are destructive little critters!
I was raised on a shrimp boat and have dealt with many types shrimp. (now we are on a subjuct that I actually know some thing about.)

 

[Germanman]

cool thx guys just needed some agreement :dance2: