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[BigAl07]

and DONT use your hand to cover the container or you stand a good chance and a NASTY abrasion!!

[Dentoid]

Personally, I wouldn't start feeding until fish go in the tank. The inverts will find food, trust me. They eat things from bacteria to rotting material. Don't worry about them, they'll be fine.

[ScubaDrew]

haha! I cant even catch a glimpse of the critter, yet entice him into a glass, nor get my hand in the tank in time to cover it should he decide to enter said glass.

I did read a pretty funny article on a guy who got nailed in the finger by one, good bloody photo to boot. (i posted this link earlier in my chronicle). Trust me - my hands will not get near it!

Originally Posted by BigAl07

and DONT use your hand to cover the container or you stand a good chance and a NASTY abrasion!!

[BigAl07]

Yeah it's amazing how much PAIN (other than financially) out tanks really can inflict upon us. I'm still pouting over my Torch Coral popping me in the finger. But that's another story in itself!!

Just be careful with your hands IN the tank. Even though you may NOT see him, odds are he WILL see your finger if it's in the right place Better safe than sorry

Allen

[hma]

Originally Posted by ScubaDrew

I tried the bottle trap w/ no luck seahorse.org - DIY Mantis Trap

What prevents the mantis from getting out of the drinking glass?

thanks,

Drew

Hi Drew,
Mantis cannot swim properly and the glass is high too flatly in it to climb. Indeed, he can also jump well, but from a long drink glass he does not come out again. This boy also had to get to know this....





Feed him some days directly before the glass, then lay the feed directly in the glass. He will try to get the feed and is caught (hopefully).

ps. ... if you would like to see what he at night everything floats, take a flashlight with a dark red foil about that. Mantis, crabs etc. cannot see red light. You, however, so much the better.


and one more tip. Never come with your hand to his sews, he can hit really deep wounds. One does not die of it .... lol … but it hurts very much

[ScubaDrew]

If I understand you correctly - place the glass in the tank upright, Not on its side like the bottle trap?

If so, how does he get into a tall glass if he is on the sand?

Thanks!!

[hma]

Put the glass direct on the entry right of your first cave. The upper side of the glass should be on same level like the stone so that the Manti can climb in. Of course the glass must be put in that cave sews of the Manti. I hope you understand what I mean?

-- If so, how does he get into a tall glass if he is on the sand? --

you must feed him some days, every day closer to the glass. last time directly in front of the glass and than IN the glass...OK ?

[ScubaDrew]

Tonights winning numbers:

pH................ 8.3
Ammonia........ 0
Phosphate...... 0
Nitrite............ 0
Nitrate........... 15


Going to add purigen to phosban reactor now to remove nitrate.

[GeeWizzItsMe]

I think your cycle should be over soon!!!!

[bluespotjawfish]

Good luck with the battle! Congrats on the cycling!

[ScubaDrew]

I FOUND THE MANTIS!
He is chipping out a hole in the nicest rock in the tank.
The nice rock w/ the corl on it, on the big "shelf"
We watched him drag a dead crab into his lair.
He's Very curious about my girlfriend.
Of course he's in the nice rock.

[bluespotjawfish]

He has his eye on your girlfriend does he, what you going to do about that?

[GeeWizzItsMe]

EEWW! I hate mantis!

[ScubaDrew]

Options are try the cup trap, the bottle trap or pulling this nice rock out and seltzer water the little guy.

I have my refugium setup, its a plastic tank, but hes no more than 3/4 an inch long. I'd like him alive if I could, I also dont want to spend days catching him.

[bluespotjawfish]

If you have a place where you can put the LR by itself, eventually he will come off the rock to eat or something (but will continue to be attracted to your girlfriend in the meantime so keep your eye on her), you then pull the rock out and he has nowhere to go. That's how I got both of mine.