Shrimpy looking stowaway

Royalscott · 02-13-2008, 05:33 PM

In the rock, that the toadstool leather I bought Scott today, is a hole that two beady eyes keep popping out of. The body from what I can see is a dirty clear color and Scott swears its a mantis and is freaking.

Any ideas without a pic right now?

lcstorc · 02-13-2008, 06:03 PM

Well I have no ideas on the id, but if it is a manits you will hear popping noises coming from the tank.

Royalscott · 02-13-2008, 06:46 PM

I am hoping its only a pistol shrimp, but the darn thing will not come all the way out of his hide hole.

RyanG · 02-13-2008, 06:49 PM

Try looking for it after lights out with a very small flashlight or a red light. Be careful around it if its a mantis they can be dangerous.

panmanmatt · 02-13-2008, 06:50 PM

Take the rock out and pour a little bit of seltzer water into the hole. Do it over a bucket of SW as the shrimp will most likely come flying out of the hole.

Royalscott · 02-13-2008, 06:57 PM

If seltzer gets onto the toadstool, will it hurt it?

Witfull · 02-13-2008, 06:58 PM

the toadstool will pout, but they get over it.

goldenmean · 02-13-2008, 07:34 PM

I bet it is a crab.
You would hear a mantis or pistol shrimp before you ever saw it.
They both make a similar popping noise. A Pistol shrimp is more likely to stay very well hidden.

Janetta check out my new pics of me teaching one of my mantis to shake hands.
They are in my 55g link in the golden chain. Last page. you can click on the link in my sig.

Royalscott · 02-14-2008, 07:12 AM

FYI, there was never any popping noises heard from this little Mantis fellow.

02-13-2008, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 776 View Gallery Karma Komment	Shrimpy looking stowaway In the rock, that the toadstool leather I bought Scott today, is a hole that two beady eyes keep popping out of. The body from what I can see is a dirty clear color and Scott swears its a mantis and is freaking. Any ideas without a pic right now? __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

02-13-2008, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,778 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway Well I have no ideas on the id, but if it is a manits you will hear popping noises coming from the tank. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

02-13-2008, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 776 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway I am hoping its only a pistol shrimp, but the darn thing will not come all the way out of his hide hole. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

02-13-2008, 06:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
RyanG Ricordea Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cuba,NY Posts: 183 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway Try looking for it after lights out with a very small flashlight or a red light. Be careful around it if its a mantis they can be dangerous.

02-13-2008, 06:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway Take the rock out and pour a little bit of seltzer water into the hole. Do it over a bucket of SW as the shrimp will most likely come flying out of the hole. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

02-13-2008, 06:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 776 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway If seltzer gets onto the toadstool, will it hurt it? __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

02-13-2008, 07:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,236 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway I bet it is a crab. You would hear a mantis or pistol shrimp before you ever saw it. They both make a similar popping noise. A Pistol shrimp is more likely to stay very well hidden. Janetta check out my new pics of me teaching one of my mantis to shake hands. They are in my 55g link in the golden chain. Last page. you can click on the link in my sig. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

02-14-2008, 07:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 776 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shrimpy looking stowaway FYI, there was never any popping noises heard from this little Mantis fellow. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

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