Please ID

Saltwater Noob · 02-23-2008, 11:50 PM

I will try to get a pic but its real fast and only seen it 2 times it lives in my rock work looks like a black centipede with a shrimp like tail its about 2 to 3 inches long with no claws any ideas

vdituri · 02-23-2008, 11:52 PM

It COULD be a mantis shrimp.
I've noticed mine has a centipede like quality sometimes.

Can't be for sure, but definitely a possibility.

Saltwater Noob · 02-24-2008, 12:07 AM

are they bad??? I am having a really bad night my tang is dead and then I see this thing running around my rock work it hides up inside the rocks

Saltwater Noob · 02-24-2008, 12:09 AM

thats it it looks just like a mantis are they bad? and how would he get in the tank never seen him before and havn't added anything new in months

JWarren · 02-24-2008, 12:09 AM

Turn your lights out and use a camera with a flash when he comes out.

JWarren · 02-24-2008, 12:11 AM

Hitched a ride in on a rock and grew up in your tank.

Saltwater Noob · 02-24-2008, 12:13 AM

could it have killed my tank why it was sleeping?

JWarren · 02-24-2008, 12:19 AM

Good question, I can't say for sure it was a mantis though without a pic.

vdituri · 02-24-2008, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saltwater Noob

could it have killed my tank why it was sleeping?

Not sure of your exact question?
They are bad for crabs and snails and possibly fish depending on the species and what you want to put in your tank later.

Have you ever heard any popping or snapping noises from your tank?

Saltwater Noob · 02-24-2008, 12:58 AM

it was a matis I got him I poured club soda on like 4 rock I thought he might be in and he shot out what do I need to do to the rocks before I put them back in the tank?

vdituri · 02-24-2008, 01:01 AM

Nothing. Club soda is just water with CO2 in it.
Keep the mantis. Your LFS will probably buy him.
Any pics of the little guy? They are quite interesting to watch.

Saltwater Noob · 02-24-2008, 01:07 AM

I know but I had the rock in fresh sink water also do I need to rinse them with ro?

vdituri · 02-24-2008, 01:18 AM

Probably not. I wouldn't think there would be enough of anykind of contaminants like phosphates etc to do any real damage.

Saltwater Noob · 02-24-2008, 02:03 AM

ok I could not get it out of the rock so I ened up having to just boil the rock killed the mantis I think not sure never came out but I know he was in that rock cause when I poured club soda on it he came out and then went back in thanks guys just wish I would have not lost my tank to him ;(

Tru2nr · 02-24-2008, 12:37 PM

that sux it sounded like u had got it on an earlier post unless u had more then 1

02-23-2008, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Please ID I will try to get a pic but its real fast and only seen it 2 times it lives in my rock work looks like a black centipede with a shrimp like tail its about 2 to 3 inches long with no claws any ideas __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-23-2008, 11:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,772 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Please ID It COULD be a mantis shrimp. I've noticed mine has a centipede like quality sometimes. Can't be for sure, but definitely a possibility. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

02-24-2008, 12:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID are they bad??? I am having a really bad night my tang is dead and then I see this thing running around my rock work it hides up inside the rocks __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-24-2008, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID thats it it looks just like a mantis are they bad? and how would he get in the tank never seen him before and havn't added anything new in months __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-24-2008, 12:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID Turn your lights out and use a camera with a flash when he comes out. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

02-24-2008, 12:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID Hitched a ride in on a rock and grew up in your tank. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

02-24-2008, 12:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID could it have killed my tank why it was sleeping? __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-24-2008, 12:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID Good question, I can't say for sure it was a mantis though without a pic. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

02-24-2008, 12:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID it was a matis I got him I poured club soda on like 4 rock I thought he might be in and he shot out what do I need to do to the rocks before I put them back in the tank? __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-24-2008, 01:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,772 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Please ID Nothing. Club soda is just water with CO2 in it. Keep the mantis. Your LFS will probably buy him. Any pics of the little guy? They are quite interesting to watch. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

02-24-2008, 01:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID I know but I had the rock in fresh sink water also do I need to rinse them with ro? __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-24-2008, 01:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,772 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Please ID Probably not. I wouldn't think there would be enough of anykind of contaminants like phosphates etc to do any real damage. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

02-24-2008, 02:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
Saltwater Noob I'm Learning Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Fl Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID ok I could not get it out of the rock so I ened up having to just boil the rock killed the mantis I think not sure never came out but I know he was in that rock cause when I poured club soda on it he came out and then went back in thanks guys just wish I would have not lost my tank to him ;( __________________ 65 gal Reef Tank 8 gal sump aquaC remora Skimmer w MJ 1200 pump Hydro #3 for flow MJ1200 for flow Current Extreme Pro 6 Bulb T5 Setup Live Stock Yellow Tang - Six Line - Clown - and about 50 red leg hermits - 25 snails - 2 star fish and 2 cucumbers. Corals zoo's and GSP and shrooms surge return pump

02-24-2008, 12:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please ID that sux it sounded like u had got it on an earlier post unless u had more then 1 __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

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