am I a bad person??

keebler1

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I think I need help but not sure what kind. I am feeling really bad after reading all the threads about mantis shrimps and just dont understand how people can enjoy having them. I guess if it were isolated in a tank I didnt care about that is one thing, but I have one in my reef that I just want to KILL!! Here are the methods tried so far but to no avail:
1- long pointy things pushed in the hole
2- x-terminator trap (caught 1) used various fresh bait
3- tubing attached to powerhead, the other to his hole (caught 1)
4- isolated rock (I thought) and he got out
5- seperated all of reef rocks dunking in freshater-nothing
6- squirted hot saline water in holes of all rock- nothing
7- partitioned tank and isolated in half of tank and he went into the sand??
8- pulled out all sand and went through literally by hand- nothing
He has now killed numous inverts and I simply wnat him out. He is very smart and I would have no problem shipping him to someone that actually wnats him but my question is, How do I catch him? I cant even say I have ever seen him. I am nearly 100% sure there is only one and it is a smasher. Any ideas greatly appreciated!!
 
if you isolate the rock that you think he's in, you can remove the rock and pour club soda over it. i've read that the mantis shrimp will crawl out in a matter of seconds.

hth
 
yup club soda will work wonders I have been told and if you get him I would be interested in giving him a home
 
Thanks for the imput and sounds like I am heading to the store for some club soda. Wil certainly repost as soon as I catch him. At this point I think I could just about write a book on methods to catch one and hope this is the final chapter.
 
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