Chiefillini
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What is the best way to catch a mantis shrimp?
Best way to catch a mantis shrimp?
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bryman
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There are a few ways, and they don't always work in every situation. These are the techniques that worked for me.
1. Watch it go back into hole in rock. Quickly take rock out of tank if possible. Squirt/pour fresh water into hole. If it refuses to come out, squirt boiling water in hole. Pull carcass out and break out the cocktail sauce.
2. Snap-door mantis/crab trap. Requires a lot of patience but sometimes works. Usually end up catching what you don't want.
3. Flashlight and skewer at night - hunting. Requires the reflexes of Daniel-son.
4. Train mantis to eat from a skewer for a week or two. Once you have it's trust, grab it long handled tweezers or impale it with your weapon of choice.
1. Watch it go back into hole in rock. Quickly take rock out of tank if possible. Squirt/pour fresh water into hole. If it refuses to come out, squirt boiling water in hole. Pull carcass out and break out the cocktail sauce.
2. Snap-door mantis/crab trap. Requires a lot of patience but sometimes works. Usually end up catching what you don't want.
3. Flashlight and skewer at night - hunting. Requires the reflexes of Daniel-son.
4. Train mantis to eat from a skewer for a week or two. Once you have it's trust, grab it long handled tweezers or impale it with your weapon of choice.
Chiefillini
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Thanks, I've tried the mantis traps before and I kept catching my sail fin.
Problem with trying to feed it is that I only see it every couple of months.
I think the mantis ate my clam last year and I have been hesitant to put another in the tank until I know it's gone for sure. I thought it was gone and then just saw it again the other day.
Problem with trying to feed it is that I only see it every couple of months.
I think the mantis ate my clam last year and I have been hesitant to put another in the tank until I know it's gone for sure. I thought it was gone and then just saw it again the other day.
