Catching a Mantis

[soapple91]

There is a Gonodactylaceus ternatensis in one of the reef tanks at the Lfs . I was wondering if anyone had any tips on catching it. Its pretty much full grown and its killing all the hermits and snails in his tank. Im sure its a mantis cause i saw the whole thing. Anyone have tips of catching him plz let me know.

 

[psychodave]

Find out what rock it calls home and pull it from the tank...you could also try to bait it out with a silverside, krill or squid and net it. Ive never heard of anyone having luck with the inverted bottle trap or a commerical trap. I tried the inverted bottle and accidentally killled 4 of my 5 peppermint shrimp.

 

[soapple91]

the thing it the tank is like 60-70 gal and FULL of LR so i mean, its all over the tank and hard to even find. And i cant take the LR apart so its kinda impossible for me unless i can find some way. Dats why i posted this haha

 

[pimpinitup6969]

i had one in my tank so i pulled each piece out dipped it in fresh water and he came right out lfs helped me with that idea

Matt

 

[justinl]

http://www.stomatopod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=71

 

[Feclar]

You catch him?

 

[soapple91]

not yet. That thing is freakin smart. Another thing is the whole food supply issue. He has a huge food supply. So putting the trap in there isnt proving to successful haha

 

[Sever0n]

I've heard you can find the rock he's in and pour Club soda down the hole ..but make sure have him over a bucket of saltwater as I guess they bail out the rock pretty quick.