Caught mantis and pics!

One_Divided

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Well, I finally spotted the critter that had been killing all my inverts since the move. Crushed nassarius shells all around his home. He's also taken out 2 cleaner shrimp, 2 pepermint shrimp and beats up my fish on a regular basis. Tonight I just pulled out the mantis home, squirted some fresh water in and he jumped right out in to a bucket. Snapped some good pics before I put him in the side baffle of my sump with some LR rubble.

Do you have an ID on it? I am 99% sure it came in on marshall island rock. About 1.5" long

Here's a couple pics:

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While I was at it, I went after a rock I knew had a hitchicker crab in it. I scared him out with the same technique. Let's just say they didn't get along, but no one was seriously injured.. heheh


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He's kinda cute actually! I have had this hitchicker crab since the first time I ever bought live rock almost 2 years ago.. I can't beleive he's still alive and kicking! And getting kicked.. Err clubbed..

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have you ID'd that crab yet? I have one of those in my tank, came with my fiji rock......very cool looking crab, pieceful....well always stays in his cave, I have never seen it out, not even at night......just comes out 1/2 way every once in a while to get algea....the crab on the botton pic......
 
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