Found my Mantis!! how to remove him?
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Muscle Reefer
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can you take the rock out? does it have any other corals growing on it?
VacavilleFC3S
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take it out and give it a quick freshwater dip, they should flush it out,
VacavilleFC3S
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no not at all, they are just a predator. the live in holes on rock so people tend to get them as hitchhikers and not know much about them. i've had mine for 2 months now and he hasn't eaten even 1 of my CUC. i feed it every other day a tiny cube of shrimp or scallop. there extremely intelligent and fun to watch. mines rather shy but is definately the main attraction of my tank right now
VacavilleFC3S
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no not at all, they are just a predator. the live in holes on rock so people tend to get them as hitchhikers and not know much about them. i've had mine for 2 months now and he hasn't eaten even 1 of my CUC. i feed it every other day a tiny cube of shrimp or scallop. there extremely intelligent and fun to watch. mines rather shy but is definately the main attraction of my tank right now
VacavilleFC3S
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nope. well if you left him in the freshwater yes, but it should just flush him out of the rock and pretty quickly, probably within 30 secs. have a small container with some SW on hand.
you can most likely sell it to a local reefer for $20 easily if you don't wish to keep it
you can most likely sell it to a local reefer for $20 easily if you don't wish to keep it
schang9584
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or instead of selling it you can give him to me
ser_renely
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mantis's have a bad rap. They are probably the most amazing underwater creature I have seen to date.
I freaked out when I had one and gave him away. In hindsight, the dumbest thing I ever did, they are beautiful and amazing creatures.
IMO, if you get one as a hiker, take it out an buy a mini cube for it and just watch it, I guarantee you will be glued to it with him living the life.
I freaked out when I had one and gave him away. In hindsight, the dumbest thing I ever did, they are beautiful and amazing creatures.
IMO, if you get one as a hiker, take it out an buy a mini cube for it and just watch it, I guarantee you will be glued to it with him living the life.
ser_renely
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They can get big, it depends on the type.
I got mine out pretty easily so if your situations falls in alignment, it may work as well.
He was is in a rock, which I took out to my Q tank and I then took a few air tubes and blew on them into the maze of holes he was in. he FLEW out. basically I had three holes filled with the 3 hoses that I all blew in it the same time.
...may help?
I got mine out pretty easily so if your situations falls in alignment, it may work as well.
He was is in a rock, which I took out to my Q tank and I then took a few air tubes and blew on them into the maze of holes he was in. he FLEW out. basically I had three holes filled with the 3 hoses that I all blew in it the same time.
...may help?
Katmanblue
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Dont know if it made any difference but I was told to use club soda instead of plain fresh water. So I held the rock over a bucket with a pair of bbq tongs..I mean, imagine if it had crawled UP my arm. Would have crapped my pants. Anyway I doused the rock with club soda and I'm talking in an INSTANT the thing leaped out some crevice and dropped in the bucket. I gave it to my LFS and wished it well.
reefworm
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have you guys seen this?
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sheila_patek_clocks_the_fastest_animals.html
fascinating!
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sheila_patek_clocks_the_fastest_animals.html
fascinating!
