I have just read a bunch of the threads in this forum today and have to say I can definately see your fascination with these awsome creatures!
I'm hoping I can pick one or more of your brains:
I moved the inhabitants of my 45 gallon 2.5 year old tank into a 105 earlier this year. Since the tank was larger I added new liverock from figi (advertised as such at least.) For about four or five months after I would hear clicking sounds coming from the tank after about 7pm (lights go off at midnight.)
I thought (hoped) it was a pistol shrimp because I didn't realize mantis shrimp could make the same noise, so I added a yasa hashe goby (very expensive) which I never saw again. I then added about a month later a yellow nose goby which I never saw again. A month after that I added a randalls shrimp goby (he hung around for a couple of weeks) then dissappeared.
My tank is very stable and I am not accustomed to losing fish so this has been upsetting. Not to mention it took me 2 years to find a yasa hashe goby (sometimes called white ray.) He was my "most desired fish" after my sunburst anthias.
At any rate, I can't say I am sure I have a mantis for two reasons: One - I haven't heard the clicking in months
Two - I have an evelnae goby (half inch in length, probably less than a gram of weight), a yellow clown goby, and a mandarin. Wouldn't these be food for a mantis of just about any size? I'm not finding piles of empty snail shells either.
Well, as they say YOUR'E THE EXPERTS! Does this sound like a mantis problem?
Thanks!

I'm hoping I can pick one or more of your brains:
I moved the inhabitants of my 45 gallon 2.5 year old tank into a 105 earlier this year. Since the tank was larger I added new liverock from figi (advertised as such at least.) For about four or five months after I would hear clicking sounds coming from the tank after about 7pm (lights go off at midnight.)
I thought (hoped) it was a pistol shrimp because I didn't realize mantis shrimp could make the same noise, so I added a yasa hashe goby (very expensive) which I never saw again. I then added about a month later a yellow nose goby which I never saw again. A month after that I added a randalls shrimp goby (he hung around for a couple of weeks) then dissappeared.
My tank is very stable and I am not accustomed to losing fish so this has been upsetting. Not to mention it took me 2 years to find a yasa hashe goby (sometimes called white ray.) He was my "most desired fish" after my sunburst anthias.
At any rate, I can't say I am sure I have a mantis for two reasons: One - I haven't heard the clicking in months
Two - I have an evelnae goby (half inch in length, probably less than a gram of weight), a yellow clown goby, and a mandarin. Wouldn't these be food for a mantis of just about any size? I'm not finding piles of empty snail shells either.
Well, as they say YOUR'E THE EXPERTS! Does this sound like a mantis problem?
Thanks!