Northside Reef
Premium Member
Was feeding the tank last night when I saw something dart out of the center of my Acanthastrea.
Sure enough it was a small mantis.
He was tucked in a hole right in the center of it so no way I was going to be able to dip it to get him out without hurting the coral.
I moved the coral to my refugium and called a couple buddies from the LFS.
We drank a couple of beers as we tried to figure out how we were going to get that little bugger out of there without hurting the coral.
Plan A.
A hypo salinity syringe into the hole and inject it right at him.
Worked like a charm.
Heââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s a cute little guy some kind of smasher species about 1ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ long but no clue about what kind.
He is in a Tupperware bowl atm while I decide what to do with him.
I might keep it, if not I will see who might want him.
Anyhow I got real lucky as the only thing he has killed is a few hermits and snails.
Lol oh BTW I think I owe some of my hermits an apology as I have been blaming them for the empty snail shells for a while now.
Sure enough it was a small mantis.
He was tucked in a hole right in the center of it so no way I was going to be able to dip it to get him out without hurting the coral.
I moved the coral to my refugium and called a couple buddies from the LFS.
We drank a couple of beers as we tried to figure out how we were going to get that little bugger out of there without hurting the coral.
Plan A.
A hypo salinity syringe into the hole and inject it right at him.
Worked like a charm.
Heââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s a cute little guy some kind of smasher species about 1ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ long but no clue about what kind.
He is in a Tupperware bowl atm while I decide what to do with him.
I might keep it, if not I will see who might want him.
Anyhow I got real lucky as the only thing he has killed is a few hermits and snails.
Lol oh BTW I think I owe some of my hermits an apology as I have been blaming them for the empty snail shells for a while now.
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