Mantis shrimp fans - any inof to help out

[johnism]

I saw Joel post on a news group and thought .
1) you might be able to help him
2) you might be able to get some free shrimps.
3) being fans of the shrimp you might find this entertaining
here is his email and his message

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joelsaxton@earthlink.net

Yes, it's true. I have been fiddling with this x-terminator mantis trap, and
although I succeeded in catching my gorilla crab, I have at least 2 mantis
still in my 40 gallon and now they have bred. I noticed an unusual amount of
clicking the night before, so much so that I was convinced they were
building an underground parking lot in my tank. Anyway, I wake up this
morning and I see a 2" mantis sticking its head out of its hole. Then it
extends its arms and releases 10-15 little mantis shrimp into the water.
This action continues every 20-30 seconds. I have literally hundreds of
mantis shrimp fry swimming around in the tank and refugium. This is exactly
the opposite of what I was hoping for when I got into the hobby. Is here
anything I can do? Is there any demand for mantis babies?

Joel
"

 

[deepsand]

Sorry to invade your thread but can you post a pic our tell me where I can find a pic of a Mantis fry? I think I may have them in my tank I see little shrimp climpimg the rocks what looks to be like mantis claws on the front legs, I never herd any clicking to indicate that there are adults in the tank like others have herd!

 

[Gonodactylus]

Highly unlikely. Sounds more like you have an infestation of amphipods. They are probably caprellids, commonly called skeleton shrimp.

Roy