Pods?

[FLTrigger]

Can anyone ID this guy?

 

[mpsteve]

Looks like a mantis shrimp to me

 

[FLTrigger]

I broke my rocks down to catch fish to medicate and I saw this guy. Freaked me out. I thought pods were small..

 

[rwells576]

Mantis shrimp need a closer pic to tell what kind

 

[mpsteve]

How long is it? Looks to be about an inch

 

[denlinn1]

I agree, looks like a mantis.

 

[ericp351]

Better get it out. He will eat everything in there.

 

[mpsteve]

Give him his own tank and feed him gorilla crabs

 

[OrQidz]

Watch your fingers! Interesting hitch hiker. You could probably trade him at the LFS if you don't want him.

 

[jason2459]

Thread title cracks me up.

Yes, that is a Stomatopod. They are best off setup in their own dedicated tank and are extremely interesting and fun to interact with. I love mine and is in a 20 long tank. But some get quite big like the L. maculate and fairly strong like G. chiragra which could potentially break a smaller/thinner tank's glass and would need a bigger tank like a 40 breeder with thicker glass.

A good list to get an idea of each kind and to help identify.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/

 

[WaReefer458]

I just don't get it. For an invert that is around 50 bucks at the store, how do so many people end up with them as hitch hikers.

 

[jason2459]

I just don't get it. For an invert that is around 50 bucks at the store, how do so many people end up with them as hitch hikers.

Unfortunately most people kill them instead of try and bring into the LFS for credit or making a tank for them.

 

[FLTrigger]

Thanks for all the help guys. Unfortunately he got eaten by a trigger. He was dang near impossible to catch.