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[kyle]

ok so i was looking around on my rocks for like fetherdusters and stuff, and something cought my eye. i saw a little shrimp like looking thing. lol if that makes sence. i assumed is was a shrimp cuz of its tail it the only part i could really see it was moving quite fast. i bought a colony of zoas friday and thats the rock it was on. it was hanging out in a dead clam. i dont have a pic but as soon as i get one ill post it right away. i hope it dont die and grows that be so cool.any ways im going to go and stair in the tank and get some more charistic to tell you guys.

[NewbReefer]

Pics are always the best to help ID something

[kyle]

i dont have a camera so ill have to get my buddy to come over with his

[NewbReefer]

You could try giving more details and someone might know exactly what it is or you could also check out Melev's site, I love that site

http://www.melevsreef.com/id

[kyle]

i honesty cant really see it. it moves to fast and i check thats site out and i couldnt find any thing. ill keep an eye on it and see what it is. i kinda hope its a mantis.

[cgoodman381]

What color was it? A mantis would look something like:

or green if its a little older. Iv seen tiny creatures running around in my tanks, just part of the system =)

[kyle]

thank you so very much for the pic i was looking around for hours and i did not get apic as good as that. can you get a pic from the top? the thing i saw was like half a cm how long it the one in the pic u gave

[kyle]

i moved the rock it was on, with the zoas i moved it up closer to the lights cuz mine are poopy,any ways i saw the thing swim off and on another rock and it looked brownish greenish greyish. if thats a mantis in my tank that would be sooo cool. well execpet for the part the when it get big and eats every thing

[kyle]

oh yea, how fast do they grow

[Bifferwine]

If it was 1/2 a cm long (total) it was probably just a pod. Look on the www.melevsreef.com/id site at the Pods section and see if they look familiar.