I posted a while ago about seeing a black looking leach thing i am almost convinced now its a mantis shrimp if i see him hide in a rock should i quickly do a FW dip and hope he comes out? I did that to one piece before and got one out but only reason i did a FW dip with the rock cause it was the cause of a hair algae out break and threw the little piece away.
Is there any technique or way to get rid of mantis shrimp
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dcantucson
Reef pro
If you can determine which piece of live rock it is in then you can remove it and do a FW dip and it should come out. You could also get/devise a mantis trap.
How to Trap a Mantis Shrimp?
How to Trap a Mantis Shrimp?
dcantucson
Reef pro
Leathers will usually do well at any depth as long as they are getting a fair amount of light.
BL1
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from Yote "The next mantis you get,place your net in the tank with a silver side in it.Do that daily until the mantis get comfortable eating out of the net.Then tie a string or fishing line to the handle of the net once the shrimp gets comfortable,then its as simple as sitting back and setting the hook."
Make sure you get him on the first try though, because he won't fall for it a second time.
If you do a FW dip make sure you use RO water, if not it could cause an algae outbreak. Also, if you know exactly which hole he's hiding in, you could boil the RO water and use a baster to shoot it right into his hole, he should either get boiled or come right out.
As far as the depth of a toadstool, it really depends on your lighting. They prefer moderate/high lighting so it would be a different heights if you were using MH as opposed to PCs
Make sure you get him on the first try though, because he won't fall for it a second time.
If you do a FW dip make sure you use RO water, if not it could cause an algae outbreak. Also, if you know exactly which hole he's hiding in, you could boil the RO water and use a baster to shoot it right into his hole, he should either get boiled or come right out.
As far as the depth of a toadstool, it really depends on your lighting. They prefer moderate/high lighting so it would be a different heights if you were using MH as opposed to PCs
XxKnuckleheadxX
Reef enthusiast
mantis dont look like leaches, and ive never seen a black one before...
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There was one in this thread, while not black looks pretty close
https://www.livingreefs.com/mantis-shrimp-t24179.html
https://www.livingreefs.com/mantis-shrimp-t24179.html
dcantucson
Reef pro
I have seen what appeared to be black ones before. They were really dark reddish/brown ones actually.
XxKnuckleheadxX
Reef enthusiast
im sure its the camera, i bet its more of a green...
can you get a pic of it? because they still dont look like leaches.. lol:D
