snapping sound
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little_fish
Moderator
Likely a pistol shrimp, but it could also be a mantis shrimp
mariobrothersleeve
squirrel
Do u have a cuc?
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
could be both!
You're almost guaranteed to get some of each. Less chance you have a mantis but still a good chance. The pistols that tend to come with TBS rock are completely harmless and you'll never see them. They stay within the nooks and crannies of the rock. Although with my last batch I did manage to get one of these...
Candy or Blue Leg Pistol shrimp? - 3reef Reef Aquarium Forum
Pretty cool but i still haven't gotten a REALLY good look at him yet. They stay pretty hidden in their little burrows under the rock.
If you have a mantis you'll see him come out eventually. They get pretty brave. The only danger with them (besides wanting to keep your fingers away!) is if they get hungry they'll go after your snails. I try to snag them out of the tank when i see them and sell to someone local who wants to keep a species only tank.
You're almost guaranteed to get some of each. Less chance you have a mantis but still a good chance. The pistols that tend to come with TBS rock are completely harmless and you'll never see them. They stay within the nooks and crannies of the rock. Although with my last batch I did manage to get one of these...
Candy or Blue Leg Pistol shrimp? - 3reef Reef Aquarium Forum
Pretty cool but i still haven't gotten a REALLY good look at him yet. They stay pretty hidden in their little burrows under the rock.
If you have a mantis you'll see him come out eventually. They get pretty brave. The only danger with them (besides wanting to keep your fingers away!) is if they get hungry they'll go after your snails. I try to snag them out of the tank when i see them and sell to someone local who wants to keep a species only tank.
RockStacker
Reefing newb
Or it could be glass cracking, or the stand giving under load...
Just kidding... but really, check the glass and stand too.
Some powerheads on a wavemaker or timer can make snapping sounds too, as well as surge suppressors/power strips.
Just kidding... but really, check the glass and stand too.
Some powerheads on a wavemaker or timer can make snapping sounds too, as well as surge suppressors/power strips.
mariobrothersleeve
squirrel
They could be hitting the glass. I spent hours trying to find the shrimp, and all it wae is a huge hermit going to town on the glass
Cottonwood
Lets move to Basketball..
I had a candy pistol shrimp and a goby that lived together, it was cool and I got to see the shrimp that way, he would come out and watch the entrance and the goby would dig away. I never heard him snap, but from what I've read it sounds like a pistol or mantis. I've always thought of doing a mantis tank, I think they are cool.
