I've got a mantis.. Beware!

[Silverfish]

Sweet, guess I'd better be checkin' mine pretty close as well!

[One_Divided]

I recently purchased about 10 pounds of Bali live rock from Big Al's (I guess it's in Coquitlam?).. Very very nice rock! Well today I was peeking in my curing tank with my flashlight and noticed two little eyes poking out of a hole in the live rock.. Upon further inspection I could see all the typical features of a mantis shrimp.. So anyway, I just wanted to warn anyone who has or is planning on buying this rock.. Check it very carefully before adding it to an established system.. I'm sure glad I decided to set up this curing tank.. Now it's gonna be my mantis tank! I'm trying to get a good pic.

[Silverfish]

Whose the rookie with the new computer? [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
That would be me...

[ 21 October 2001: Message edited by: Silverfish ]

[One_Divided]

lol nice one bruce =) You can delete them I think.. just go to edit post..

[reefburnaby]

Hello,

Actually, Mantis Shrimps are fairly common among live rock. In some ocasions, corals have them too.

Regardless of where you get your live rock, inspect them for bristleworms, mantis shrimps and other undesirables.

How do you remove them....uh...that's another story for another time.

- Victor.

[agilecrux]

Im glad to see someone that will not kill a mantis out right.

should put up a pic of the guy. i most likely can ID it for you.

if you need any help on caring for the guy let me know. i can help. if i dont know the answer i can refer you to a place that you can get the answer.

i personallly have 2 mantis's 4" peacock which i hand feed ( go ahead call me crazy im used to it.) and a 2" O. mutatus.

im hooked for life on mantis's

[reefburnaby]

Hello,

Opps...didn't read that part that you wanted to keep them. Just a little paranoid with Mantis Shrimps...had 20ish Mantis Shrimps in my reef and they did some major damage to my livestock.

- Victor.

[Reefmaster]

i've also got a mantis that has been with us for at least a year. he's pretty cool to watch. as for bristeworms, is nobody else accepting them in the maintank? they might cause a little trouble here and there, but i don't mind em.

[Silverfish]

I like my bristleworms (except for the little fiberglass-like slivers I get from rooting around in the dsb :mad [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] They are kinda cool looking I think, and if a fish or anything else dies, it is gone super fast. They stir up the sand pretty good too. Ask Darren about his "worm farm" he had in Vic when he took down one of his tanks! [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[One_Divided]

thanks agile.. I will probably need some advice in the coming weeks.. I'm doing my best to get a pick.. I haven't seen the guy move out of the hole he's in yet, so I think it's safe to say that that's his home rock.. Got any pics of your mantis tank?

I have tons of bristle worms and they are great.. always eating detrus..