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Old 07-17-2008, 10:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I am a newbie... and I've been known to just stare at the tank for hours.. (I know pretty sad.. lol) . This AM is was watchin the fishes... and the most prehistoric creature emerged from my rock. I grabed my camera and snapped a pic... What in the hell is this thing???
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Old 07-17-2008, 10:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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That's a thumbsplitter. Mantis shrimp. Get it out asap.


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YouTube - Mantis Shrimp Attack (turn volume up)
Check them out. Very cool in a "mantis only" tank.
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Maybe a mantis shrimp?
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Mantis Shrimp: Pet or Pest? - Page 1 - Introduction to What Mantis Shrimp Are

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Looks like a mantis all right- get it out, stick it in solitary and sell it to someone crazy enough (like me, only with money) to want one.


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Another good article on them......

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So funny... i thought my tank was cracking .... I guess it was that guy... What do you think will be the best way to remove it..??? Take out all my live rock? is there a way to trap it maybe?...
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That's a thumbsplitter. Mantis shrimp. Get it out asap.


With the pictures available, I cannot ID the species. Based on eye-stalk shape, I would guess Neogonodactylus wennerae . I pick these puppies up with my bare hands. Let 'em hammer at me all they want. If the live rock came from Florida or near-Caribbean islands, my suspicions rise substantially.

The mantis in the video is a Peacock mantis They are never hitchhikers. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...me=o_scyllarus
I touch them too but only if they are MY Peacocks. Snuggles died about a month back which makes me sad. He was easily the most spoiled mantis in North America. All of the customers always wanted to feed him.


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So funny... i thought my tank was cracking .... I guess it was that guy... What do you think will be the best way to remove it..??? Take out all my live rock? is there a way to trap it maybe?...
Unless it's boisterous and will come out after a baited trap with something live, you might have to remove the rock.
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