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07-01-2007, 09:14 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2007
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 |  shrimp killing my live rock
Hi Im new to this site. I need help getting rid of some kind of tunnelling shrimp that is eating my live rock. I cant get it out of the rock. Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of the shrimp without ruining the rock?
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07-01-2007, 09:45 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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07-01-2007, 09:55 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Jersey Age: 18
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Whats it look like.
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36g Bowfront Reef
45 Pound of Live Rock
Bak Pak 2r Protein Skimmer
T5HO 36" 156 watts
SEIO 620 Powerhead, Maxijet 1200
Purple Firefish, Occellaris Clownish
Trumpet Coral, Green Fungia Plate
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07-01-2007, 10:23 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2007
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It a mantis shrimp. (At least thats what iv been told) Kind of flat with eyes like a crab  | |
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07-01-2007, 11:26 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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I think you have a shrimp that is living in a hole or holes no mantis I'm familiar with will bore into rock. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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07-01-2007, 01:12 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Unless the Mantis shrimp has found a home in the hole within the live rock! They do make traps that can effectively catch a Mantis shrimp which you don't want to have in your tank especially a reef tank! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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07-01-2007, 02:02 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Age: 20
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Smasher mantis can and will beat LR to make new tunnels _________ 14g Oceanic Cube
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07-01-2007, 03:04 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2007
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I bought the live rock that had this shrimp in it about six months ago. The owner of the pet store said he has had mantis shrimps appear in his live rock from time to time and if it is one I should get it out of there becase it will eat away at the rock. Im not sure if he really knows what he talking about but I have noticed several large holes in the rock that I dont believe were there when I bought it. Eather way if there is any chance that it could be eating away at my hundreds of dollars of rock I want to get it out of there. | |
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07-01-2007, 03:18 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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If it is a mantis, it is not eating your rock, simply boring into it. The only thing you stand to lose with a mantis in the tank is the ocassional snail and/or hermit crab so if that doesn't bother you, I wouldn't drive myself nuts trying to trap it. | |
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07-01-2007, 04:30 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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They bore and eat tons of snails.
Jim | |
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