Mantis Shrimp In Fuge

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

I got a Large green zoanthid colony from a LFS and after it wasnt doing so hot in my tank i threw it in my fuge

it got way way better after 2 months so i put it back in my main tank.

yesterday i was looking in my tank and i turned on the lights at 3 am after the tank had been all black out for 6 hours

i see what looked to be a lobster but blue and i said wait thats not possible so i looked maybe 25 min later after i shuut the lights off again and maybe full body a 1cm long Mantis shrimp was there claws and all

i quickly scared him back in and put the colony back in my fuge

what should i do next

 

[tosiek]

keep him because its a cool addition, or you can give him to someone that wants a mantis only display =0)

Careful when touching/playing with the rock. They will attack you.

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

oh well if he wont harm my livestock in the long run ill keep him but if when he grows ill give him away if hes going to mess my tank up

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

rob i'll take the mantis!

 

[tosiek]

he will kill any crabs/snails/shrimp you have as well as fish soon enough.

 

[Seadog09]

Mantis

oh well if he wont harm my livestock in the long run ill keep him but if when he grows ill give him away if hes going to mess my tank up

Think again he will kill your lifestock,first the snails and any shrimp you have. Then when they are gone he'll go after any small fish he can catch. And when everything is gone he's comin after you :kidding:.Separate him from everything u love.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

A mantis shrimp will kill everything in the tank that is alive. The Mantis Shrimp packs a punch equal to a 22 cal bullet so keep that in mind if you accidentally grab a rock and don't see him there. Also Mantis shrimp can shatter a tank with that power.

Good luck.

 

[vinny]

yea and when its bigger it can take fingers off i heard lol

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

AE its very very small i can get it but like i said its very small so do you still want it?

 

[qckwzrd]

Sure it isn't a pistol shrimp? Any pics? I would keep him in the fuge.

 

[rookie07]

IN THEORY...could one be kept in the sump of a tank, assuming you kept it fed, and the fuge was thick enough acrylic??????

 

[nanoreefer22]

Sure it just isn't a really big pod? I've had pods with "claws"....what color was it?

 

[DontXtripNfall]

its jet blue with big red claws

 

[House of Laughter]

sounds like a bullseye pistol with the color description - best to have a picture to ID.

House

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

ill try for a picture i saw it again also my camera isnt made for such a small things and it stays in the rock so much i dont think im quick enough to snap the picture

ive seen it again it has a pattern on its back jet blue then black stripe all the way down its back then the redish pink claws

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

+Def not a bullseye unless they have many different colors and all the pods in my tank even the big ones are clear

 

[OctaviousMonk]

I wouldn't keep it in the fuge long term either becaue then it really isn't a refuge and all your pods, etc will get eaten; Unless you want to turn your refuge into a species display tank, lol.

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

it is still in my tank i just cant find him now he vanished!!!

 

[masterswimmer]

I wouldn't keep it in the fuge long term either becaue then it really isn't a refuge and all your pods, etc will get eaten; Unless you want to turn your refuge into a species display tank, lol.

Absolutely 100% correct. The definition of the word refugium is a safe haven. A place where there are NO predators. If you add a mantis or anything else that requires feeding, you'll be defeating the purpose of the refugium.

swimmer

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

yeah your right...for the moment i havent seen him so maybe my gobie got to him since my gobie eats almost all small inverts like shrimp's and small worms