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Posted: June 11 2008 at 2:19pm |
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I believe I have a peacock shrimp in my rocks. I pretty sure I saw him in one of my rocks. Also one of my Cleaner shrimp is completely missing. I only have a 29 gallon bio cube nano and I can't find him anywhere. Is there any way to trap this peacock? Because there is definitely no way I can capture him with a net I have seen it twice and it is always deep in a rock. I can hear it making a loud clicking noise when the ligths are off and sometimes when the lights are on. It is not a crab as I saw it though it moves lighting quick.
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Posted: June 11 2008 at 2:51pm |
Can you freshwater dip the rock it's in? I had one until we took the tank down. Never could catch it but oh how we tried. Even tried the shop vac  .
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Posted: June 11 2008 at 2:54pm |
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if you know what rock it's in, just take that rock out. Then you can either keep it, sell it, or destroy it as you see fit.
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Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ?
Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: June 11 2008 at 4:16pm |
If it doesn't leave via the freshwaterdip, just dig it out or crush it in the rock with a screwdriver.
The shop vac method was perfected by Susan as a way to quickly empty a reef tank of everything except the Mantis Shrimp. Though I have not used this method, I understand it works very well. 
Edited by Mark Peterson - June 11 2008 at 4:18pm
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Posted: June 11 2008 at 4:44pm |
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I removed my mantis by just removing the rock it was in. Also if you need to get it out of the rock a turkey baster with fresh water works well.
Also, I highly doubt it is a "Peacock" mantis. They don't normally come in on live rock.
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Posted: June 11 2008 at 5:26pm |
if you get it out alive, I might actually want it. I'll set it up in it's own tank on my desk and threaten those who don't do what I say with feeding it by hand  I would be interested in it though if you get it out alive.
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Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ?
Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 9:10am |
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Mantis shrimp are cool, when they are in there own tank. Keep us posted on your quest.
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WHAT KINDA GUM????... Give em 2 sticks.
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 11:24pm |
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have you got it yet
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out with the large and in with the nano
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