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08-16-2007, 09:01 AM
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pistol's snap vs. mantis snap?
this weekend I picked up my LR from www.tampabaysaltwater.com/. I know I have a shrimp hitchhiker because I can hear his snap but I'm not sure if its a pistol or mantis. I have had a pistol shrimp before and it sounds a lot like that and it is very faint. I thought that a mantis would be very loud, is this true? is there any difference between the two?
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08-16-2007, 09:14 AM
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Big Fishy
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The two shrimps are quite different. Might want to set up some sort of trap in case it is a mantis.
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08-16-2007, 09:22 AM
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Now What?
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Chances are slim you got a pistol as a hitchhicker. I would try to find the rock that is making noise and QT that rock. JMO
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08-16-2007, 09:29 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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Just watch you do put your fingers in there!
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08-16-2007, 09:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bosscrab
Chances are slim you got a pistol as a hitchhicker. I would try to find the rock that is making noise and QT that rock. JMO
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I don't know about that. I was thinking the same thing but with all of the other hitchhikers I have gotten from this rock the chances are looking better.
If I do have a mantis it must be small the snap is very faint
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08-16-2007, 11:13 AM
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Considering your source it is probably a mantis, people I know have pulled 3 or 4 from even a small batch of Tampa Bay stuff.
Also, the smaller the mantis the smaller the 'snap', and the hitchikers from the gulf there are a smaller type (neogonodactylus wennerae).
good luck getting it out, whatever it is.
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08-16-2007, 11:24 AM
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Wrasseman!
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Mantis shrimp dont snap per say they do thump there pray with bullet like shots from there front arms and that can make a sound when it hits something but it only makes a sound if it hits something. I would bet if you are hearing routine snaps through the day you got a pistol shrimp. they can make the noise by just ckicking there claw together.
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08-16-2007, 11:42 AM
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I guess I will not know for sure until I trap him... would a pistol fall for the same trap as a mantis?
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08-16-2007, 05:38 PM
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I loves me a water change
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Caesar Gdi
I guess I will not know for sure until I trap him... would a pistol fall for the same trap as a mantis?
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I think so. I have a tiger pistol in each of my tanks. I love 'em. When they snap though, it is LOUD! 
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08-16-2007, 06:08 PM
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Now What?
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If you think you know about where he might be. Try putting some food by that hole to try to get a look.
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08-16-2007, 08:33 PM
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Its a mantis... I saw it when I got home today. Then I took 5 pics, but only one came out good. I also found out what the snapping is. The mantis is scraping something off of the rock... I watched him do it a few times, so I guess I don't have a pistol.
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08-16-2007, 10:05 PM
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Now What?
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I have heard of people suspending the rock over a bucket of water and wait for the shrimp to hop out looking for some and splash into the bucket.
Another option is to cut the neck off of a 2 liter turn it around so the neck fits in the bottle then bait the inside. He will crawl in looking for food and get stuck. Take to LFS for a credit. just a few ideas.
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08-16-2007, 10:29 PM
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Yeah I think I am going to try the 2 liter bottle trick... He is kinda cool tho, I would keep him if I was sure that he wouldnt kill something that I paid for.
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