Catching mantis prawn

[37Alpha]

Hi all. I just found a mantis prawn in my tank. Size about 4 cm long. Quite paranoid as saw it tried to ambush my cleaner shrimp. Any suggestions on how to trap it?

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[Firestarter]

Its really hard to trap a mantis shrimp. The best way to remove it is to find out which LR its hiding in and remove the LR with it inside.

[Andre'A' Lim]

Yes that is what I do when I realise I have a mantis prawn. Simply took the livestock which the mantis prawn is hiding out for water then using a blow torch to slightly heat up that area and the mantis prawn will come out. Alive as I use the torch to heat rock not burn it haha.

[Andre'A' Lim]

Liverock not livestock. Out from water not for water. Typo

[37Alpha]

Quite diff to spot which rock as it kept on switching place. Even when i am watching it. It moves from rock to rock

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[Bulldozer]

I am not sure it this work :

Find out the usual rock hole that it is hiding in.

FInd a Rubber Hose (those used for Shower Tap but Larger Diameter).

Fill it with water and stop one end of the Rubber Hose with your Thumb (place pail under) while you lower the other end near to the Hole where the Mantis Shrimp is hiding.

When ready, just release your thumb and hopefully the power suction will suck the mantis shrimp into the rubber hose ten to the pail.

[Firestarter]

Also guys, its mantis shrimp not mantis prawn.. its like saying bullcrap instead of bull$hit. It just sounds funny Lol.

[ivanlim]

pass it to me if u don wan.

[37Alpha]

Ok. If i do catch it. Will update u guys

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[37Alpha]

Finally caught

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