snapping/clicking sound from the tank

[hamannbmw]

I had a 5mths old tank, consists of lots of different shrimps and crabs. Recently i started to hear snapping sound from the tank .

I do not have a pistol shrimp and i dun think there is a mantis in there , cos most of my invertebrates is still around, including small ###### shrimps.....

Wat could it be.........

[lightningstrike]

IMO, could be snails turning their shells hitting ur tank.

[Kalib]

Did you add any new LR recently?

The pistol shrimp may have hitchhiked from any new LRs. I have 1 in my tank, a hitchhiker.

[hamannbmw]

Did you add any new LR recently?

The pistol shrimp may have hitchhiked from any new LRs. I have 1 in my tank, a hitchhiker.

No, i didnt add any LR.... it doesnt sounds like the the turbo snail is hitting the glass.... cos i have seen it hitting the glass b4

[junyong84]

the fishes, the fishes!!!

[Asfur]

It is not snail nor fish, it is absolutely between pistol shrimp or mantis or both of them. Actually i have 2 pistol shrimp too in my tank, and it is hidden all the time but i know that at least one of them are still alive by its clicking sound. One is introduce by LR (this one is quite big), and the other is i bought it (this one is very beautifull with small appereance and red color), but both of them are never eat either my boxing shrimp nor my 3 ###### shrimp. So i think you shouldn't worry about your pistol , except if it was a mantis.

[arcanehacker]

pistols.. I have sounds too. Saw a few times shell of a molted pistol shrimp.

[hamannbmw]

the fishes, the fishes!!!

fishes

[FuEl]

Big turbo snails can make noises exactly sounding like that made by the pistol shrimp.

[AquaRa]

shrimps are the main culprit. but i will not deny that fishes keep quiet all the time.

[hamannbmw]

but i will not deny that fishes keep quiet all the time.

[chrislwp]

Caught it little bugger hidding in a LR and also digging hole under the rock.

Think this is the pistol shrimp that's clicking around.

[Asfur]

Hi chrislwp, that is absolutely pistol shrimp, and actually i have that one too, hiding in my LR hole. But that shrimp prove no harm to all of my inhabitant even to my 3 tiny ###### shrimp.

[arcanehacker]

its a harmless bugger and a scavenger too... just that you will have to get use to the noise..hehe

[Asfur]

Yes agreed, just clik...clik....clik....

[terryansimon]

how on earth did you remove it?

don't tell me you remove all your live rocks?! (=

[arcanehacker]

ya lor.. they tend to hide very well.. I put in my tiger pistol and never seem to find it anymore... seem to have establish a burrow in my sandbed..