sheltie Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 I intend to rescape and do a 50% water change to my 4FT tank. I will remove all the LR and LS and while doing so any sugestions on how I can get rid of the mantis shrimp? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member minsmarine Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 Observe where the killer hide, take one peice of LR at one time and make sure the guy is still in the LR. Take the LR which the killer in, last one ( if possible , so can assure that he is there ) Than...... show time. Use tap water to let him come out. Quote Life is like a peice of Uncured Live Rock [ from LFS ], you never know what you gonna get......... Ocean Gump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ZeRoC00l Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 You'll have to find where tt bugger is hiding... in which rock which hole Got a few choices to rectify the problem: (1) use epoxy to fill up the hole (2) poke till tt fellow come out (3) soak LR in freshwater (4) soak LR in super high salinity >>>>1.03 (5) pour boiling water into the hole ** will kill LR (6) break up yr LR (7) set a trap If i missed out any pls add on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheltie Posted November 21, 2004 Author Share Posted November 21, 2004 thanks Bros for your quick reply. Problem is I cant tell where the bugger is. Been observing for weeks for his hideout but in vain. Saw the bugger twice lurking around than disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bubble_gum Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 i poke the hole it reside in with a satay stick and got a shock of my life when it climbed up onto my finger under water today finally caught the bugger. i placed it in the toiledt bowl but it was still swimming ard after 15 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member junyong84 Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 hey, soak LR in super high salinity will killed other organisms in the LR too what... whats the diff??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ReeF_LoVeR Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 You'll have to find where tt bugger is hiding... in which rock which hole Got a few choices to rectify the problem: (1) use epoxy to fill up the hole (2) poke till tt fellow come out (3) soak LR in freshwater (4) soak LR in super high salinity >>>>1.03 (5) pour boiling water into the hole ** will kill LR (6) break up yr LR (7) set a trap If i missed out any pls add on If you have try all still cannot work.... heheheh....Throw away the LR lor... Quote http://r3.fodey.com/1ae71ee667ac04b60ba931...3ec.1.gif" border=0 width="312" height="107" alt="Ninja!"></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ZeRoC00l Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 hey, soak LR in super high salinity will killed other organisms in the LR too what... whats the diff??? Well, I find tt all the crabs, mantis, worms, etc crawl out quickly. But I doubt the bacteria deep inside the rocks will die so fast. Still soaking in salt water better than tap water w/ chlorine tt kills bacteria faster Just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ryz Posted November 21, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 21, 2004 aiya since you've singled out the rock the mantis is on, just soak it in super saline or freshwater for 2 hours or so.. or if you're still unsatisfied, indefinitely.. since it's only one liverock out of many that you have, it wouldn't affect the biological filtration significantly.. it will save u a lot of time worrying about the mantis. Quote Live and Let Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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