Clicking sound

[weesy74]

How do i know the clicking sound is from pistol shrimp or mantis? i cannot see it, just it's feedle when i shine light in its hole. There is once when my sand shifing goby tries to use the same hole as it home, i heard a click sound and the goby darted out. I have another pistol and randell goby pair but have never heard it click, just can see it busy at work pushing out all the sand.

[onizukaa]

any 1 got loud clicking sounds heard? any 1 know what is it? i didn't get any shrimp except cleaner shrimp.

bro you also encountered? hmmm , i am worried if its anything to do with the tank

[Morpheous]

I had once encountered previously. It even attack my chopstick with its claw.

It was damn irritating till i threw away the rock it resides.

[onizukaa]

hmm.. like that maybe i got a hitchhiker..

its damn loud the click..

[yikai]

everynight also i hear lol. i think i got 10+ LOL! no la. not so many. but i know i confirm got some mantis...and i saw one pistol before. very huge. 2". pistol shrimp dun click so often la. they only click then whey are threatened. and their clicks are not loud. and its usually not very fast consecutively. its like, click....click....click.... (for pistol).

mantis on the other hand. click faster and louder. its like clickclickclickclick. =D

now i know why all my small inverts keep MIA....

[Vlamingi_cont]

hmm.. like that maybe i got a hitchhiker..

its damn loud the click..

Like the "tiak" sound??

[onizukaa]

Like the "tiak" sound??

yes pls, i think thats how it sounds, whats that, happen throughout the day at random time...

[Morpheous]

the sounds was so misleading... Happen when i started this hobby...

I even thought my old tank is cracking apart slowly...

[onizukaa]

the sounds was so misleading... Happen when i started this hobby...

I even thought my old tank is cracking apart slowly...

ic, it happen at most of the tank? any 1 know what's it?

[cdckjn]

If you hear clicking sound + see goby staying inthe same hole - confirm that in the same hole you will have a goby + pistol shrimp. The pistol shrimp has very bad eyesight but they can dig. Goby good eyesight but cannot dig so they both form a partnership to "look after each other - you scratch my back , I scratch yours".

Pistol shrimp are quite harmless.

[Vlamingi_cont]

yes pls, i think thats how it sounds, whats that, happen throughout the day at random time...

most probably is pistol shrimp lorh...

[iskay]

If no fish or small invert die, then should not be mantis.

[weesy74]

If no fish or small invert die, then should not be mantis.

I found the cause of mine. It is a pistol shrimp, but it is the type that does not pair with goby(dark grey claw with dark brown/red body. I have catch it today by removing the rocks as it is scaring my randell goby and shrimp pair and there are 1 fish disappearance and 1 shrimp mystery death.

[weesy74]

hmm.. like that maybe i got a hitchhiker..

its damn loud the click..

i am quite sure u got a hitchhiker like me. Now u will just need to confirm if it is mantis or pistol.

[onizukaa]

this is shit... lol, must do majob rescape then can @_@ at it.. hope it dies naturally. haha.

[onizukaa]

found this on the web, is it really like that? temp of the sun. wtf. lol

[Morpheous]

I like that video.... Just like street fighters!

Color looks like coral banded shrimp. The one in my old tank is brown, camouflage with the life rocks