Kerofik Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 for reasons inexplicable to me, my colleagues have introduced (or rather thrown) a pistol shrimp that was caught at punggol park into my tank. initially it was really cute. But now its just a bloody pest - (1) stirs up sand that irritate my corals. (2) 'Shoots' me when I come near the tank. getting bigger also. im surprised it even surviced without acclimatizing. But seriously any idea how to catch that bugger? i really fear for my other friendly shrimps and my tank. Don't want it to shatter, or is that just a myth? Quote when in doubt, get a hammer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hotsoup Posted February 20, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 20, 2010 Drop a real pistol in loh Quote 2ft cube with 2.5 sump 400w MH with 6 x 24w blue T5 Hydor wavemaker controller Aquatronica controller Daikin compressor with double coil RM CR H&S out sump skimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerofik Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 den lidat he will have 2 pistols.. with his own he already so trigger happy Quote when in doubt, get a hammer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted February 20, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 20, 2010 Drop a real pistol in loh A little but since you mentioned it, I'm just curious how a pistol shrimp will fare against a mantis shrimp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 what type of pistol shrimp issit? most of them should be okay. I just went to CF to get one today Now to hunt for Yashia. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 It will not shatter your glass... The clicking sounds by the pistol shrimp is due to the quick snapping of its claw which sends jets of water that create the sound... Will not go into details... LOL... The pistol will lose to the mantis... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jyoon Posted February 21, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hi Bro To catch a pistol shrimp, you can self made a trap. Use a 9/12 or 12/16 mm eheim rain bar and cap one end. Place this rain bar near to the pistol shrimp location, then inject some mysis shrimp thru the holes. It should attract the pistol into the bar. Good luck.... Use 16/22 rain bar if your pistol shrimp is bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted February 21, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted February 21, 2010 like terryz said, breaking of normal aquarium glass from a pistol is nonsense. it does create very high speed, and "hot" bubbles from snapping its claws but too long to type also. main thing is, they are quite harmless unlike mantis. i have 1 big wild one in my tank for a year and nothing happen to my ornamental shrimps. if you wanna trap it, it can be quite hard unless u follow the bait technique listed above. but make sure you know where it lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 what type of pistol shrimp issit?most of them should be okay. I just went to CF to get one today Now to hunt for Yashia. Oh..no ....I'm sure you will regret having it ! FYI, I have one TIGER pistol in my tank too . Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hi Bro To catch a pistol shrimp, you can self made a trap. Use a 9/12 or 12/16 mm eheim rain bar and cap one end. Place this rain bar near to the pistol shrimp location, then inject some mysis shrimp thru the holes. It should attract the pistol into the bar. Good luck.... Use 16/22 rain bar if your pistol shrimp is bigger. Hi bro, Do you mean inject the mysis into the holes of the eheim rain bar? I have a few spare of those normal freshwater transparent rain bar on hand...can I use it ? Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Oh..no ....I'm sure you will regret having it ! FYI, I have one TIGER pistol in my tank too . hmm? why? Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jyoon Posted February 21, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hi Jameshong Bro Yes, you can use normal freshwater transparent rain bar too if they are dark color. Cos pistol shrimp love to hide in dark places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted February 22, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 22, 2010 Firstly it will not shatter your glass tank.. we must first know that the clicking sound is not made by knocking their pincers on the glass.. its actually the clasping of their pincers that makes the noise (something to do with air and sound). This is sorta a way for them to shock small LS.. its their way of defense. For smaller tanks with little hiding space, it can be a headache. they then to move sand all over the place.. Mine however has been hiding in a cozy dark cave ever since I got it a yr or 2 back.. never ever push out any sand for some reason.. Just the occasional clicking sound which is pretty amusing till now.. hehe. I can't even remember which species is it cos I hardly see it.. hardly as in once every few months and its usually partial.. Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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