catching a mantis shrimp

[flanders]

k so after much denial .. i am pretty sure i have 3 mantis shrimp in my tank

yea

3..

anyhow.. i dont know of a single death in the i can attribute to them yet but frankly i want them out

right now i am planning on pulling the rocks out of the tank and squirting fresh water into the holes to try to smoke him out

please let me know any other tactics you may have had success wiht

i am especially interested in any traps that may work .. as i just finished getting my rock into a decent formation 15 min ago and dont want to pull it apart if a trap will work
see

http://www.northcoastmarines.com/TRAPS.htm




oh yea and

ARRRRRRRRRRGH

 

[S.Reef]

I have a trap from ultralife. Its great for removing fish. However you have to wait until it swims in, then you drop the door.

 

[JeLeAk]

i would think a trap like this would work very well with some kind of a bait in it

top view

and the side veiw

the lines are flexable plastic peices that allow the shrimp to go into the box but not out of it

 

[dbacksrat]

did anyone see the video awhile ago back on reef central where someone used a 9 volt and an M-80 to get rid of his mantis? it was sweet!!!
how the heck do you have 3 mantis in your tank? 3? are you just seeing triple or really unlucky?

 

[flanders]

unlucky ....

 

[dbacksrat]

unlucky ....

lol *laughingc

 

[Leopardess]

Someone I know used a coke bottle (cleaned, duh) and cut the top off about 1/3 of the way down. Then they inverted the top and reattached it. Easy to get in, not so easy to get out, apparently. They used bait in it and sank it.

 

[dial]

yeah. i use a simalr method (coke bottle) to catch shrimp her is OZZ.

get a small 300ml or 600ml coke bottle cut the top off (where it starts to even out into a circle) then cut the bottom off. then invert the neck of the bottle into 1 end and cut another neck and insert it into the other end glue it or tie it in with fishing line (whatever is easy). then make lots of small holes (not so bit that your shrimp falls out). then stick some food inthere and leave it overnight.

when we go fishing we do the same with a 2l or 3l bottle to catch bait prawns, and small fish.

cheers aron.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

http://www.floridadriftwood.com/fish_trap.htm

 

[something]

a nuclear bomb

 

[dbacksrat]

ingenious design
what are you going to do once you catch them? will the lfs take em? you could always throw them in the sump (if you have one) in separate compartments
of course, i would eat them

 

[S.Reef]

Depending on the species, you could trade them into the lfs...see if they want them.