diablovt750 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 At night after the lights go out in my tank there is a very loud clicking or popping noise that comes from inside. Everyone in the house hears it, so it is not just me and my girl has trouble falling asleep because of it. Does anyone else have this clicking noise and/or know what it is? Im just curious because I hear it all the time and have absolutely no clue! Thanks Quote Link to comment
Genj Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Do you have a pistol shrimp in there? Or perhaps a mantis hitchhiker? I added my pistol and he was the cause if my clicking. Quote Link to comment
nanoty Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Congrats, you have a pistol shrimp. Quote Link to comment
dylan1464 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 my pistol clicks all night lol Quote Link to comment
Guest bill.garrett Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 My pistol gets kind of random. Some nights, he clicks when the lights are still on, some right after lights out, and most of the time, nothing. Quote Link to comment
srkdaz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 hmm...i hear clicking sounds from the tank some times...but i don't think i have any shrimp because i took out rocks so many times and rescaped and i never noticed any shrimp... Quote Link to comment
spartan Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 You probably would have a hard time finding it even if you knew it was there so I wouldnt count it out yet. Could def be a mantis as well... Quote Link to comment
srkdaz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) i thought mantis would kill fish right? my fish are all doing fine... Edited January 27, 2011 by srkdaz Quote Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 there are two types of mantis, the smashers are meant to eat mollusks and other other hard invert like crabs and stuff, however when they get large enough they can and prolly will go after if they are hungry enough. Remove him now and sell him to someone. Lots of people like to buy them!! Quote Link to comment
srkdaz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 two questions how do i know if there is a shrimp involved? how do i remove it? Quote Link to comment
AFRobert568 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I’m not sure about mantis shrimp, buy I believe most pistol shrimp will dig under your rocks. Look to where you rocks meet your substrate for any disturbances in the sand. Mine made hills around his opening and his also clicks like crazy when there is something in or near his cave. Quote Link to comment
srkdaz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 ok...i will watch the tank tonight and see if find anything... diablovt750...sorry for taking over your thread for few mins... Quote Link to comment
Trick Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 it could be a giant eunicid worm eating burrowing through your rocks........ that would be the worst Quote Link to comment
brandolando4 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 set a trap before tou go to sleep and when you wake up he should be there!! Quote Link to comment
srkdaz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 what kind of a trap? Quote Link to comment
msujeff Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Water Bottle Trap Quote Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Sounds like youve got a mantis shrimp to me (awesome!). Could also have a pistol shrimp. Regardless, take a flashlight and cover it with red saran wrap so you can peer around your tank at night when you hear the clicking noises. If its a pistol shrimp you could probably just leave it (if you dont mind the clicking that is). If its a mantis, finding its burrow and using the bottle trap method is probably your best bet. Quote Link to comment
srkdaz Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) lights are off...so far i saw loads of bristle worms and pods (i think...some are swimming in the water column and are attracted to the light...some are on the sand bed and rocks...these hide when light ray falls on them)... are bristle worms ok in a tank... no clicking sound yet...i have this camcorder with night vision...hopefully it can use it... Edited January 27, 2011 by srkdaz Quote Link to comment
qwiksilver711 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 lights are off...so far i saw loads of bristle worms and pods (i think...some are swimming in the water column and are attracted to the light...some are on the sand bed and rocks...these hide when light ray falls on them)... are bristle worms ok in a tank... no clicking sound yet...i have this camcorder with night vision...hopefully it can use it... bristle worms are fine Quote Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 A lot of people probally dont think about this but... Do you have any Trochus snails? Because these guys will sometimes try to throw junk off their shells like if hermits or other things crawl up with them by thrasing their shell around, and when it hits the glass it can sound like a pistol shrimp snapping. Quote Link to comment
diablovt750 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 I have put niether of those shrimp in my tank. It cant be a mantis because I dont have any mysterious deaths in my tank! Do pistol shrimp hide very well because if I have one I have never seen it in the year that I have had my tank. Is it possible it is there and ive never seen it? Quote Link to comment
paneubert Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hermit Crabs? Sometimes mine click around on the glass. But I am still going with a vote for some sort of mantis/pistol shrimp. Quote Link to comment
bdehlin Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Well that was random... Quote Link to comment
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