righttirefire Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 And in other news. Look who else came along. Apparently it had left the rock and was laying in the bag. So the princess put it in the bucket of water removed from the tank. Im sure that water is cooling off to about 70 degrees by now. But what to do if its still alive when I get home. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, righttirefire said: And in other news. Look who else came along. Apparently it had left the rock and was laying in the bag. So the princess put it in the bucket of water removed from the tank. Im sure that water is cooling off to about 70 degrees by now. But what to do if its still alive when I get home. Keep it, it’s cute. 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Great looking live rock, how exciting! Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 I think the mantis is going to live with uncle @spectra T A blanket of causalities, 3 snapping shrimp, and a red mithrax crab But look who else showed up alive Quote Link to comment
pgrVII Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I got one in mine leave it....😝 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 So the manti isnt looking to good now that its in the tank. So i will update. I got it scaped... now we wait 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 You kill my shrimp............................ Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Not yet! But I'm workig on it. It found residence under a rock. Only its head is visible. But it did come out to say good morning before retreating back into its cave. 2 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 13 hours ago, pgrVII said: I got one in mine leave it....😝 I think the mantis and jawfish wouldnt get along 3 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 What species of mantis is it Quote Link to comment
pgrVII Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, righttirefire said: I think the mantis and jawfish wouldnt get along Truth...probably Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 58 minutes ago, William said: What species of mantis is it The aquatic species... Sorry William I havent spent a lot of time looking into that. Its a basher, mostly green with a blue underbelly. Sounds like uncle @spectra is going to come get it this weekend. I'll be divorce country if i set up another tank. And it cant stay in the lagoon. It would be banished to the sump of my 20 or given to LFS, or rehomed locally. 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 I think I have the mantis identified, Neogonodactylus wennerae, or Neogonodactylus bredini. 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 I defrosted some krill. And couldnt find the mantis. I moved and turned all the rocks. So i may do some midnight hunting. 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 you lost it.................really one job keep it alive and now its gone 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, spectra said: you lost it.................really one job keep it alive and now its gone Come on down we'll find it Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 1 minute ago, righttirefire said: Come on down we'll find it I need confirmation on life.......... Dont want to wake the princess up for no reason............... Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, spectra said: I need confirmation on life.......... Dont want to wake the princess up for no reason............... Why not. Thats my favorite thing to do 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 So I think the ammonia alert was registering 0.05 ppm. I know they recommend about a 30% WC every 2 or 3 days to help the cycle and keep the ammonia levels in a "tolerable" range. I removed all the rock and searched for the mantis. But its no where to be found @pgrVII any suggestions or @Snow_Phoenix arent you an experienced mantis owner? Id sure like to locate it and be able to rehome it to @spectra 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Told you the dog ate it............... 1 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Not my sweet puppy 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 3 hours ago, righttirefire said: So I think the ammonia alert was registering 0.05 ppm. I know they recommend about a 30% WC every 2 or 3 days to help the cycle and keep the ammonia levels in a "tolerable" range. I removed all the rock and searched for the mantis. But its no where to be found @pgrVII any suggestions or @Snow_Phoenix arent you an experienced mantis owner? Id sure like to locate it and be able to rehome it to @spectra It may/may not still be alive. Mantises can be hardy in general and if it is a smasher, it could have very well tunneled into one of your LR pieces to either stay hidden or molt. The only thing you can do is wait to see if it pops up again. If it is molting, you will not see or hear it for 2 weeks or so. But if it is still alive and hiding, then the quickest way to be certain of its existence is to get some CUC and observe if any of your snails or hermits go missing. If yes, then the mantis most likely made it. You'll have to lure it back out to catch it, or deport it and the LR it's hiding in once you have discovered where exactly its burrowed into. The quickest way to recatch it is to net it while its actively prowling your tank for food. But even then, mantises can move very quickly so you'll have to be fast. 2 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Snow_Phoenix said: It may/may not still be alive. Mantises can be hardy in general and if it is a smasher, it could have very well tunneled into one of your LR pieces to either stay hidden or molt. The only thing you can do is wait to see if it pops up again. If it is molting, you will not see or hear it for 2 weeks or so. But if it is still alive and hiding, then the quickest way to be certain of its existence is to get some CUC and observe if any of your snails or hermits go missing. If yes, then the mantis most likely made it. You'll have to lure it back out to catch it, or deport it and the LR it's hiding in once you have discovered where exactly its burrowed into. The quickest way to recatch it is to net it while its actively prowling your tank for food. But even then, mantises can move very quickly so you'll have to be fast. I appreciate you input. That happens to be my plan. I will add a couple ceriths and hermits. It didnt come out with krill in the tank for over an hour yesterday. But id like to give it a food source and see if I can narrow down my hunt area. If not ill need a cuc to clean up these rocks. 2 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Alright @spectra $20 in mantis bait. 2 Blue-legged Hermits 2 - Ceriths 1 - Astrea 1 - Nassarius 1 - Nerite 1 - Red Mithrax Crab Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Just now, righttirefire said: Alright @spectra $20 in mantis bait. 2 Blue-legged Hermits 2 - Ceriths 1 - Astrea 1 - Nassarius 1 - Nerite 1 - Red Mithrax Crab You got overcharged................ Quote Link to comment
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