Reddish Mantis

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Good day fellow reefers ,

Yesterday while shifting some LR .... caught a pair of eyes peeping at me from one of the crevices in there.... Found out that the pair of eye's were the unmistakable eyes of the predatory mantis shrimp....this is my 4th discovered specimen so far in my tank....

This particular one was reddish then the other 3 grey ones found which were all 1 inch in length. Was easy to get this bugger out from the crevice....just took a mini dispenser and squirted some freshwater into the crevice and it came wriggling out.... They're good burrowers and sometimes can be a headache trying to pry them out from the LR. Didn't want to soak the whole LR or let it get dried out so that was the quickest and painless way....he..he

I hope I don't find anymore of these buggers around anymore...

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

another pic...

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

and another.....

[timzhiquan]

still alive? there are people around who will gladly relieve you of an unwanted mantis shrimp.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

still alive? there are people around who will gladly relieve you of an unwanted mantis shrimp.

yeah....I have it with me now in the office...he...he

don't know what to do with it though....

[Fireclown]

feed luo han!

[Fireclown]

Put them in a lionfish tank, get a chair and some popcorn. haha

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Put them in a lionfish tank, get a chair and some popcorn. haha

sounds like the Roman arena.....

[Jimaroon]

yeah....I have it with me now in the office...he...he

don't know what to do with it though....

Fry it and eat it. Its edible.

[Jimaroon]

Well, if u don't want it, perhaps u can gimme.

[flush]

Was easy to get this bugger out from the crevice....just took a mini dispenser and squirted some freshwater into the crevice and it came wriggling out....

ha i used a screwdriver and hacked the rock open to get mine out.

[sailfin]

oh la la....you're LR became 2 pieces then Actually you should try the freshwater method with just a few drops will get that bugger out...

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Fry it and eat it. Its edible.

have you tried it.....

[timzhiquan]

ever eaten shako or squilla sushi before? that's mantis.

[Zero Oxygen]

Eeeeh not nice one leh........

Tried one whole plate of mantis when i was in hong kong last week

No fresh all shell, fresh no that nice also, still prefer prawn

hahaha

ate a whole snake after that ........nice...........

[mUAr_cHEe]

ha i used a screwdriver and hacked the rock open to get mine out.

so hardcore ah..... wah!!!!

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Eeeeh not nice one leh........

Tried one whole plate of mantis when i was in hong kong last week

No fresh all shell, fresh no that nice also, still prefer prawn

hahaha

ate a whole snake after that ........nice...........

eweeee....gross.... they remind me of the real praying mantis

[flush]

oh la la....you're LR became 2 pieces then  Actually you should try the freshwater method with just a few drops will get that bugger out... 

ha tried that, it came out and went right back in couldn't get it in time... didn't want to come out again...

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

ha tried that, it came out and went right back in couldn't get it in time... didn't want to come out again...

oh really.... works for me everytime though. I use to soak the whole LR into freshwater but just a few drops into their den gets them wriggling out like mad.....