cracking noise...

**ojp** · 10-04-2008, 10:47 AM

Id say ive either got a pistol or mantis shrimp in the tank.

All live stock was sold of this week, so purly LR and sand left in.

How could i persuade what ever it is to come out into the open :D

S

**Macca** · 10-04-2008, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by ojp

Id say ive either got a pistol or mantis shrimp in the tank.

All live stock was sold of this week, so purly LR and sand left in.

How could i persuade what ever it is to come out into the open :D

S

piece of food, mussel etc

**ojp** · 10-04-2008, 11:15 AM

Cheers ill have a go with that.

Ment to say clicking noise not cracking

s

**cl0wn** · 10-04-2008, 11:40 AM

easiest way of telling the difference. IME pistol shrimps can crack in quick succession, ie crack two or three times in a row. mantis need to "reload" and have to have a pause inbetween cracks. also the pitch of the crack is higher with a pistol, mantis is a lower thud. gonna have to make yourself some sort of trap. coke bottle, cut round at the neck invert it, bit of bait, roberts' your brother's mother.

**Chris C** · 10-04-2008, 04:35 PM

Surely Roberts your Mothers Brother ???

Chris (lol)

**cl0wn** · 10-04-2008, 04:48 PM

lol, oh yes :sorry:

**Valentini** · 10-04-2008, 05:29 PM

I fed the Mantis in my tank this afternoon He is learning to stick his head out of his favourate rock at feeding time , as I have been placing a piece of cockle by his cave with a set long set of twizers.
I will try and get a picture tomorow afternoon allthough he is only about 1" long.