Found a shrimp Helpppppppppppppppp

[Ravensaxo]

Yesterday morning very late on maybe 2am just checked the tank over before i went to bed saw what i thought was a shrimp about 2 inch , then it went came down in the morning about 7 the actinics where on and sure enough saw the thing again gliding down the side of the glass wasnt fast enough for a pic id saw he was about 2 inch seemed to ahve a red stripy body same shape as a skunk cleaner but it had big pincers i think didnt get that good a look before it slide into the rocks , sat up last night didnt see anything , just dreadinmg this thing is a mantis dont want to have the same trouble macca has had .
havent heard any clicking yet , could it be a nice one ?????????????? fingers crossed . this live rock from reef ranch is teeming with life love it , may have a fight on my hands with this one no fish loss yet .
any ideas had a snoop at pics of mantis but cant see anything that looked like it , i know there is aboutt 500 different types still hopeful
Antone ????????????????
will post a pic if i find the ******
:-)

[Tetley]

Yesterday morning very late on maybe 2am just checked the tank over before i went to bed saw what i thought was a shrimp about 2 inch , then it went came down in the morning about 7 the actinics where on and sure enough saw the thing again gliding down the side of the glass wasnt fast enough for a pic id saw he was about 2 inch seemed to ahve a red stripy body same shape as a skunk cleaner but it had big pincers i think didnt get that good a look before it slide into the rocks , sat up last night didnt see anything , just dreadinmg this thing is a mantis dont want to have the same trouble macca has had .
havent heard any clicking yet , could it be a nice one ?????????????? fingers crossed . this live rock from reef ranch is teeming with life love it , may have a fight on my hands with this one no fish loss yet .
any ideas had a snoop at pics of mantis but cant see anything that looked like it , i know there is aboutt 500 different types still hopeful
Antone ????????????????
will post a pic if i find the ******
:-)

HI M8,

Sounds like you will having fun ;) , get the pic on site, sure James will ID it for you.

ATB

Ian

[Macca]

Mantis shrimps pincers are usually tucked in beside its body, like a boxer shielding his face from a punch. If it pincers were streatched out in front of its head then I would be thinking of another species of crustacea. Need a photo, :D

James

[SCOOB]

like above a mantis shrimp is named so as it looks like a praying mantis. what you have sounds more like a pistol shrimp to me, if it is nocturnal anyway. plus a pistol can be snuck in on live rock, you'd be damned lucky to find you have a blood/cleaner/boxer shrimp as a hitch hiker.

did its rear quarters taper to a tail fin? or was it equally thick throughout it's length.

[Ravensaxo]

yes looking good it's pincers were def in front of him and they where fairly large and orange i think he was only a skinny thing hope i get to see him again , if i do will snap a pic , haent heard any clicking so might be in luck , im dreading it being a mantis will neer catch the thing will do a sit up one night next week to see if i can see him , will keep you posted

[Macca]

Pistols shrimps are open for debate on whether they are really that bad, If it is not a mantis then if everything seems fine (No missing inverts, no half eaten corals) I would personally leave him.

James

[Ravensaxo]

i will see how it goes nothing missing at the mo luck seems to be on my side at the mo