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    unbelievable! my long tentacled plate has moved about 4 inches over the last couple of nights and is now covering 20 or so feather dusters that have appeared in the sand,
    so i got the long tongues out to just flick it back over a bit and something green shot out from underneath it and sat on a rock, thats when i see 2 beady eyes turn looking at me,
    so i netted it and sumped it! hoping it will be ok for now in there as it was tiny, beautiful bright green colour with a purple tail! wanted for so long as well,

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    well done on catching it easily as they can be right so and so's
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    Default Re: mantis shrimp found

    Good catch did you get any pics?

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    Default Re: mantis shrimp found

    pure luck to be honest, he sat there and let me net him

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      •  10 hermits, 10 turbos, 6 zombie snails, 3 porcelain crabs, 2 anemone crabs, 1 amazing boxer crab (everyone should have one of these) 2 cleaner shrimps, 1 fire shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 brittle star, 1 serpent star, 1 sand sifter star, also have 2 shame faced crabs, 2 teddy bears and 3 mithrax crabs with a cave cleaner shrimp and a tennis ball sized hermit in the sump



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    no gaters he was tiny, no bigger than 10 pence piece, keep looking in the sump but i cant see him,

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    probably busy formulating an escape plan
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      • Inverts:
      •  10 hermits, 10 turbos, 6 zombie snails, 3 porcelain crabs, 2 anemone crabs, 1 amazing boxer crab (everyone should have one of these) 2 cleaner shrimps, 1 fire shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 brittle star, 1 serpent star, 1 sand sifter star, also have 2 shame faced crabs, 2 teddy bears and 3 mithrax crabs with a cave cleaner shrimp and a tennis ball sized hermit in the sump



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    escape plan? surely he wont get out the sump? will he? please dont tell me he will lol

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