http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:00:07 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:43:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=68377 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547352&title=mantis-shrimp#547352 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: December 17 2013 at 7:43pm

]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:43:53 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547352&title=mantis-shrimp#547352 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547258&title=mantis-shrimp#547258 Author: jlongsjo
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Posted: December 17 2013 at 7:27am

No I used a bottle trap.]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:27:57 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547258&title=mantis-shrimp#547258 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547250&title=mantis-shrimp#547250 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 10:09pm

Snowsrfr wants it. http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68404
Did you catch it with a net after dark?
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 8:24pm

That's great!

Edited by Mike Savage - December 16 2013 at 8:24pm]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:24:01 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547239&title=mantis-shrimp#547239 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547237&title=mantis-shrimp#547237 Author: jlongsjo
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 8:19pm

Caught him!]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:19:34 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547237&title=mantis-shrimp#547237 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547208&title=mantis-shrimp#547208 Author: Softplan
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 2:21pm

Good call. Lol.]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:21:12 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547208&title=mantis-shrimp#547208 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547205&title=mantis-shrimp#547205 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 1:59pm

That works awesome for crabs, but Mantis can swim right out of the glass/jar.
]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:59:31 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547205&title=mantis-shrimp#547205 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547175&title=mantis-shrimp#547175 Author: Softplan
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 10:40am

I have trapped crabs by getting a heavy drinking glass and putting a piece of shrimp in the bottom. put the glass against a rock so it can get to the top.  He climbed into the cup and couldn't climb out.  It only took once.]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:40:35 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547175&title=mantis-shrimp#547175 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547161&title=mantis-shrimp#547161 Author: Sculpin
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 9:23am

I've managed to corner them before and net them up after the lights go out but they are fast little buggers. ]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:23:47 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547161&title=mantis-shrimp#547161 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68377&PID=547160&title=mantis-shrimp#547160 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: December 16 2013 at 9:17am

Aloha,

Try to determine it's home. If it's living in a hole in a rock that you can reach, take a small stick and jab it into the rock, twisting and poking around to crush the little bugger. If the rock can be removed, so much the better for twisting the stick all around in the hole. Sorry if this is too graphic but these pests require drastic action. The mantis traps sold at LFS rarely work. The pop bottle trap phys/Paul mentioned, works much better. Below is a pic on how it goes together. Use a bottle appropriate to the size of the animal being trapped. A water bottle would be better in this case than a 2 liter soda bottle. Use 3 or 4 stitches of fishing line to connect the inverted top to the main body and one of the stitches with a long end hanging over the top of the tank for easy retrieval of the bottle. (For larger animals, like a large fish cut off the bottle neck.) Place the opening right next to the Mantis Shrimps front or back door with a small piece of raw shrimp inside as bait. Make it as easy as possible for the shrimp to go inside by placing the opening next to a rock. I often place a rock inside to keep the bottle in place and may not even bait it for several days to allow the Mantis time to become accustomed to the traps presence. If this does not catch the Mantis overnight, the bait may have to be changed.

I believe this technique is also discussed along with more tricks of use in the WMAS Reefkeeping Tips linked below.

Mahalo,
Mark
808-345-1049
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