Catching a mantis shrimp hitchhiker

holliek2 · Feb 11, 2021

Hello,
I spotted a red mantis shrimp that is about an inch and a half that must hitchhiked in at some point.

I’ve noticed that one of my harlequin shrimp pair is missing- I’m hoping because he/she is molting and hiding out.. but I worry it was a victim

Most of my hermits are goners too. I’d like him/her out! I tried the bottle trap next to where I spotted it- baited with shrimp pieces, and also tried baiting with silverside chunks. Nothing. Any additional suggestions?

Zoa_Fanatic · Feb 12, 2021

holliek2 said:
Hello,
I spotted a red mantis shrimp that is about an inch and a half that must hitchhiked in at some point.

I’ve noticed that one of my harlequin shrimp pair is missing- I’m hoping because he/she is molting and hiding out.. but I worry it was a victim

Most of my hermits are goners too. I’d like him/her out! I tried the bottle trap next to where I spotted it- baited with shrimp pieces, and also tried baiting with silverside chunks. Nothing. Any additional suggestions?

Pull the rock and shoot hot water into his hole. He’ll come out. Alternatively if you can identify which hole he’s in, shoot it full of super glue.

holliek2 · Feb 12, 2021

Thanks for the advice! I can’t remove the rock- it’s at the bottom of my entire rockskape and I’d rather not fill the burrows with glue as I have a pistol shrimp as well and I don’t want to fill the wrong one! Any other trapping suggestions?

xxkenny90xx · Feb 12, 2021

Sometimes you just have to tear apart the tank. I'd try to bottle trap again but honestly you might have to remove all of your rocks to get this guy..... It won't be fun but it is what it is. I once had to take out all of the rocks from my 120g and drain it down to 3" of water just to catch a bicolor dwarf angel