Weird caterpillar looking bug

[Esquire805]

Just bought some macroalgae and put it in and this thing jumps out

 

[Big G]

Probably a bristle worm. But your eyes are probably better than mine. Check out this link. Some of the worms are good, some are bad.
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[Esquire805]

Probably a bristle worm. But your eyes are probably better than mine. Check out this link. Some of the worms are good, some are bad.
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

Not sure stl it's a lot might be isopod that wats fish

 

[Kamden Uelton]

my eyes may be fooling me but I think it's a mantis shrimp?

 

[Kamden Uelton]

you're lucky, that's a small mantis ))

 

[Capital J]

my eyes may be fooling me but I think it's a mantis shrimp?

That was my first thought too.

 

[Kamden Uelton]

If OP doesn't want it.. If your kinda close to florida i'll pay for you to ship it 2 me.

 

[Livinlocal]

Yeah it looks like it could possibly be a small mantis shrimp

 

[Esquire805]

If OP doesn't want it.. If your kinda close to florida i'll pay for you to ship it 2 me.

I live in la

 

[Kamden Uelton]

ouch... do you think a mantis would survive priority mail?

 

[Esquire805]

ouch... do you think a mantis would survive priority mail?

It disappeared in the sand I believe

 

[Jarhead-CO]

I really want a Mantis shrimp too

 

[Esquire805]

I really want a Mantis shrimp too

They seem to cost a lot

 

[Jarhead-CO]

They seem to cost a lot

I found a site like a year ago that sold them for like 40 bucks can't remember the site though.

 

[reef lover]

Could be a small mantis....

 

[Kamden Uelton]

Looks like a Juvi Rock Mantis to me... Max out at 3 inches would be great if I didn't have expensive inverts

 

[Esquire805]

I found a site like a year ago that sold them for like 40 bucks can't remember the site though.

Depends on colors like corals

 

[Esquire805]

Looks like a Juvi Rock Mantis to me... Max out at 3 inches would be great if I didn't have expensive inverts

Yay will it go ape on my inverts I put it in a small 10 g so not much going on

 

[BellaCoop]

Reach out to Andrew @ClubReef in Tempe AZ, He could probably get one sent out too you guys at a good price! He's a great go too! Always very healthy and good priced! He does lot of shipping!

 

[Esquire805]

Reach out to Andrew @ClubReef in Tempe AZ, He could probably get one sent out too you guys at a good price! He's a great go too! Always very healthy and good priced! He does lot of shipping!

I'm scared of the thing killing my fish do people actually put this in there system