Mantis Traps

jeffreylesser · 08/25/2009, 07:10 PM

I have not had much luck yet with Mantis traps. I have caught my pepermint shrimp and some nassarus(sp?) snails, but no mantis. The not so smart mantis have been removed from the tank, and I am left with a couple smart ones under big rocks. Has anyone out there had luck, and if so what bait did you use? I have tried Mysis shrimp, and grocery store shrimp. What has worked out there?

lionbacker54 · 08/25/2009, 09:34 PM

mantis traps have never worked for me. if you can isolate the rock where they are hiding, you can pour some club soda into the holes of the rock. wait a minute. then put the rock in a bucket of salt water. they should come shooting out.

jeffreylesser · 08/25/2009, 10:47 PM

Problem is, I have some Gigantic Rocks. I have one in the area of 60 pounds I would guess. This is where the remaining shrimp live.

noahm · 08/26/2009, 07:47 PM

Don't know if you read through this already, but it has lots of input. Personally, I have found that you have to feed the smart ones bait (shrimp/squid whatever) off of a skewer for a few weeks and then try trapping them once they get a real taste for it.

Mantis Q&A
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1630201

N-E CICHLIDS · 08/27/2009, 02:57 PM

Get a bucket of r/o water and put the rock in the bucket of water for 10-15 seconds. Most mantis shrimp will shoot out.

Madratter · 08/29/2009, 07:16 PM

I finally got one of mine last night. I have been having miserable luck trying to get them. However, I finally had a break. One was digging under a yellow sponge ball and I was able to net it.

I have at least one and I think two more to go.

08/25/2009, 07:10 PM	#1
jeffreylesser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 278	Mantis Traps I have not had much luck yet with Mantis traps. I have caught my pepermint shrimp and some nassarus(sp?) snails, but no mantis. The not so smart mantis have been removed from the tank, and I am left with a couple smart ones under big rocks. Has anyone out there had luck, and if so what bait did you use? I have tried Mysis shrimp, and grocery store shrimp. What has worked out there?

08/25/2009, 09:34 PM	#2
lionbacker54 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: toledo, OH Posts: 849	mantis traps have never worked for me. if you can isolate the rock where they are hiding, you can pour some club soda into the holes of the rock. wait a minute. then put the rock in a bucket of salt water. they should come shooting out.

08/25/2009, 10:47 PM	#3
jeffreylesser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 278	Problem is, I have some Gigantic Rocks. I have one in the area of 60 pounds I would guess. This is where the remaining shrimp live.

08/26/2009, 07:47 PM	#4
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	Don't know if you read through this already, but it has lots of input. Personally, I have found that you have to feed the smart ones bait (shrimp/squid whatever) off of a skewer for a few weeks and then try trapping them once they get a real taste for it. Mantis Q&A http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1630201

08/27/2009, 02:57 PM	#5
N-E CICHLIDS Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ellenton Posts: 273	Get a bucket of r/o water and put the rock in the bucket of water for 10-15 seconds. Most mantis shrimp will shoot out.

08/29/2009, 07:16 PM	#6
Madratter Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 223	I finally got one of mine last night. I have been having miserable luck trying to get them. However, I finally had a break. One was digging under a yellow sponge ball and I was able to net it. I have at least one and I think two more to go.