How strong can a Mantis Shrimp be?

[potatocouch]

Originally Posted by fredro

I would say you're going to need to remove the Rock and break it open. If you're lucky, maybe you can get it back together with some putty.

are you implying with dead body buried inside the rock, Ammonia level will never ever decreased? the rock will never ever get cured?

[fredro]

Originally Posted by avandss

Hahaha

[fredro]

Originally Posted by potatocouch

are you implying with dead body buried inside the rock, Ammonia level will never ever decreased? the rock will never ever get cured?

It eventually will go back down, but after it goes how high? It's not healthy for the tank, bottom line. Think, if you can smell it outside of the tank, think what the water is like for the fish and other inhabitants in the tank. I would get the rock out asap and do a water change immediately after.

[renato120]

If you have a sump, and if it fits put the rock in there, in case you don't have a second tank.

[potatocouch]

Originally Posted by fredro

It eventually will go back down, but after it goes how high? It's not healthy for the tank, bottom line. Think, if you can smell it outside of the tank, think what the water is like for the fish and other inhabitants in the tank. I would get the rock out asap and do a water change immediately after.

Originally Posted by renato120

If you have a sump, and if it fits put the rock in there, in case you don't have a second tank.

The tank is fine. There is no way I am putting this piece of rock in my DT nor sump. They already have inhabitants in it.

I am curing it separately in a 5g bucket

[vair]

I said nothing.

[Rob6311]

Originally Posted by Lucky Lefty

I don't think the mantis has the same impact force of a .22 caliber.. it has the same speed as a .22 caliber bullet, much different measurement. They actually can't break aquarium glass like many think, and yes I saw the same video of the kid letting it punch his hand a couple times, pretty cool, but proving the punch isn't as dangerous as you'd think.

To the op, seriously, give that mantis a throne if he's still alive. He is worthy of the largest species only tank you can find. Very cool creature.

Haha sorry I knew it had something to do with a 22 caliber. But still something moving that fast can do some damage, agreeably not as much as people think but still a very impressive feat of nature

[potatocouch]

Day 3 Journal

Ammonia OFF the chart!
Toxic green,foul smell !!!

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[Rob6311]

Yeah I would say that might get rid of the mantis but not good if you have anything else in there

[potatocouch]

If you were me, would you do WC at this stage?

100% WC?
50% WC?
or neither?

Just for my understanding, I thought the more food (ammonia) there is for the bacteria to eat, the more beneficial bacteria I will grow onto that surface of rock? I could definitely be wrong here but just want to understand the logic behind it. My initial thought was to never do WC because of this.

[hkgar]

I had one and set up a trap for it. Trap worked and found one of those strange people that wanted one.

Cut the top off from a 1 liter soda bottle, turn it around and insert into bottle and tape it so it funnels in. Put some food (piece of shrimp)v in set on sand bed.

[Lucky Lefty]

Just let it keep going in the bucket, don't change the water just yet..
if it were me that's what I'd do.

[Tradewinds]

Originally Posted by potatocouch

Day 3 Journal

Ammonia OFF the chart!
Toxic green,foul smell !!!

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The Mantis continues to win, even in it's death. (Queue evil laughter and scary music in the background.)

[oscarinw]

Edited: Never mind

[Betta132]

Dead mantis in the rock, alright.
If it happens again, trap it out instead. No sense in slowly killing a critter just for turning up where it isn't supposed to be.

[Teenreefer15]

Ive heard stories where the mantis cracked the tank. Also they can cut your finger down to the bone

[Moort82]

Originally Posted by nbyron74

Ive heard stories where the mantis cracked the tank. Also they can cut your finger down to the bone

There is a lot of crud written about mantis. Few would have the potential to break glass unless it had been constantly weakened by regular smashing in the same place. A few could split open your thumb but the vast majority won't do any harm at all.

Its a shame they have such an undeserved bad reputation as there is no need to kill such an intelligent species.

[potatocouch]

Day 7 Journal

Ammonia seems to be at 1 - 2 ppm.

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