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Treatment: Groupers, Triggers, Eels, and Snappers eat mantis shrimp; you can also set up a trap to catch them - these shrimp are notoriously hard to catch, and live in burrows in the tank
Identification: a marine crustacean that can grow up to 10 inches in length, these shrimp hold their front (club-shaped) appendages in a way that resembles the terrestrial "praying mantis"
Prevention: Carefully examine, clean, and then quarantine all rock and coral before placing in the tank. The shrimp like to hide in holes and burrows
Mantis Shrimp
Pest Type: Shrimp
Scientific Name: stomatopod
Treatment: Groupers, Triggers, Eels, and Snappers eat mantis shrimp; you can also set up a trap to catch them - these shrimp are notoriously hard to catch, and live in burrows in the tank
Identification: a marine crustacean that can grow up to 10 inches in length, these shrimp hold their front (club-shaped) appendages in a way that resembles the terrestrial "praying mantis"
Prevention: Carefully examine, clean, and then quarantine all rock and coral before placing in the tank. The shrimp like to hide in holes and burrows
That’s is some good information about Mantis Shrimp. You should be proud that you are smart and blessed. Amen
That’s is some good information about Mantis Shrimp. You should be proud that you are smart and blessed. Amen