How to Humanely Kill Mantis Shrimp?

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by AJ_77

Thanks for being open and honest, even when the end result would prove unpopular with the very sensitive. And thanks to respondents for lack of flames.

In my honesty, I admit I was looking to others for help finding solutions to our reef problems. The shrimp was saved, thank goodness, but the crab had a very different fate

There's a deep sadness in me today over this event In some sort of honour to the crab, I did my weekly maintenance on all three of our reefs, the 42 gal hex, and the 7 gal and 2.5 gal nanos. Cleaning the tanks and filtration systems, and changing water was done with great reverence to the dead crab, and to the creatures I cherish so much who are all still alive and well.

Thank you to everyone who helped ID the hitchhikers we found. Thanks, too, to the folks who offered suggestions as to what to do with the unwanted crab.

FWIW, I had a chance to make it over to the lfs after my appointments this afternoon and spoke to the staff about what they'd have done with the crab if they had taken it. Yes, they would have fed it to "Bubba" the Picasso trigger. So which fate would any of you have chosen for the crab? The rock or the trigger? Right now neither choice sits very well with me, but something had to be done. So I did it.

Thank you all again.