72 G Bowfront BIG TANK MOVE Pics added Sept29 & Finally got my Flame Angel!

Carmen · #1 09-14-2009, 03:53 AM

CHECK OUT WHAT I FOUND!!!
I have been hearing "CLICKING" for the past few months and could never locate the source! I found it! And it's big - looks like maybe 2"??? but I only saw his head! Pretty sure this is a pistol shrimp. Couldn't get the best pics but atleast I've finally seen him!

Also had my RBTA split today! Strange day all around!

Leah · #2 09-14-2009, 10:52 AM

I am pretty sure I have a pistol in my tank as well, although I have yet to see it!

fishytime · #3 09-14-2009, 01:27 PM

Uh-oh.....whatcha gonna do about it?

Carmen · #4 09-14-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Uh-oh.....whatcha gonna do about it?

Nothing I guess?? Have no clue how I'd get him out? Do they eat corals or just fish?

fragNplug · #5 09-14-2009, 02:14 PM

If none of you fish have gone missing since you last added rock or heard the clicking, id say let it be.

But you can also just remove the rock he hides in and place it in your sump.

Some have said a pistol can shatter a glass tank, but you never know i guess till it happens to you.

Delphinus · #6 09-14-2009, 05:23 PM

Looks an awful lot like a crab to me, not a pistol shrimp? But I dunno, my eyes are old and I've been needing glasses since grade 5 so maybe I'm seeing it wrong.

I have mixed feelings about rock crabs. On the one hand, they are a sign of healthy rock. On the other hand, anything with claws is untrustworthy (it's just that there are varying degrees of untrustworthiness). Having said that, I have a few in my cube tank that are too hard to do anything about (would have to take down the whole rock structure), they've been in there for years, no idea how they stay alive but they don't seem to be the cause of any wonton mayhem or such.. the last one I saw a few weeks ago had gotten huuuuuge. It's sort of annoying because the rock came to me dry, and I closely inspected each and every rock before putting in .. didn't find a thing. They just materialized months later. It's kind of a neat trick if you think of it.

Carmen · #7 09-14-2009, 06:35 PM

Pretty sure it's a shrimp as it seems that is just the head, kinda long like. Not round looking, if that makes sense. Plus the clicking points towards a pistol from what I understand. Or do crabs click too?

No way I could get it out right now since it's in the bottom middle rocks.
Funny thing is, I think it came in on a coral! No new rocks put in and NO clicking before 4 months ago. Pretty sure it was on a Tubipora I bought from the shop since it was the largest piece I've brought home and around the right timing.

Delphinus · #8 09-14-2009, 07:24 PM

You know what, I think I'm going to remove my uncertainty. My eyes may still suck, but I'm 100% certain I see a picture of a rock crab now. You see the 4 left hand side legs, then the big claw that bends back toward the centre of the body, and I even see the two eyes on the carapace.

Not sure about the clicking. Maybe crabs can be responsible for that, or maybe there still is a pistol in there or something else. FWIW, I hear the occasional click around my tanks, but I'm not sure if it's the crabs, maybe a pistol I've never spotted, or maybe it's just my knees, or my jaw, or my neck (each of these click, yay to be me). I've never seen a pistol shrimp or mantis in the tank but see crabs all the friggen time. (They seemingly live forever BTW.)

Carmen · #9 09-14-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

You know what, I think I'm going to remove my uncertainty. My eyes may still suck, but I'm 100% certain I see a picture of a rock crab now. You see the 4 left hand side legs, then the big claw that bends back toward the centre of the body, and I even see the two eyes on the carapace.

Not sure about the clicking. Maybe crabs can be responsible for that, or maybe there still is a pistol in there or something else. FWIW, I hear the occasional click around my tanks, but I'm not sure if it's the crabs, maybe a pistol I've never spotted, or maybe it's just my knees, or my jaw, or my neck (each of these click, yay to be me). I've never seen a pistol shrimp or mantis in the tank but see crabs all the friggen time. (They seemingly live forever BTW.)

Too funny Tony !
Clearly I need to get a clear picture because I just can't see crab!!!