HELP.........what is this that is possibly eating my fish!!

[Rabi51]

Hello,

I am Rabi51 and very new to this Forum...........but PLEASE help me with my problem?
I have something in my 29 gal cube that I believe to be eating my fish. I have tried to take videos of it and managed to get two half descent pictures of the thing living between two sections of my rock.
In the last 3 weeks I have had a yellow goby, a two spot blenny and a firefish (with this one, it was just injured to the point that I had to put it away) and I think possibly this "thing" is attacking my fish. I am including two pictures (hoping they are good enough that I can finally have some answers) with the first one it is with natural light and it shows it more or less open with something that looks like a worm type thing coming out and wiggling and with the last one, it has the blue light on it and it has just snapped shut. I have no idea if the thing came in on one of my recent frag pieces or if it has been with some of the rock I bought months ago and just has finally grown to the point that it is now dangerous and hungry!
Please HELP??

 

[twilliard]

Broken images

 

[Rabi51]

Here are those images again.......I hope you can see them now.

 

[Rabi51]

Broken images

I just posted the pictures again......hoping that you can see them now. I am a total newbie to the forum so please be patient.

 

[twilliard]

Oh my! @Lionfish Lair !
That thing is crazy

Wait is that a mantis??

 

[Rabi51]

Oh my! @Lionfish Lair !
That thing is crazy

Wait is that a mantis??

 

[Rabi51]

Oh heck.......I hope not! I had one years ago and it took me weeks to trap and get it out of my tank. I finally took the whole rock out and threw it in fresh water just so it would die. How small could a mantis be if it was just starting out??

 

[twilliard]

It's hard to tell the definition from the pictures but maybe it's time to pull a trap out or dip the rocks

 

[Rabi51]

The thing has absolutely stayed in that same place......never moving from there. My thoughts are that I might have to dismantle my rock and try to get at him. I'm not looking forward to it but if I need to I need to. I just hate to disrupt all my corals that are glued to the rocks that are attached to that base one.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Did you say you had video?

 

[Rabi51]

Did you say you had video?

I did and I tried to bring it in and it wouldn't let me. I had a long one and worked to shorten it.......but apparently the format isn't right on it.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Maybe send the video to me? Is it to big to email anyone?

 

[salttanklife]

I can't tell from the pictures but could it possible be a bobbit worm? Look them up and see if it looks like it. Bobbit worms are normally in the sand though.

 

[Rabi51]

Maybe send the video to me? Is it to big to email anyone?

I can try that but I need to know where to find your email at so that I can send it.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I can't tell what it is. Anyone else?

Any video you can get, I would love to see more. Maybe more would give us the hint we need.

 

[FL_Reefer]

Looks like a mantis to me, you can see those eyes, the eyes of a killer!

 

[Rabi51]

I can't tell what it is. Anyone else?

Any video you can get, I would love to see more. Maybe more would give us the hint we need.

Well we have been without power for the better part of an hour now and I did manage to catch another video but not sure that this one is any better. I can send it on to you if you want?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Oh yes please. Sometimes it's just a flash of something that gives you the hint you need.

No power? That bites!

 

[FL_Reefer]

Ya those eyes are a dead giveaway, can you Luehr it out with food to get a better look at it? Also did you buy live rock or did you start with dry?

 

[Rabi51]

Oh yes please. Sometimes it's just a flash of something that gives you the hint you need.

No power? That bites!

Yes, it does........almost time for me to go out and start the generator up if is doesn't come back on soon!