UNIDENTIFIED SOUND

TheEngineer · Jan 29, 2017

If it is a pistol, I wouldn't worry about it. They make a mess with your sand but other than that they're cool to watch. (if you can ever find it

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ScubaShane · Jan 29, 2017

Vincent100 said:
Iv had a pistol in my tank since April 2016 and iv never seen him. Every night I hear it snapping away but no clue as to were it hides

I just dont understand how it got in there. It had to have hitch with the recent frags. It defenately was not in there before. Thats a fact! But it should of poped off in my dips and i inpect the corals. Did not see any inverts on the coral. There were plenty dead one in my dip containers. Copes, worm, ect. Its just the coral mounted on a plug no rock rubble. He must be tiny. Loud snap though! Thats the only way it could have got it was the frags two weeks ago.

ScubaShane · Jan 29, 2017

TheEngineer said:
If it is a pistol, I wouldn't worry about it. They make a mess with your sand but other than that they're cool to watch. (if you can ever find it )

Agreed but i hope its not a mantis. I had a tiger pistol paired with a goby and i witnessed him snatch my firefish and drag him in his hole.

DeniseAndy · Jan 29, 2017

Mine make sound like that too. I never see them, but I purposely have them in there. Strange it survived all that. Guess "life will find a way".

ScubaShane · Jan 29, 2017

My resolution ideas:
A) buy a goby to pair with and see where he goes.
B) wait untill whatever it is gets bigger and starts eating my inverts or fish and investigate then.

ScubaShane · Jan 29, 2017

Anyone with baiting ideas? Bueller? Bueller?

bios · Jan 29, 2017

At last you can do a trap with a plastic bottle and a piece of frozen shrimp
If its a mantis be sure it will go there

ScubaShane · Jan 29, 2017

bios said:
At last you can do a trap with a plastic bottle and a piece of frozen shrimp
If its a mantis be sure it will go there

Thanks, great idea. Im usually ingenious like that but your sinister plan has foiled me once again! Ill try one of those short water bottles and stick in the cave toward the back where i hear it. Most likely my pepermint shrimp will get in there.

Reefing newbie · Jan 29, 2017

I'm new so not sure how to follow but this sounds pretty interesting and I'm curious what it turns out to be. Good luck on the trap. Will you post pics if you catch anything?

4FordFamily · Jan 29, 2017

Pistol shrimp

ritter6788 · Jan 30, 2017

Most Mantis shrimp aren't that shy. If you have one you'll know it pretty quick.

mtfish · Jan 30, 2017

Most likely some kind of invert, but do you have a pair of Banggai Cardinals in the tank? Mine make a sound like something tapping the glass but it is part of their mating noise.

ScubaShane · Jan 30, 2017

mtfish said:
Most likely some kind of invert, but do you have a pair of Banggai Cardinals in the tank? Mine make a sound like something tapping the glass but it is part of their mating noise.

No cardinals.

ScubaShane · Jan 30, 2017

Im starting to see some tunnels in the sand under the live rock. No trails from rock to rock though like pistol shimps make.

ScubaShane · Jan 30, 2017

ritter6788 said:
Most Mantis shrimp aren't that shy. If you have one you'll know it pretty quick.

I did a stake out with a low blue light flashlight last night for an hour when the lights went out. I could hear the snaping but cant find anything. I found all 4 pepermint shrimp.

ScubaShane · Jan 30, 2017

Ill set a trap some time next week. If its a mantis i want him out! If its a pistol ill probly keep him. And ya for me to get free pistol shrimp!

Sm51498 · Feb 4, 2017

I have some tiny pistols from Tampa Bay Saltwater rock. They don't dig and the are probably just half an inch long and I've only seen one twice in 6 months. But they make a racket with their popping. Could be the same thing.

ScubaShane · Feb 4, 2017

So the trap is not working. Im seeing tunnels in the sand under the rock and hermit crab shell block holes.

ScubaShane · Feb 4, 2017

Sm51498 said:
I have some tiny pistols from Tampa Bay Saltwater rock. They don't dig and the are probably just half an inch long and I've only seen one twice in 6 months. But they make a racket with their popping. Could be the same thing.

Hmmm could be.