some kind of crab or shrimp

[pearce23]

i noticed the other day that a small hammer coral i had in my sand bed was pulled under a rock so i pulled it out only to find that it had been picked clean by something the only thing i have seen in my tank is a pistol shrimp, but i'm told pistol shrimp dont eat live stock! i made a trap sort of like a lobster trap with a water bottel, the only thing i caught was my peppermint shrimp does anyone know what might be eating my stuff.?....also i found my annemy crab had also been killed and just the shell was left in the bottom of the tank and a clown goby has also dissipeared!!!

[vaporize]

mantis shrimp perhaps

[pearce23]

s the pistol shrimp in the place where the hammer was eaten, i did catch a glimps of crab which i can only describe as a fiddler crab which i know are fres w so i'm still confused i have had the trap in for 2 days now and the only things drawn to it were pods, misis, bristle worms and my pep shrimp, should i just keep trying? i am kinda worried that the pep might be in there when the mantis decides to go an and kill him too !

[Monti]

Why not catch your peppermint shrimp and place him in containment, then continue to fish on for the mystery fish. If you have no refugium, you can drop him into a hang-in-the-tank breeder box for a while.

[Casa]

Are you sure your crab died and not just shed its skin?

[jmunding]

WHERES JOHNNY.

all kidding aside, your crab may have shed. As for the eaten live stock, pistols wouldnt do it but a crazy and fun mantis would really love a live diet like that.