loud single click, not mechanical ? banded coral shrimp?

[scott11106]

so once or twice a day sometimes none i hear a single loud click, cant find what it is but i have been very carefull to not add any unwanted creatures so i dont know what it is.

tonight i was placing a new coral frag and i have a banded coral shrimp and he used his claws to snap at me..(little jerk), anyway right after he did that i heard the single loud click and it seemed to come from him.

question is, do these shrimp make noise ? could it be him? and are they fine to have in my reef tank? i assume they are good to have since i purchased him from the lfs as part of the clean up crew....

 

[kirstyflash]

We have one, he doesn’t make noise. We have had a clicking noise and it drove us nuts till we found out what it was. By any chance do you have a chiller?

 

[Jeff Hall]

I have one. Definitely a cool addition to my reef tank. Never noticed him making any noise though.

 

[Oscar1018]

Got any pics to see what he really is,
I have a pistol shrimp that those it all the time

 

[scott11106]

he absolutly never comes out of burrow but this is what he looks like from when i purchased him

 

[Deiblerj]

If you have a pistol that’s your answer!

Mine clicks a lot. Looking for his watchman goby buddy

 

[Oscar1018]

this is what I got he is pain in the arss because he likes to dig out everything, but he is fun to watch lol

 

[Deiblerj]

Lol mine does the same thing. Every other day I walk out to mount goby!

Guy is freaking bulldozer! Little dude does work

 

[Deiblerj]

he absolutly never comes out of burrow but this is what he looks like from when i purchased him
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Btw these little peckerheads are a nightmare if you have any other shrimp in your tank. I gave mine away because he kept going after my fish and killed 3 other shrimp I had

 

[sfin52]

you have a pistol shrimp.

 

[Oscar1018]

They are this guy kill my blood red fire shrimp and had it for dinner

 

[sfin52]

you can't assume anything from a LFS until they are proven trustworthy. They can become fish and shrimp eaters.

 

[Deiblerj]

you can't assume anything from a LFS until they are proven trustworthy. They can become fish and shrimp eaters.

+10000000000000000000000

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

Btw these little peckerheads are a nightmare if you have any other shrimp in your tank. I gave mine away because he kept going after my fish and killed 3 other shrimp I had

I have one with two fire shrimps and fish without any issues. I see him everyday.

 

[brandon429]

Chance of the click being a reef snail rasping it’s shell against the tank: big chance

kina snails u got

I kicked out my snails for that, near room and I don’t wanna hear that at 3rd stage rem

 

[scott11106]

Chance of the click being a reef snail rasping it’s shell against the tank: big chance

kina snails u got

I kicked out my snails for that, near room and I don’t wanna hear that at 3rd stage rem

well i was thinking it might be them but when he did it as i had my hand in water and he was not happy i thought it was him... i am hunting down the sound and will continue to keep a close eye. he is definately not a pistol shrimp, but maybe there is one in there.

 

[scott11106]

well, you may be right, i seem to have lost a small firefish and another one has wounds on its side... how do i know what it is as i have been looking for a pistol or mantis but i dont see anything. could it be the emerald crab ? but i still hear the single click (really more of a clunk as it is lower pitch).

i tried looking while the tank is lit and also at night with a flashlight and i dont see anything

 

[sfin52]

red flashlight to inspect .and individuals have made traps. A quick search should yield how to make trap .

 

[scott11106]

red flashlight to inspect .and individuals have made traps. A quick search should yield how to make trap .

yea i saw the water bottle trap. i will try that but i dont know where it is or even if i have a mantis, pistol or if it is the crab...
i guess i can put a trap in and see what i get

 

[sfin52]

I doubt a crab. More of the lines of pistol or mantis. Your fish may give you a clue to location. If the stay away from an area they once went that could mean that is the location of the shrimp. If you see a pile of shells that could be the home of the shrimp