Shrimp ID Please - Mantis???

[HappyGuppy]

Hmmm... a new possibility.  It does look very similar to your photo darth.  Do they have the shrimp like tail, that ends in a fan like think like shrimps and lobsters have?  I definetely saw that on mine, but your photo doesn't show that very well.  Also I thought that the tail was a bit longer than what I see in this photo (longer & shrimp like).  I just googled images of tigerpods, and with some variations, and didn't come up with any photo to id from... all though the search did find a tangent thing I was wondering about ( http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1173824 I wondered what those thousand of spiral dots on my glass were).

All in all yours is by far the closest photo I've yet seen, just the tail isn't absolutely convincing me.  Can't find any more info online about them to verify further.

If it is indeed one of these things I hope JJ won't be too disappointed.

[HappyGuppy]

I have heard little sounds from time to time but I assumed that it must be hermit crabs bouncing their shell against whatever.  Hmmm...

I feel more confused now than before.  I guess I'll go with the "shoot first ask questions later" approach.  I'm gonna try to trap him first (hopefully I won't disrupt the tank too much) and then ID him in a plastic cup.  If it's a mantis JJ gets him.  If it is something else, and someone wants him...

[Darth]

in all honesty I would bet on it being a tigerpod, they can get fairly large for pods, and are extremely fast!! LOL they will be on the rock work, and you may see more than one (although you may think it is the same one it may be a dfferent one) good luck whatever it is you find

[HappyGuppy]

Thank you Darth.  I am hoping that it is a tiger pod as you say.  Will set up a bottle trap and see what happens.

[JetJumper]

Thats okay if its not   If it is a Tiger Pod or something similar, just leave it in your tank.  They are harmless.  I have millions of them in my tank that when the light comes on you can watch them scurry to hide fast!  They are good cause they get caught in Doughnut corals tentacles and are food.

[Greatewhite]

Any pods you have living naturally in your system are beneficial, in my opinion.  They are eating stuff that needs to get cleaned up somehow.  Better them than me, I figure.   Plus, it's always fun to look for critters once the lights are out.