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Originally posted by the cattleman
Kenaneu,
Try putting the rock in a bucket with neither salt or fresh water. No water at all. The shrimp won't be able to breath and come out and the corals won't have fresh water in the bucket to hurt them. This is how I get my pistol shrimp out of holes in the rock and it works every time.
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How long do you usually find this takes? I did not dip in fresh, but rather used a turkey baster to target the hole where the mantis was originally in. All in all, it was out of the water for about 45 min. I was worried this was too much for the corals and feather dusters, etc. so I then put it back in salt water.
If I see the mantis in that rock again, I will try your idea of letting it sit in an empty bucket for a bit.