So, the baby hitchhiker mantis shrimp I've been trying to catch for a few weeks now decided to rape my BTA's mouth (probably for some shrimp). The BTA is still responding in a normal way (puffing up bubble tips and exhaling) but his mouth is pretty beat up. I spent a good 30 mins messing with the anemone to get it to dislodge from the rock, and now i have it in a Tupperware w/holes magnetized to the glass.
I saw that little mantis shrimp poking around as soon as i removed the BTA
I was wondering if it would be possible to pull the whole LR out and irritate the mantis out, with either high SG or iodine. I fear if i kill too much on the LR i may cause a mini cycle and not help the BTA's recovery when i put the LR back in the tank.
Should I set up a QT tank for the nem? or will frequent (every 3 days) prevent a mini cycle...