Catching shrimps?

[MichaelJ]

Anyone got a trick for catching / trapping shrimps in a very densely planted tank?

I have a crazy amount of Bee/Crystal shrimps in one of my tanks. I am going to pass them on to my LFS for free btw.

Cheers,
Michael

PS: Yes, I tried to ask Bubba Gump but they didn't reply. 🙂

 

[Chez_]

I dismantled mine at the weekend to get all my Cherries. It took me hours and hours and a teeny-tiny net. I missed a day's feed and got a lo lt of them when they came for a spirulina lolly, you could try something like that if you don't need to get all of them?

 

[Gill]

Try using a fine Sieve/colander tied to fishing line. And place their fave food/treat item into it. Wait a few and lift them out into a bowl to sort them from.

 

[MichaelJ]

Try using a fine Sieve/colander tied to fishing line. And place their fave food/treat item into it. Wait a few and lift them out into a bowl to sort them from.

I dismantled mine at the weekend to get all my Cherries. It took me hours and hours and a teeny-tiny net. I missed a day's feed and got a lo lt of them when they came for a spirulina lolly, you could try something like that if you don't need to get all of them?

Thanks for the ideas I think both will work but will obvious take quite a while.

I was thinking perhaps a miniature shrimp trap ruse... If anyone make such a thing.

Cheers,
Michael

 

[Maf 2500]

You can make a shrimp trap out of a cut up plastic bottle. Cut the neck off and install in reverse. Lots of videos on youtube etc showing how.

 

[Chez_]

You can make a shrimp trap out of a cut up plastic bottle. Cut the neck off and install in reverse. Lots of videos on youtube etc showing how.

Well that's saved me several hours of my life, I'd just started sketching one out from first principles 🤣. Thank you!

 

[Stu Worrall]

You can make a shrimp trap out of a cut up plastic bottle. Cut the neck off and install in reverse. Lots of videos on youtube etc showing how.

This 👍🏻. Works really well with a small 500ml bottle. Just make sure you don’t leave the shrimp in too long as the decomposing food can cause a problem with the water quality inside the bottle. Left mine in for a day max in the past and they were ok

 

[MichaelJ]

This 👍🏻. Works really well with a small 500ml bottle. Just make sure you don’t leave the shrimp in too long as the decomposing food can cause a problem with the water quality inside the bottle. Left mine in for a day max in the past and they were ok

Perfect. I am going to try that out!

Cheers,
Michael