Shrimp net/trap, if I wanted to catch ALL the shrimp in a tank?

[xenxes]

Netting is inefficient. Bottle trap is fine but the surface area is small. Looking for a better way to catch all the shrimp in a densely planted tank, I'm thinking a net trap with a larger ground surface:


Folding Trap, but $20 shipped and not sure if it's finely meshed enough. Product has no details and bad pic, also too big for nano tanks.

Does anyone use anything similar? Price/link? TY

*Edit: nothing from my Google searches... maybe I can DIY with panty hose and wires? The mesh size is the main problem.

[secuono]

Looks neat, wish I had one this morning...what a mess I made...

[Soothing Shrimp]

Traps never worked for me, so I've learned to net.

[mordalphus]

Never gonna find a trap that catches all your shrimp, find a comfortable net and start working out your netting muscles!

[xenxes]

I can't get the last few out, or the peewees. Tempted to pick up the tank and flip it upsidedown. XD

[somewhatshocked]

Just like Liam said.

You're also gonna develop some really sore eyes from lots of squinting.

It's tons of fun.

[Soothing Shrimp]

fun like banging your head against the wall is fun.

[Kunsthure]

The trap didn't work for me. Luckily I was tearing my tank down anyway so I had all my plants out. I would think it'd be impossible to get them all from a heavily planted tank no matter what method.

-Lisa

[Bananariot]

Took me 5 days, every day I managed to get out like 20-30 babies......it was easy cause I had snowballs on black substrate.

I had to do the same on flourite....forget about it....sucked it up and dumped my tank after 5 days of scouring.

[jasonpatterson]

Originally Posted by Kunsthure

I would think it'd be impossible to get them all from a heavily planted tank no matter what method.

+1, unless maybe you have 10 adult amanos in there or something. If there are babies, and you want to be sure to get all of them as well, just surrender to reality.

[aznrice247]

I wanna say try using a Mini umbrella net. like try to make one yourself with mesh or disassemble a net and use string and maybe coat hangers or plastic rods.

kinda like this.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/10h/origin-d4.scene7.com/is/image/GanderMountainOvertons/441904_L1?$product$

then place food over it after you lay it on the tank. then lift em out after they gathered.

[tobystanton]

I use this to catch them, goes for $5-10 on the bay.

[Kunsthure]

Someone once suggested to me to put food inside a net and wait til you've got a shrimp ball and lift the net out. Maybe I was too impatient or maybe my shrimp were to smart (I'm going with the former) but it didn't work for me. But it's worth a shot.

-Lisa

[xenxes]

Originally Posted by aznrice247

I wanna say try using a Mini umbrella net. like try to make one yourself with mesh or disassemble a net and use string and maybe coat hangers or plastic rods.

kinda like this.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/10h/origin-d4.scene7.com/is/image/GanderMountainOvertons/441904_L1?$product$

then place food over it after you lay it on the tank. then lift em out after they gathered.

That's exactly what I was thinking of!

[jimko]

Catch all that you can, then turn off the light and up the CO2 and Gas Em before you add new shrimp!!! I've been catch blue/green rili from my BTOE tank for months now, still see stragglers even though all the adults are gone.