DIY Shrimp Trap - Shrimpimp!

[macclellan]

So, I've got some Tiger shrimp on the way, and wanted to remove all other shrimp from the tank that will soon be theirs. I thought I'd try trapping them using a modification on the fish trap idea. The basic idea is create an entrance, place food inside, and make it hard to escape. It works!

Tools & Materials needed:
Gatorade Bottle
Serrated kitchen Knife or comparable
Shrimp food

Assembly:
Drink Gatorade.
Wash.
Wash again.
And again.
Cut the bottle at the area it restricts.
Careful with that knife.
Poke a hole in the lid that a shrimp can fit through.
Put some shrimp food in the bottom.
Invert top portion and force through restriction on top of bottom portion.
Place in tank.
Come back in a few hours.

Here's a pic. Note the fissidens 'bridge' so they can find the entrance easier:


Here is the result of ~4 hours o' shrimpin'


There are still a dozen or so, but I reset the trap and most are now in. I figure that after a few days of resetting trap and harvesting, a tank can be rid of shrimp for moving/selling or just getting rid of them without using chemicals.

[AaronT]

It's good to know it works on shrimp too.

I've used it before for fish, but I layed it on it's side. I would have guessed the shrimp could climb out. I suppose not.

[macclellan]

I tried it on it's side; the shrimp weren't getting friction on the plastic. With it vertical, they are attracted by smell of food and sort of fall down in, sort of like those donation accepter-things that you put coins in and watch them spiral down...they try and esape, put end up in the top corners. They aren't, after all, very smart creatures.

[mrbman7]

Sweet man, i'll have to try that one out.

[Sandman333]

That's awesome, I think I'll be trying a smaller version of this to get shrimp out of my 10 gallon in a couple weeks.

[frozenbarb]

Just be careful not to put to much shrimp food in there.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Awesome! I now call you the " The KING SHRIMP PIMP!" Pimpin all the way! Thanks man!

[eeng168]

I was faced with this situation last week!

you could have saved me so much time instead using the net method!!!

thanks for the tip, I'll remember it for next time.

[dknydiep1]

be careful not to leave it alone for too long. I left mine overnight and 95% of them died. (probably too much food, and no water circulation)

[neilfishguy]

those are some really clear cherrys!

[macclellan]

they aren't cherries! the clear ones are minami

[dr.tran]

so u can keep both together without crossing?

[macclellan]

nope; I've got some pretty cool crosses in there, orange, red-lined, etc. mutts for sure. I've got some pure cherries in another tank.

[dr.tran]

dang i was just about to get some. lol

[Kayakbabe]

I will have to remember that... so much easier than the net and won't mess up the tank chasing them around! Way to be ingenious!