moving fish

I have 20ish shrimp in a 5 gallon glass jar that I would like to move to an aquarium. The jar has an opening diameter of about 5" so it's difficult to maneuver a net and they all skitter out as I'm pulling the net up. (Ok, so I'm not that coordinated either.) I don't want to just pour them out...

I got my 29 gallon tank 7 months ago. I knew I wanted plants from the beginning. LFS said I didn't need special substrate. Sounded great to me that stuff is expensive. But my head said no. So I compromised and planted my plants in terra cotta pots that contained Fluval Statum. I have a...