[jkan0228]

Was wondering what kind of shape nets you use in your shrimp tanks? There's triangle, square/rectangle and circle ones.

Personally I use triangles because its easier to get shrimp in corners and what not.

 

[Nubster]

I have three rectangle ones. A tiny one, medium one, and large one. They work well enough though I'd like to try a triangle one.

 

[SCHWINN5]

I have a circle, and the shrimp can and will get stuck in the fold in the net.

 

[mordalphus]

I have a circle, and the shrimp can and will get stuck in the fold in the net.

They will get stuck in the folds of any shape net.

Ive used all shapes, and my favorite is the circle. Used to be square, but haven't found a replacement that feels right.

 

[acitydweller]

I find circle works best maneuvering a planted tank. Square of varying sizes are sometimes necessary for capturing the elusive. The triangle seems more like a novelty that doesn't have any benefit over the other two and usually is the net that gets the least use in my arsenal.

 

[Evangeline]

Ive never used a circle net but ive used a triange and rectangle when catching my fish. I find the triangle abit useless as its hard to use against flat edges whereas the rectangle can be used on both flat and corners.

 

[acitydweller]

eva, you must try the circle nets. you dont know what youre missing :O

I think its worth noting the there are two kinds of triangle nets. One with the handle mounted to one of the corners and the other mounted onto one of the sides of the triangle. So one has the added advantage of a triangle edge at the tip, offering an advantage in corner netting, while the other offers a straight edge at the tip which acts more like square/rectangle net offering nominal benefit.

 

[diwu13]

I have a circle and a square. I find the square is easier to pin shrimp to the side of the glass with. But the Again I'm afriad the circle net will bend too much, it's the SS extendable one. Whereas the square is $1 brine shrimp net

 

[CPD]

I use a circle shrimp net. Love it.


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[Soothing Shrimp]

Circle w/deep pocket for me so far.

 

[somewhatshocked]

Cheapo Fluval extendable round net for me. My LFS has them for a couple bucks each, so I figure I can't beat that.

They're great for developing your netting muscle (a joke I just stole from Liam!) and are perfect for netting and observing.

 

[Soothing Shrimp]

Mine, I bought from jimko. extendable, deep pocket. $15 I think. A LOT less chasing those little dolphins around the tank. Best I ever owned. I may buy one or two more, soon.

 

[jkan0228]

The fact that pretty much no one used triangle nets surprises me.... I always thought they'd give one more precision...

 

[acitydweller]

Nah, no real advantage in real world use. I had two triangle nets to try out and endee up giving them away.

 

[mordalphus]

I agree, the triangle nets i've used were actually ridiculously difficult to capture a shrimp in. You'd think it would be easier to corner a shrimp, but they shrimp just jumps out the top of the net.

I never corner shrimp though, I always allow them to jump back into the net by touching them gently on their tail with the net rim. Takes a while to master this method, but works every time for me now.