Catching peppermint shrimp

[alyssia]

Does anyone have any tips for catching peppermint shrimp? I need to get them out of my 75 and into my 55. I'm sick to death of them stealing the food I give my corals and brittle star.

 

[fishieness]

i will lend you my CBS for a day or two. that should be pleanty of time. plus they are bigger so they are easier to remove ***)
no? maybe my fuzzy dwarf or valentini will do the trick

try putting your hand in the tank, when it comes up to clean your hand, try grabbing it?

 

[spectre879]

Attract them with food at the top of the tank and then quickly net them while they are feeding.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by fishieness
i will lend you my CBS for a day or two. that should be pleanty of time. plus they are bigger so they are easier to remove ***)
no? maybe my fuzzy dwarf or valentini will do the trick

try putting your hand in the tank, when it comes up to clean your hand, try grabbing it?

I figure I probably could catch one in my hand pretty easily, but I did that once with a cleaner shrimp and he bit me or something and it HURT. I had a cut on my hand, I don't know if he tried to clean it or something so now I'm afraid of all my shrimp.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Spectre879
Attract them with food at the top of the tank and then quickly net them while they are feeding.

Thanks, I will try that.

 

[ryanhayes9]

:happyfish
Originally Posted by alyssia

I figure I probably could catch one in my hand pretty easily, but I did that once with a cleaner shrimp and he bit me or something and it HURT. I had a cut on my hand, I don't know if he tried to clean it or something so now I'm afraid of all my shrimp.

LOL THATS FUNNY sorry bout yr cut though

 

[fishieness]

Originally Posted by alyssia
I'm afraid of all my shrimp.

ouch! well maybe a CBS would not be a good thing. haha

 

[fishy7]

I put some food in a net and when they climbed in, they were done. ***) Managed to get my 5 out in 5 mins. Good luck.

 

[spectre879]

I had a Skunk once that use to come up to the top of the tank and latch onto my hand. I once accidentily pulled him out.

At the same time I had a CBS. He use to chase the Skunk but never could catch him. He did get me a few times with his claws. :scared:

 

[octaviaoli]

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