Moving a Pistol Shrimp to a new tank

[maxells]

I have a Pistol Shrimp - Randalli and a Shrimpgoby - Barbershop. They have been paired and living in the same cave that the shrimp dug in the sand for almost 3 years.
I am moving in 2 weeks and will need to catch the shrimp and goby to bring them to their new home.
I have tried a few traps but not have any success.
Any suggestions would be appreciated since I am running out of time.
Thank you.

 

[6stokes]

Did you try the inverted coke bottle half with food in it?

 

[maxells]

I have. The problem is that he won't go more than an inch or two from the cave he dug. Even when I put food pellets near the entrance he won't go more than 2 inches to get it. I have caught every snail and hermit crab in the tank and put them in the sump so they will not take the food out of the traps I have set.

 

[6stokes]

I know your pressed for time, but if he gets hungry enough, he'll go in the trap. Are there other fish in the tank and he's getting fed that way? I'm stumped if so. Only way I know is to remove the rock work.

 

[maxells]

There are 3 other fish in the tank that never go near him and a peppermint shrimp. I feed the tank each day but he never gets any food from the tank. The only one that would feed him is the Goby that lives in the same cave. He would only feed him if I put a pellet near the cave then the goby would bring it to the shrimp. He will not give him frozen food which is how I feed the tank each day. I stopped that over a month ago.
If I can't catch him before the move I will have no choice but to remove all of the rockwork. I am concerned that both the shrimp and the goby would get crushed in the cave when I do this.

 

[ibanez]

I would get some 50 lb fishing line and poke around in the cave trying to kind of scoop him out. See if he will evacuate. I would also try pushing some stuff down in the hole and try and catch him when he is cleaning it out.