How best to trap a ccoral banded shrimp? (1 Viewer)

[jlord1]

I have had a coral banded shrimp for years in my 100 gallon, now i need him out! any suggestions?

 

[luxtralarge]

put a trigger in it

 

[RGH69]

Ha Ha, a trigger would do it for sure. Unfortunately he would also take out most of the other inhabitants. I want to get rid of my banded coral shrimp as well. He has eaten my cleaner shrimp and my Harlequin shrimp. I can't get to him unless I take down the whole setup. I know that they make fish traps. Someone needs to make a shrimp trap.

 

[flexrac]

have you guys tried the diy fish trap in the DIY section.

 

[rxonco]

Prop a glass at an angle on the bottom of the tank against the rockwork. Put some type of food (shrimp, etc...) in it, and wait. The shrimp, and likely a crab or two, will be able to climb down into the glass but won't be able to get back out because of the smooth glass walls.

 

[Llama]

If you have a bold shrimp:

Insert container large enough to hold shrimp. High walls is key. Secure it with line just like any other fish trap. Add a cube of mysis to trap and let sit on the sand bed.

watch and wait...

Snag the container out when it gets in.

 

[DustinB]

I always get shrimp out with a dowel rod. Stick the rod through the cracks in the rock to get the shrimp to work it's way out of the rockwork, then net it. Done it with banded coral shrimps and cleaners, worked every time within 5 minutes.

 

[krjackso]

I caught 6 large pep shrimps with the inverted water bottle trap in less than 15 minutes the other night.

 

[steveb]

That is what I would try but I don't think this would work in my tank unless I was actively watching - to cover it when one went in.

All four of my lysmata (2 amboinensis and 2 debelius) can swim up in the water column when they choose to, especially the amboinensis... they will actually swim up and skate upside down on the water surface to get the floating fish pellets.