catching a shrimp

[SurrealSerenity]

what is the best way to catch a skunk cleaner shrimp? I am switching him for a coral banded shrimp at my LFS. I have had no luck trying to catch my shrimp and i don't want to take my rocks apart.

 

[jefathome]

LOL... you have trouble catching him?
Mine will regularly come up and jump rightr onto my hand to clean under my nails and stuff.


Try a wide-mouth bottle with a piece of shrimp at the bottom. Rest the mouth up against the rocks and the shrimp shoule go right in. then put your hand over hte mouth or maybe a net and you should get him no problem.

 

[Jdbrine]

Anytime i have caught them I just stick my hand in the tank and a clear specimen container. I put the container under my hand and when the shrimp starts cleaning my hand i slowly raise my hand out of the tank and they go right in the container.

 

[SurrealSerenity]

yea mine use to clean my hand but he stopped a few months ago because when I was cleaning in my tank he was feting in my way so i swooshed him away, I didn't touch it. I'll try the bottle trick. thanks

 

[SurrealSerenity]

what are the chances a coral banded shrimp will kill my skunk cleaner shrimp?

 

[Fretfreak13]

Pretty high, depending on the size of your tank. CBS can be very territorial to shrimp AND fish. IMO, the skunk cleaner is a much more peaceful suitor for a reef tank. I'd get a cleaner over a CBS any day. Why are you wanting to switch?

 

[SurrealSerenity]

I have an over abundance of bristle worms and I'm told the CBS eat them. I'm not going to switch anymore I don't think

 

[tom499]

cover a piece of table shrimp with a plate at night in the morning sipion them out htey say under the plate when they are full.