Catching a coral banded shrimp

[Jaynie1028]

Anyone have any good ideas? He will never come out when I am standing near the tank. He is always out when I'm standing about 4 feet away. I need him out and can't catch him. I need to get a harly shrimp to eat the starfish that are taking over.

Thanks

 

[edd]

i tried to catch mine with a trap, even tried to spear it [just wanted it out] as soon as i approach the tank he's gone. they do come out at night, but i still couldn't get near him.
when i upgraded i got him out. i think he ate a few fish in the mean time. killed my picassos.

 

[MIKE NY]

Jaynie use a tall smooth sided glass and lean it against the rockwork with meaty food in it at night...it will go in to get the food and shouldn't be able to climb back out if the glass is tall enough that it's legs can't grab the top from the bottom....or if you have room to tie a piece of silverside etc.. on a string and lure it out to scoop it with a net...

 

[ChrisB]

I built a trap with a trap door out of plexi put food to catch my pistol shrimp.

 

[shauns220]

Block Buster...LOL
HELLO JAYNIE ...

 

[under10minutes]

i tried to catch mine with a trap, even tried to spear it [just wanted it out] as soon as i approach the tank he's gone. they do come out at night, but i still couldn't get near him.
when i upgraded i got him out. i think he ate a few fish in the mean time. killed my picassos.

I would hide too if someone was trying to spear me!!! Hahaha smart shrimp

 

[ChrisB]

SHOP VAC ! lol took me 2 weeks to get my pistol shrimp . I rigged trap to a fishing string attached to a flashlight for wieght with more fishing line to reach my couch . so i was not near tank for him to see me.