Catching peppermint shrimp to move to another tank

[BirdFish5000]

I'd like to move one or two peppermint shrimp from my 55 to my 29 to help with an aiptasia problem. Suggestions on how to catch one, please?

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

Do they clean your hands? if they do, let them clean a hand while slowly lifting the hand out of tank and net them that way or use a fish bag with some food in it.

 

[BirdFish5000]

I haven't even thought to check; but I will, thank you

 

[vaguelyreeflike]

I haven't even thought to check; but I will, thank you

This is how I catch them out of our 40gallon coral tank at work, since i cant pull most of the rocks out

 

[Cthulukelele]

They are also voracious nighttime eaters, so if you put a bit of frozen food in a net after lights out and check on it a few times with a red light you should be able to net them out

 

[BirdFish5000]

Thanks all!

 

[Uncle99]

Clear plastic water bottle bottom.
Fishing line.
Piece of shrimp tied to a small rock.
He’ll find that shrimp fast.
When he does, lift up the water bottle quickly.

 

[reeftankdude]

 

[BirdFish5000]

Wanted to give an update here - I was very easily able to catch one by holding a cube of frozen food in my hand, and waiting. After a minute or two, one of the bigger shrimp came over, and began eating. I simply lifted my hand out of the tank and moved him to the other tank. The whole time he just kept eating, lol