Critter Hunting - Best Methods

[Seek&Reef]

Preface:​

I bought ocean rock and LOVE the life on it. However there are some species that should not be in an aquarium setting mixed reef. I am trying to catch any crabs, pistol shrimp, mantis shrimp, fireworms, and eunice worms (bristleworms can stay).

Methods Used Thus Far:​

• Worm trap with ro tubing leading into the bottle (no luck)
• Night searching with red light (1 fireworm)
• Temp matched Perrier water sprayed into holes over bucket (1 crab & 2 pistol shrimp)
• Surgery on rock for algae (keeping misted) (1 crab)

Any help is appreciated. Everything I catch is going in my sump with my spare rocks minus the fireworm of course.

 

[Mickle]

Depends on tank size I guess but what Ive done in the past is just skewer a chunk of raw shrimp and set it in an open area away from rock at night and wait for things to come to it. You could also try cutting a plastic bottle above the labeling, so you have a funnel shape, invert it into the bottle and put bait inside, I use this for catching tricky fish without tearing down my tank.