How exactly do you move singular shrimp?

i cant seem to find anyone asking this.
i see a lot of people just easily pick out two shrimp from a colony and move them, and im currently planning to move my shrimp to a bigger tank (betta ate one of my ghosts so i set up a whole new tank lol..)
ldo you pick them up with a fish net? with your hands? can they walk when out of water or are they incapacitated? when i tried to put them into their new tank when first getting them i used the fish net after acclimating so i wouldnt get the old water into their tank but it was a nightmare-- they would jolt away instantly.

im new to shrimp so i dont want to hurt them trying to figure out myself

 

You move them just like anything else - catch which one you want in a net, and put it into an acclimation bag/container, and move it to the new tank.

Small freshwater shrimp typically can't do anything except for flop out of water.

 

You move them just like anything else - catch which one you want in a net, and put it into an acclimation bag/container, and move it to the new tank.

Small freshwater shrimp typically can't do anything except for flop out of water.

thank you, ive noticed with a fish net they always jolt out so quick its near impossible to get them out? like how would you pick out berried shrimp etc through a colony for example? are they slower?

thanks

 

thank you, ive noticed with a fish net they always jolt out so quick its near impossible to get them out? like how would you pick out berried shrimp etc through a colony for example? are they slower?

thanks

Nope, they aren't any slower. You just gotta be quick, and get them to back into a tank wall or something.

 

Highly recommend you buy a shrimp net. They are smaller box shaped nets specifically for catching dwarf shrimp, makes your life wayyy easier

 

I isolate the specimen first with a net and try to move it towards the glass. Next, capture it with your net and perhaps use your other hand to surround it. Once you have it in your net, see to it it cannot jump out from the net.

Berried ones can actually be a bit more difficult to catch.

 

I find two nets helpful but it takes a bit of practice , ridiculously difficult in a planted tank. I’ll admit to giving up and just thinking nah, not today !!

 

Highly recommend you buy a shrimp net. They are smaller box shaped nets specifically for catching dwarf shrimp, makes your life wayyy easier

I agree about getting a net made for shrimp. I have several, and find myself using them for other things too.

For me they're much easier to catch if they're on the substrate or the side of the tank. They don't seem to jump away as quickly as when they're swimming or on plants.

 

thanks guys! i checked out shrimp nets and they do seem a lot easier, guess i will need to get one