MantaFan Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I need to build a bottle trap to catch my peppermint shrimp... Do you think I can use a 17oz Ozarka bottle, or is that too small? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I tried a 20 oz water bottle for my skunk shrimp and found that the shrimp were large enough to grab the food out of the trap without totally going inside. This was using the technique of cutting off and inverting the top of the bottle. I'm gonna try a larger bottle soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I need to build a bottle trap to catch my peppermint shrimp... Do you think I can use a 17oz Ozarka bottle, or is that too small? That is plenty big enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Guess I was doing it wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaFan Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 One down, one to go... And he's very interested :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 What did you put in the bottle for bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I know two methods to make a bottle trap. The first is how Jim described, taking a two-liter bottle, cutting it in half and inverting the top half into the bottom half. This trap is intended to be used overnight or otherwise not attended. Normally you would use this trap to catch nocturnal predatory crabs or mantis. The second is made by taking any bottle, putting a rock and bait into the bottom and leaning the bottle against the rocks. Normally, you would tie fishing line or something to the top of the bottle so you can haul it out when something goes in. You could use this simpler version to catch a cleaner shrimp or other desirable creature to sell or transport. In both cases the mouth of the bottle has to be at a degree high enough to where the creature can't crawl out or reach the top. Anything the thing you're trying to catch will eat can be used as bait. I've used pieces of krill, mysis, or silversides. Some people say you can use "table shrimp" but I don't find it useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaFan Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 I used the first method Sascha described... I put some Marine Cuisine and a few rocks inside to hold it down. Once the lights were off it only took about an hour to get 2 shrimp (and 3 snails ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Gonna try it, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Cut the bottle just below the neck. If you cut it too low then the critter can get out and if you cut it too high then it won't fit again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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