+BobcatReefer Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Need to extract a Coral Banded cold blooded killer so I can move in some Peppermints and handle the Aiptasia. Thinking something like an empty 1L plastic coke bottle w/ a small hole to inject food/bait. Climbs in the mouth, pull the bottle out? Am I Wile E Coyote here? Do you have a better mouse...er, shrimp trap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 You can borrow my fish trapIf you likeSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Bravo Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 16 oz plastic bottle, holes around the bottom to help it sink (I put in a small fishing sinker) and a chunk of shrimp or clam for bait. Fishing line to pull it when it goes in. Easy-peasy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 ^^^ that's exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks @Sierra Bravo@Juiceman - thanks, but I think a fish trap is too big and I'd be fighting to keep the fish out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Trap made, baited and set...managed to capture a large Nassarius, but the CB didn’t show any interest that I could tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Bravo Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 😋 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Question: keep the original piece of shrimp bait in there and leave the trap in 24/7 until shrimp is caught, or take it out and reset for nighttime trapping only? (admittedly, I have no idea why I think this is only a nighttime venture...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Bravo Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Well, if he's a little skittish you could leave the bottle in there to help him get used to it and maybe start feeding him a few pieces of whatever bait you're using to entice him. I think he'd be able to be trapped daytime. No one said it would be easy-peasy. . .er, ummm, yes; ahem. . . 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 [emoji35][emoji35][emoji35] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Wow, nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 The coke bottle is an old school trap, but it's tricky. The shrimp avoid it because it's too light and blows around. If your shrimp likes to hang out in the rocks then place the trap at a 45 degree angle with the bottom on the sand and the top sloping up the aquascape towards his spot. If he hangs out on the sand, then face the opening towards his spot and anchor the trap in place using LR. The trick is to get it stationary. CB are generally active all day, so I would leave the trap in at all times but replace the bait each day. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Trap is stationary, CB hangs on the rocks, and the trap opening was facing his hangout spot. I have some other issues to work on w/ the tank so I may have to suspend trapping activities for now. Plus, I think I might be able to double net wrangle him from his secondary hideout - open on both sides. Will keep you all updated on this adventure as events unfold...I know you are all hanging on the edge! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atxraider83 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Your shrimps an A-hole. I did the bottle trap for a peppermint and he was in it within 45 seconds lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, Atxraider83 said: Your shrimps an A-hole. Well, yeah! That's why he's got to go! 😂🤣😂🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 the best trap i've made consisted of the mouth from this: http://bit.ly/2mcsLuX sewed into the side of this http://amzn.com/B0002565MA coke bottle never worked for me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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