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I bought this Sudo Slim shrimp net as I was not happy with my current netting options. Found an unexpected awesome use for it: those annoying tiny snails on the walls of your aquarium glass? Because this net is so flexible and the wire rim where the edge meets the net is so thin, it is extremely easy to just scrape all of the snails with one swoop into the net. Highly recommended.

Good quality netting material. It is of such a good weave that I catch seed-shrimp with it in my smaller tank.

Only drawback: short handle, but one could argue that it gives you very good control of the net.

Very good at shrimp catching too as there is no escape once the net is flush against the glass. My favourite net all- round.

I will rate this net ????/5 shrimp tails

 

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On 22 July 2016 at 6:28 AM, NoGi said:

lol that's great. I usually just squish them with my fingers.

Ditto @NoGi I have been catching the bigger ones with my Aqua One Easy Reach Aquarium Tongs and feed them to my cichlids and yabbi.

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