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Glass Shrimper Net: Photo Credit: practical fishkeeping UK I was very kindly gifted one of the new Glass Shrimper Nets by @newbreed at the National Shrimp Championships- Thank you Jamie. Review: Look and feel: The glass is light, but thick and strong enough to resist bashing against tank glass and during washing. The hollow handle is 40cm in length. First thoughts: Because the Glass Shrimper net is unlike any other net I have handled before, it took some getting used to wielding it correctly and moving at correct angles and directions under the water. I felt like a bit of a buffoon at first! What I like about it: -The shrimp are not stressed when you try and catch them, most get into the glass net themselves. A slow to moderate speed approach does not upset them at all. -When you put your finger over the handle hole at the top, you can lift the shrimp out of the tank without them being exposed to air and out of the water at all, avoiding stress. I found this really cool when catching shrimp for sorting. -The shrimp move into the handle when you hold the net horizontal and this enables excellent viewing: when put in front of a light, you are able to see dark shrimp saddles that are usually not visible with the naked eye in dark shrimp like king kongs or dark tigers. I also found this excellent for culling shrimp as I could inspect them closer than I could have ever done before without stressing them too much, making sorting easier. - I am able to sterilise this glass shrimper net properly unlike regular nets - I also successfully used it as a glass feeding chute to transfer powder food into a feeding dish without getting lost in the current by injecting the food directly into the handle and tipping it out on the feeding dish without getting my hands in the tank. Tip: this net works on the principle that you put the Glass shrimper net against a surface like the tank glass or moss until the shrimp swims to the back or to the handle, then you can move the shrimp to the water surface. It will not work in cornered surfaces for obvious reasons. Because of the reduced shrimp stress and easy close-up inspection, I give this very useful Glass Shrimper net ???? out of 5 stars. View full article

Latest pics, finally got my slave flash units set up and working for some ok-ish macro pics. Not all these are DSLR, some were just with iPhone and magnifying glass ;) iPhone pics see face palm thread for this guy :( comeback from Cull Vanilla Ice BB Classic Halo Red Vs Blue DSLR love this guy courtesy of GBang in the recent live auctions. variations of BB from Disciple really happy with my shadow panda drops saddled CRS from Ineke Line best shot I got with flash setup Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is especially critical with berried shrimps to reduce the stress of moving them.

Great review thankyou, you have convinced me to purchase one :)

I keep coming back to look at the riffle shrimp awesome shots as stated previously, well done.

I'll stick to watching your posts @newbreed as I've got a long way to even try and attempt these, thanks for the videos looking good.

@newbreed, do you know the manufacturer to pass on some feedback? Like, even though I haven't got one ...yet, I think a square ended glass net would be a better shape for catching shrimp in the corners of the tank.

Thanks heaps @KeenShrimp! Like you I initially felt really clumsy using this new glass net! And tried to catch the shrimp as I do with normal nets, lol, was frustrating! But after practice it's a huge difference! And thank you for these extra ideas and uses, which I had not considered. I may have to attempt sexing some tigers with this method now!! Many Thanks once again!!

So, a bit of an update! These shrimp never congregated before for a meal prior to introducing this special food! Which they have had twice now. I decided to try a different food today, soy hulls, which they have turned their nose up to previously many times. I placed it in same corner and after twenty minutes, they were out having a feast. Amazing how habits can change in such a short space of time. Lol

Great looking shrimp @fishmosy I will be looking at getting some of these in the future, thanks for sharing the pics.

I haven't had the time to go through all the pics and videos yet, as you know just started new job. I'm planning to find some time in the coming week so keep your eyes peeled.

LOL intentional as it would be a show comp, not a forum comp as such. Plus it will motivate more members here to attend.

I'm actually more interested in organic load than anything leaching out of the roof. Most houses will accumulate sticks, leaves, possum faeces etc on the roof along with who knows what else. And sure there is the issue of leachate from some too. You probably should head for ro @newbreed because long term it's impossible to keep zebras soft enough on rainwater. The tank will slowly get harder via the minimal evaporation going on.

@lodo how about a SKF sponsored macro photo comp at the next show ? Criteria to enter - must attend show in order to take the photo

Loving the pics of everyone's tanks! The temptation to setup another tank is real. But i think I've spent enough on these two tanks for now. I have attached a pic of my 26l planted tank with cherrys and ember tetra, and a pic of my 32l CRS tank. These are my first 2 real tans. They haven't been setup for very long. shep