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Take my small (4 inch square), fish net I use in my other tanks, and run it through the plants of any body of water. You should get some shrimp. Traps are usually too big, and you will attract minnows that will try to eat the shrimp. My little net works just fine and didn't cost me a dime, considering I already owned it. If you are looking for fish, try different foods and see what works. Most fish will eat anything. Dog food works, so does bread, or old meat. Pretty much anything will work.
I prefer to catch my shrimp because they usually have a better variety of diet, and so better nutritional properties, than a farmed shrimp. Remember that wild animals have a chance to harbor wild parasites, which could find their way into your fish. I would highly suggest doing a saltwater dip for your shrimp before feeding them to any of your fish. Shrimp can easily adapt to either fully salt or freshwater conditions, as can many of the smaller fish you find in our waters. Keeping your food in conditions "opposite" to what they were pulled from should kill off any parasites. I always let my food sit out for 2 days before feeding. I just alternate between two buckets, and normally collect enough food for about a week at each trip.
Take my small (4 inch square), fish net I use in my other tanks, and run it through the plants of any body of water. You should get some shrimp. Traps are usually too big, and you will attract minnows that will try to eat the shrimp. My little net works just fine and didn't cost me a dime, considering I already owned it. If you are looking for fish, try different foods and see what works. Most fish will eat anything. Dog food works, so does bread, or old meat. Pretty much anything will work.
I prefer to catch my shrimp because they usually have a better variety of diet, and so better nutritional properties, than a farmed shrimp. Remember that wild animals have a chance to harbor wild parasites, which could find their way into your fish. I would highly suggest doing a saltwater dip for your shrimp before feeding them to any of your fish. Shrimp can easily adapt to either fully salt or freshwater conditions, as can many of the smaller fish you find in our waters. Keeping your food in conditions "opposite" to what they were pulled from should kill off any parasites. I always let my food sit out for 2 days before feeding. I just alternate between two buckets, and normally collect enough food for about a week at each trip.
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