How to trim moss on a small tank with baby shrimp...?

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My 2.6 gallon (fluval spec 2) fire red cherry shrimp tank has a looot of singapore moss...My roomates are pressuring me to trim it because it looks really bad, but last time I tried to trim it I think I (accidentally!!!) killed a bunch of shrimpies. Now to my surprise when I was about to attempt to trim it again I saw a bunch of baby shrimp!

Wasn't expecting that of course; I've never bred any kind of creature. I have no idea how to take care of them either and there's no way I can catch all of them. They're so small and cute, I don't want to hurt them! HALP. :(
 
That's what cherry shrimp do...make more cherry shrimp.

For trimming, best bet is to get a pair of long scissors, fan the area with your fingers, then snip carefully and remove the pieces. Put them into a little bowl of water, and check for any shrimplets. Return any hitch hikers to the main tank and discard. The shrimp are usually pretty good about jumping off when removed from the water.
 
Move quickly in the area where you wish to trim, then slowly trim. The rapid movement may incent the shrimp to flee the area. The slow trim allows them time to move out of the way of whatever you're trimming with.

They're dwarf shrimp. They'll live and breed without much difficulty.
 
Ah, shrimp... the worlds best breeders haha. As stated above just be careful, scare the shrimp away, and have a glass of water to ensure they're no leftovers.

Just a request... tank picture please? :)
 
A glass of water to avoid leftovers? Trying to make yourself a seafood protein shake? :crazy:
 
Heh. Many years ago, when cherry shrimp and CPD's were new on the market, we joked about making a pizza of them. A very, very expensive cherry shrimp and CPD pizza.
 
There's actually a place that (used to? maybe doesn't exist anymore, as it's been 20 years) used to do a white pizza with onions, peppers, mushrooms, shrimp, crab, fish and scallops
 
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