Ah... Taking out the hardscape and plants means dealing with... The shrimp. I'm not saying that he scares me but I'd rather put my hand near a bear trap than root around where he lurks.Lol, good luck catching them.
As @Slaphppy7 said, it’s easiest to catch fish with two nets and when the water level is very low. Also removing any hardscape/decor also will help.
In terms of the way fish & other creatures feed, to my mind bamboo shrimps catch everything (filtering) while cories pick out the bits of food and get rid of the rest through their gills (sifting).Well yes and no...you refer to mechanical filtration where particulates get trapped and removed from the water. But there is also biological and sometimes chemical filtration as well. In biological filtration for example, nitrosomonas bacteria oxidize ammonia resulting in nitrites and nitrospira bacteria oxidize nitrites into nitrates. Then with chemical filtration, sometimes materials or resins are used to adsorb impurities from the water (e.g. activated carbon). Plants do an excellent job of filtering as these extract nutrients (aka pollution) from the water and convert it into plant tissue, often eventually removed through trimmings.
So filtration is more than may meet the eye.
Aren't you quarantining those new fish in the 54L now?
Oh whoops, yeah... I forgot about that!
All fired up for a new project and can't wait, I get it!
Nice!! I'll give it a watch!
For when the time comes to catch the elusive fish, I found this video super helpful. I thought I was pretty good at catching fish, until I watched this and realised I had so much left to learn! Far less stressful on the fish using Cory's methods here
Not two nets, one large net.Make sure to get 2 big nets. Trying to catch little fish with two, 2 inch nets is not a fun experience. Trust me, I speak from it.
Trust me, I speak from experience 
What shrimp are you skeered of?
Giant fan shrimp/vampire shrimp. Evil eyes and many, many arms. Still love them though.
LOL....it won't suck your blood, or anything...
It looks like it would! Sometimes I worry that he'll jump out and eat my face while I sleep!
He looks like a sweetie to me! I'd let him sit on my hand
