I have made many bottles. But also for everything else, these here are the most tools on daily basis:
I assume you do not want to pull the plant out, turn it around and put it back in, right? Makes sense cuz of Hydra alone.
Before those tweezers I used anything from a branched twig to a piece of wire I bend to a hook to fish things partially out.
A long pair of scissors will also work to grab things. You could put some hot glue on the cutting edges if you are afraid you might cut it accidentally. The hot glue comes right back off in one piece once you're done.
Just throwing some ideas at ya...get that creativity outside the box going :).