Would a plastic bottle be toxic in reef?
 

Just wondering if anyone knows if a small pop bottle would be toxic in a reef tank if it were there for 1-4 days? I have a fish I need to catch so I was thinking of using the bottle trap method since all the other fish other than the one in question are too big to fit in the bottle I think this might work. However I am worried as to whether putting a bottle in the reef tank could poison something. Any ideas?

Doubtful, since they are designed to store liquids (many of them acidic) for a long period of time and then be consumed by humans.

Shouldn't do any harm, just make sure there is no glue or anything still on the container.

sounds good. Thanks.

to be safe i would use a bottle that originally had water in it. not a soda bottle. I made a bottle trap to get a mantis using a dasani bottle and it worked within 4 hours or so.

sounds good.

Im not as lucky Im trying to catch a small damsel and have had the bottle in for about 4 hrs as well now with some food in it. But it seems the damsel isnt interested.

Takes time.............lots of time..........!!!!