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Old 03-02-2006, 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Psyire
I didn't move a single rock!

To catch a foxface I would create a very large acrylic box with hingeable doors on either side. The trick is to make the box really big so they don't know they are going 'into' something. Bait it with nori and you'll have him in no time. There is a thread somewhere on RC showing an excellent example of this, and he caught his foxface quickly.
Thanks for the tip. If I get the ambition up to try to catch it I will give the trap idea a try. Its a really nice fish, but It is getting a bit large for my tank. My volume at 130 gaqllons is fine, but I think it should have a tank longer than 4' for better swimming space.
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