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Old 11-02-2010, 05:07 PM
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I have one I made quite a while back to catch a foxface that needed a new home. Its pretty much exactly as decribed in the previous post. The door has a catch that is released manually with a line. I didn't add a feeding tube, I just placed the food in manually or used a syringe to shoot it in the open door.

It worked perfectly the first time. I placed it in the tank for a few days to let the fish get used to it, and get used to the idea of it being a good place to dine. Then once it was not so wary, I was able to easily catch it.

I recently tried to catch a Domino damsel in it, but the wily b***h was the only fish in the tank that would not enter the trap. Ever. All the rest of the tank inhabitants would happily swim in for the treats without a worry in the world, but the one fish I wanted to catch would absolutely never go into it. I finally had to resort to a long and determined effort chasing her around and cornering her with several nets to catch her.
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50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump.
130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium.
10 gallon quarantine.
60 gallon winter tank for pond fish.
300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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