Fish Traps

[EmilyB]

In reply to the original question, yes they do work, especially for small wrasses.

[Sebae again]

I have the one in your link and it has worked well for me. I have a square one as well but the fish won't go in because they see the corners. To be more successfull,don't feed the fish for a couple of days.

[Treebeard]

I built the pop bottle trap this morning, baited it with some mysis, put it in the tank and went for a shower. Came downstairs 10 minutes later and he was inside looking out. Too easy! Thanks for the advice, and saving me 40 bucks!

[Oscar]

If partially buried in the sustrate will the pop bottle trick work for capturing crabs?

[Stones]

If its crabs you want out of your tank, instead of using a pop bottle, just submerge a small drinking glass or a large shot glass into the substrate at an angle. Put some type of heavier bait in like a large piece of shrimp and leave it overnight. Crabs will crawl in to eat the shrimp but not be able to climb up the slick glass walls. If the crabs are small enough, the plastic tubes superglue comes in work pretty good.

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Stones

just submerge a small drinking glass or a large shot glass into the substrate at an angle.

Excellent, now where did I put that shot glass?

[rocketlily]

Just don't use a shot glass with red screen printing. The salt water reacts with the printing, ruins the shot glass and gives you lots to clean up.