How to catch a large fish in a reef tank - Page 2

my2rotties · #1 04-10-2009, 03:13 AM

I bought the one at Red Coral from Kevin... I believe it is the same as what he loans out to people. It is bulky to get into a reef tank, the door is picky, and the line for the door smnaps (just changed it though). It works well and I did all my feeding out of it for the last three days. I have it on the bottom but notice if I wanted my wrasses ot chromis I would have suspend the trap up higher.

It was $55 and is money well spent if you have a lot of fish.

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

What trap did you use in the end?

my2rotties · #2 04-10-2009, 03:09 AM

The foxface is getting hungrier as the night goes by... I am in no rish to get her out since her new home is not ready for her yet. She would go into my 90g until she can go to her new place. I am not too concerned about her right now.

I am just so happy the big tuna is now out of my display... I still can't believe I pulled it off. Need to polish the horse shoes in my butt. I agree with how they sleep but when they live in a back corner under a rock. We have so many corals and damageables that I have no chance of netting anybody.
The fish trap actually works but it is touchy sometimes and I missed getting the foxface once already.

It was a well spent $55 though. I have two damsels, a clownfish and the giant tuna to take to the LFS tomorrow.

Thanks for the help Lance!

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Originally Posted by asmodeus

Diana I know with all the fofaces that i have had i caught mine all at night. fox faces will sleep towards the top of the water like mine did. if so just wait til you see the lights go off and I had a night light tin my tank a blue one, it was very hard for the fish to see me.
Then I waited and then netted or use the contaienr and it was done. PM me your number I will talk to you about how easy it is for foxfaces too.

Lance · #3 04-10-2009, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by marie

I've read that you can use a mag float to hold it in place against the glass. I was going to build one to catch my regal angel.

Marie, I have a DIY trap that works well if you ever need it. I caught my Foxface and Sailfin in one evening when I moved them to the big tank, and the Foxface a couple of days later (he's not too bright) to put him in QT when he was bullying the Tuskfish.