Anyone have a fish trap I could borrow - Calgary

[Coralgurl]

I have no way to store the water or make enough to replace, guess I could buy more containers. No idea where he sleeps, I think behind the rocks in the back.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I have no way to store the water or make enough to replace, guess I could buy more containers. No idea where he sleeps, I think behind the rocks in the back.

i feel your pain im never getting fish again after trying to catch the last ones i had to remove lol :P if any of my fish started tossing frags theyd get my foot up their fish hole and a stern speaking too :P


have you tried to burt and ernie approach to catching fis????



" here fishy fishy fishy fishy.....here fishy fishy fishy fishy " worked for them:P

[Coralgurl]

Haha, that works on most of the others, but this one knows he's a s@&thead....

[sphelps]

Use a net, the bigger the better. Leave it in the tank at a corner at the bottom with the handle up. Set it up so it's almost flat against the glass and only kicked out slightly. Use your magnet cleaner as a support aid. When you feed put food in that area and get food inside the net a little. Eventually the wrasse will wonder in, when he does run up to the tank and tap the glass which will scar him back further into the net. Turn the net handle so to trap it against the glass, pull out net and fish

Worked for me every time, might take a day or two but I caught wrasses, tangs, and angles. The wrasse was the easiest. A fish trap won't any better.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Use a net, the bigger the better. Leave it in the tank at a corner at the bottom with the handle up. Set it up so it's almost flat against the glass and only kicked out slightly. Use your magnet cleaner as a support aid. When you feed put food in that area and get food inside the net a little. Eventually the wrasse will wonder in, when he does run up to the tank and tap the glass which will scar him back further into the net. Turn the net handle so to trap it against the glass, pull out net and fish

Worked for me every time, might take a day or two but I caught wrasses, tangs, and angles. The wrasse was the easiest. A fish trap won't any better.

+1

Thats a great way to catch fish. It has worked well for me as well.

PS... Sorry to hear about your corals....Let me know what you catch him!

[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Use a net, the bigger the better. Leave it in the tank at a corner at the bottom with the handle up. Set it up so it's almost flat against the glass and only kicked out slightly. Use your magnet cleaner as a support aid. When you feed put food in that area and get food inside the net a little. Eventually the wrasse will wonder in, when he does run up to the tank and tap the glass which will scar him back further into the net. Turn the net handle so to trap it against the glass, pull out net and fish

Worked for me every time, might take a day or two but I caught wrasses, tangs, and angles. The wrasse was the easiest. A fish trap won't any better.

I'm going to give this a try this weekend and see if it it works.

Mike, if I catch him, you still want him?

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I'm going to give this a try this weekend and see if it it works.

Mike, if I catch him, you still want him?

Heck yes!

[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Heck yes!

Awesome, will let you know when he's ready!

[LeanneP]

Thanks for the fish catching tecnique! I was just trying to figure out how to get a sick fish out of my tank without tearing it apart. I am hoping it works!
Leanne P

Originally Posted by sphelps

Use a net, the bigger the better. Leave it in the tank at a corner at the bottom with the handle up. Set it up so it's almost flat against the glass and only kicked out slightly. Use your magnet cleaner as a support aid. When you feed put food in that area and get food inside the net a little. Eventually the wrasse will wonder in, when he does run up to the tank and tap the glass which will scar him back further into the net. Turn the net handle so to trap it against the glass, pull out net and fish

Worked for me every time, might take a day or two but I caught wrasses, tangs, and angles. The wrasse was the easiest. A fish trap won't any better.

[Coralgurl]

Sphelps, thank you so much for this suggestion! I had to grab a bigger net, in the tank for less than an hour and out he came. He's in the sump now and looking pretty PO'd, luckily he has a home to go to......

Wool hooo, so happy!!