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lindenfish88
09/20/2010, 02:05 PM
whats the best way to catch a flame angel, its currently in a 45g. A trap doesn't seem to work, any suggestions?

HorsePower
09/20/2010, 02:57 PM
A trap does not seem to work? Just keep it in your tank and let them get used to it, keep putting food in the trap, it eventually will get brave and go in.. I have caught all my fish this way...

jonathansruelas
09/20/2010, 05:11 PM
try some live baby shrimp..

lindenfish88
09/20/2010, 05:44 PM
hmm, the reason i think its not working is it probably seen the trap catch other fish so it never goes in.

Idle Moor
09/20/2010, 07:36 PM
I caught my lemonpeel today using eggcrate.

I cut a piece about 12" long to fit across a corner of the tank then put it in the corner against the sides and bottom of the tank. Then I let it tilt back away from the corner at the top by a few inches to let space appear along the sides, keeping it in contact with the bottom. I kept baiting the corner while depriving the rest of the tank of food. It took about 12 hrs for the angel to get brave/hungry enough to go around the edge of the eggcrate but then it was simple to just pull it back upright and catch the fish.

printedpaper
09/20/2010, 07:57 PM
x2 on the trap. Thats how i catch all of mine too. keep the door open so it can go inside the trap for a day or two.

twelvejewelz
09/21/2010, 01:31 AM
I always catch my fish after the lights go out and they are out for a few hours. Clownfish are the easiest to catch like this but you can try it with the angel as long as he dosnt hide in a hard to reach spot while hes asleep

Namn8r
09/21/2010, 04:38 AM
Observe your fishes swim path then stuff clear plastic fish bags in the corners of your tank or covering the exit holes around your rock work. Chase your fish around the tank a few times with the net and they will eventually go into one of the bags!

Cheers

Nam

Idle Moor
09/21/2010, 06:01 AM
I have used a similar technique to the one posted above to catch a damsel. I used the mesh hairnets used by food service workers and stretched them over the openings in the rocks the fish swam through, then chased the fish around until it swam into one. The nets have elastic around the opening so they are easy to mount and they become virtually invisible in the water.

A sea K
09/21/2010, 06:06 AM
A trap does not seem to work? Just keep it in your tank and let them get used to it, keep putting food in the trap, it eventually will get brave and go in.. I have caught all my fish this way...

+3.
Patience is key, just gonna take a little time is all. I prefer this method as it doesnt upset the fish you are persuing or any of the other tankmates for that matter.

SDguy
09/21/2010, 06:32 AM
I've never had my trap not work. Patience.

michael_cb_125
09/21/2010, 06:50 AM
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~Michael

HorsePower
09/21/2010, 09:12 AM
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~Michael

lol thats awesome man! Do you feed them like that everyday?

michael_cb_125
09/21/2010, 09:52 AM
I feed all of my fish like this and from my fingers. I can even pet my fish.

All of this makes capture for (treatment, aggression, etc.) very simple. ;)

~Michael

lindenfish88
09/21/2010, 10:31 AM
wow, how long did it take for them to be so brave? What kind of container is that. The flame I try to catch swims around the trap and sometimes attempts to enter but backs away, I was planning to empty the tank of water to maybe catch it, not sure if it works lke this though.

HorsePower
09/21/2010, 10:35 AM
wow, how long did it take for them to be so brave? What kind of container is that. The flame I try to catch swims around the trap and sometimes attempts to enter but backs away, I was planning to empty the tank of water to maybe catch it, not sure if it works lke this though.

Patients Patients my friend! If he is attempting to enter but backs out he will eventually go in! Just let it be do not disturb him to much and just keep feeding through the trap.... My opinion..

MMA
09/21/2010, 10:55 AM
Trap will work. Sometimes it just takes some time.

lindenfish88
09/21/2010, 10:56 AM
Hmm, also the bottle trap seems to bounce around do to flow, other fish enter its just the angel

michael_cb_125
09/21/2010, 11:29 AM
I made an acrylic box to use as a capture box.

Just pour food in the box everyday around the same time and put in in the water. The fish will know where the food is..... most food will float out and be consumed. Over a few days the fish will realize that the trap is harmless and means food. Most fish (i have never had one that would not enter) will become greedy and want to be the first in the box......
trust me, it works...... every-time......but not always in short time....

That said, I have had fish enter the box in less than three days......

~Michael

michael_cb_125
09/21/2010, 12:01 PM
I have had the following fish enter my traps:

Both Large and Dwarf Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Basslets (gramma, liopropoma), Clowns, Cardinals, etc.)

Sugar Magnolia
09/21/2010, 12:07 PM
Thanks for that video Michael. I've been trying to hook a lunar wrasse for a couple of days now and the darn thing just grabs the food off the hook. I think it's time to try the trap.

lindenfish88
09/21/2010, 05:52 PM
what size tank is that??? And did you turn off the power heads??? My fish never go near my hand or anything I stick in the hand.. Must be the food, I feed flakes.

michael_cb_125
09/22/2010, 05:38 AM
- all of my fish eat spirulina flake from my hand. ;)

~Michael



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hktoez
09/22/2010, 09:42 AM
I'm not syaing this will work for you but this is how i got my sixline out..

I dropped in some food and lured it to the surface and swooped it up quickly with a net. This was after many failed attempts using a plastic bottle trap.

jonathansruelas
09/22/2010, 07:11 PM
great idea with acrylic box michael. i think i will make one , seems less harmless than a net