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03/09/2018, 11:11 PM | #1 |
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Fish Traps for Large Fish vs. Hooks & Monofilament
I'm about to break down my 330g tank and need to catch all of the fish. Doing so with a net is simply not going to happen due to the depth and height of the tank, as well as other logistics, so I feel I have two options:
1. Buy a trap, preferably as large as possible. My largest fish is a 9-10" French angel, so he may not fit in any commercial traps, but I have several fish in the 5-8" range. The largest trap I've found so far is 11" x 7". 2. Pick up some small fish hooks and fishing line, bait the hook with krill or squid or some other food the fish love and pull them out that way. Which would you guys do, or which have you had more success with?
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03/10/2018, 08:20 AM | #2 |
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drop water a bit, take the rock and coral out, drop the water level much lower, remove fish with a catch and release net, try to do it in the middle of the night when the fish are asleep.
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03/10/2018, 12:58 PM | #4 |
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Cut 2 egg crate the width and height are fit inside your tank
1- Move the fishes go one side of the tank, then put the 1st egg crate down (1/3 of the tank ) 2- Move the rocks from fish area to the first part, but pick the rocks close at the egg crate. The fishes will keep move to the the side to hide to the rocks left. 3- put the 2nd egg crate to divide one more half, then move all the rocks to the 2nd part. Now, all the fishes are swim in the small area without any rocks. You can use the net to take them out. Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk |
03/12/2018, 08:00 AM | #5 |
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If you're breaking the tank down anyway, then it seems like the best idea is to drain the tank as much as possible, have some containers ready, and net the fish out. There is no other method that will be easier/faster.
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03/12/2018, 09:48 AM | #6 |
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Never going to happen with rock in the tank. Most fish are too smart for a trap and those that aren't will learn quickly that the trap isn't their friend. Do what Ted suggested
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03/12/2018, 10:16 AM | #7 |
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With a 330 gallons tank,I believe it should have a lots live rocks and lot of water to take out before catch the fishes. That is not easy if you want to keep them live.
Best option if you break down is sell your live rocks first, then your fishes and CUC next, then empty your tank last. Otherwise, my way is easiest way to catch your fish in big tank. |
07/19/2018, 10:23 AM | #8 |
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Did any of the methods in this thread end up working?? I need to remove a large Naso Tang who os just terrorizing all his tank mates.
Breaking down the tank really isn’t an option I’m looking for a large trap to buy or make or some alternative.
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What did you use as bait? My tang will eat pellets, flakes and nori but doesn’t really touch meatier large pieces of food. He has absolutely zero manners and has turned into the terror of the tank but not even he eats the food that’s for my trigger. This week he almost turned into a psycho overnight. He beat up my powder blue pretty bad yesterday and was swiping at everything, my foxface, yellow, even the live rock. He honestly was going crazy.
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I tried to bait it yesterday with a large 2 gallon contained and placed the Nori clip inside but it was a hard fail. Every fish in the tank was so spooked they hid almost all day..... except for the powder blue who felt relieved the Naso was nowhere in sight he was actually swimming around a bunch.
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I have 3 mirrors on the tank now, which has seemed to scare the Naso enough to not come out for now which is giving the Powder Blue some relief. I might go to the store this afternoon and gran some small hooks and try my luck with that. Any hook size you recommend? or the smallest kind I can find?
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As for splitting, it is not really an option. There is rock work and caves that run down the middle of the tank and each fish could just run from one side to the next. Right now the mirrors are keeping them at bay. I turned off the lights also for the time being.
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I hope you find something I have like a 5 inch checkerboard wrasse an yes he has been getting aggressive an my 125 is like a forest now please help
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