Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > Marine Fish Forums > Fish Disease Treatment
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 01/15/2014, 11:20 AM   #51
125mph
Registered Member
 
125mph's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,405
The worse is when the clowns are hiding around my haddoni... they would even dive deep into the nem's mouth.. Very tough to get them out at that point lol.


__________________
180G Rimless Starphire 72x24x24 (Miracles)
3 x Ecotech XR15w G4 Pro | T5 x 4 | 2 x Mp40wQD
GEO 612 Cal Reactor | Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer | Chaeto Reactor
Synergy Reef CL44 Sump | Neptune Apex
125mph is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/01/2014, 10:24 PM   #52
Whiterabbitrage
Registered Member
 
Whiterabbitrage's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,338
Blog Entries: 1
Yes but what about firefish? They are hiding in rocks at night, not curious enough to go into a trap and eat food so small you can't bait it on a hook. So how do you catch them?


__________________
~Morgan

Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium
Whiterabbitrage is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/03/2014, 12:21 AM   #53
Whiterabbitrage
Registered Member
 
Whiterabbitrage's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,338
Blog Entries: 1
Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiterabbitrage View Post
Yes but what about firefish? They are hiding in rocks at night, not curious enough to go into a trap and eat food so small you can't bait it on a hook. So how do you catch them?
Catch dartfish with a XX- large plastic fish bag. Submerge it. Be sure the mouth of the bag is open as wide as possible. Leave it where the shy fish swims. The fish will get used to the bag and swim in. Then you just have to be tere to snatch the bag up.


__________________
~Morgan

Current Tank Info: 150 gall, 30 gall sump; 30 gall refugium
Whiterabbitrage is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/06/2014, 10:30 PM   #54
Reefahholic
Moved On
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: League City, Texas
Posts: 3,974
Quote:
Originally Posted by rcmania View Post
i know this is a little old thread but found this video of the trap working.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlMF...eature=related
That's awesome. I've tore down my aquascape twice trying to catch fish. Great thread and advice.

Funny video!


Reefahholic is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/15/2014, 03:12 PM   #55
FernandoReef
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 53
Something you want to do is get your fished used to eat from your hand. All my fish, even my wrasses, since I bought them I used to hand feed them, even dry food. So now everytime I want to take some guy out I just feed them and them I just take them out fast with my net.
Hope it works for some people


FernandoReef is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/19/2014, 10:20 AM   #56
tropfishnut2
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2
Fish Catching Trick

What I have done is to put a square plastic container (only one side open) and put it into the aquarium for a day. Then the next day I hold one end of the container(vertically with the open side facing the side) while putting food in the container. When the fish goes in to eat, I quickly turn the container horizontally and bring it up with the fish inside.


tropfishnut2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 03/05/2014, 02:10 PM   #57
marin8n
Registered Member
 
marin8n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Coconut Creek, FL
Posts: 215
Quote:
Originally Posted by 308systems View Post
Have a crafty fish that needs to come out?

Buy a clear 2 litre soda bottle, or I found a water bottle that worked perfect.

Cut the spout off to make a 2.5" diameter hole, then cut the spout end off at the shoulder, then reverse it and push it back into the soda bottle body. Then punch some holes in the seam with a paper hole punch, or use a hot coat hanger to melt holes, and sew it together with fishing line.

Then dump some favorite food inside and set it in the tank, and voila' - 2 hours(or less) later you will have the fish inside and ready for retrieval.

Mark
This worked like a charm for me to catch a Foxface in a 300gal tank with 340lbs of rockwork. He was curiouse but didn't want to go into the trap. When I saw him inspecting the food at the trap opening, I pulled out my iPhone and used the flashlight to scare him right in. Used the fishing line to "reel in" the whole trap. Had him in 10 min tops.


__________________
300DD FOWLR - Foxface, Purple Tang, Kole Tang, Hippo Tang, Flame Angel, Emperor Angel, Blue Throat Trigger, Humu Humu Trigger, Blonde Naso Tang, Niger Trigger, Square Anthia
marin8n is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/30/2014, 09:38 AM   #58
webslinger
Friendly Neighborhood
 
webslinger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Lancaster, NY
Posts: 307
I tried everything else short of ripping my tank apart to catch a blue chromis, He is one fast fish.
Went online and bought a #24 fish hook w/ a tiny piece of shrimp. I caught my chromis im 5 seconds.
He is now happily living in a friends tank.


Attached Images
File Type: jpg tanago-hook-comparison-2.jpg (51.9 KB, 88 views)
webslinger is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/05/2014, 05:42 PM   #59
easygoer2
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 243
I've got one Lyretail anthias left and I can't trap him for nothing. Been using an Aqua Medic trap for two weeks and nothing so far. Is it time to just quit feeding him? I need to start this my tank fallen for three months. Any ideas would help.


easygoer2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/03/2014, 09:11 PM   #60
DirtinLa
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 139
maybe I can catch my damsel LOL


DirtinLa is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/15/2014, 09:01 AM   #61
Sethjamto
Registered Member
 
Sethjamto's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
Posts: 845
Okay.....I need help!

I've emptied my 300g of fish EXCEPT my dang Yellow Coris Wrasse. I was STUPID (see...ya'll don't need to tell me because I admit to it....) and did not quarantine. I paid the price. Lost a Naso, Yellow Eye Kole, (2) Yellow Tangs, and my clowns to ick. Most died after I got them into quarantine.

I CANNOT for the life of me catch my Yellow Coris Wrasse. At 300 gallons, I do NOT want to drain the tank just to catch him. The net is useless in an 8ft tank (even though thats how I caught all my other fish). I tried a homemade trap with a clear 2 liter bottle of soda with the top cut off and turned inside out with food in it. He won't go near it. I've purposely NOT fed the tank for days hoping he'd finally give in and go to the food in the trap. Nope....nada....aint' happening.

Any ideas? This has been going on for a week and I hate it because I can't start the clock on the tank being fishless until I get him out!


__________________
8ft 300g, Reeflo Dart Gold return, MRC 48" High-flo reef sump, MRC MR4 dual beckett Skimmer, (2) Reefbreeders Photon 48's, Reef Angel, LMIII continuous water change/ATO setup..
Sethjamto is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/15/2014, 09:08 AM   #62
HumbleFish
Moved On
 
HumbleFish's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 4,757
All you can do is setup a fish trap with bait, stop feeding completely and wait it out. Although, him starving to death is a real possibility. Wrasses are one of the hardest fish to catch IME.


HumbleFish is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/15/2014, 09:39 AM   #63
Sethjamto
Registered Member
 
Sethjamto's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Mobile, AL
Posts: 845
I hear ya! I'll starve him to death if need be. I love that fish...real active and a great flash of color in the tank, but if he dies from not eating at least I'll be able to start my fallow period. Sucks saying that....but it is what it is.


__________________
8ft 300g, Reeflo Dart Gold return, MRC 48" High-flo reef sump, MRC MR4 dual beckett Skimmer, (2) Reefbreeders Photon 48's, Reef Angel, LMIII continuous water change/ATO setup..
Sethjamto is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/15/2014, 03:50 PM   #64
tassod
Registered Member
 
tassod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Arlington Heights IL
Posts: 1,820
Have you tried feeding in the net? I left my net in the tank for day and then i put some mysis shrimp in the net and set it down, PH off course, and just waited...my melanarus wrasse all of a sudden was actually in the net eating..ran back and scooped him up.


__________________
Current Tank info: 240g in-wall, 130g sump, Gyre XF 150, 3 Radion Pros

Tasso
tassod is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/16/2014, 09:34 PM   #65
NikkiCakes12
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Pa
Posts: 1
Talking

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sk8r View Post
Nuff said. It can be a problem.
1. find out where they sleep and net them in the dark.
2. a liter wine carafe makes an excellent fish trap if the fish is eating well. Set it slightly tilted with its lip on the rockwork, and hope the fish will go in after the treat. Have your net ready. Fish don't navigate 'out' well because of the narrow neck.
Let me add, however, the thin glass display dome from our Anniversary Clock is nearly invisible under water and is one of the best fish-catching devices for somewhat larger fishes I have ever found.
3. feed in the net---closer and closer to the glass.
4. last-ditch: de-water your tank fast. TURN OFF YOUR AUTOTOPOFF AND PUMP. Dig a fist-sized depression in your sand in one corner, and pump the water out of the tank very rapidly into a garbage can liner'ed container, or a Rubbermaid Brute trashcan [wipe a new one down with white vinegar]. Fish will gather in the low spot. Take your pick. Caution: also keep a head count going, because a few species that burrow may stay too long in the rockwork---be sure you know where all your fish are. This procedure will not hurt corals, or inverts, or even sponges, which are ok so long as they stay wet, even if they are in air. Just don't let this go on long enough for them to dry. Nab your fish and dump him into the hospital, and immediately devote yourself to pumping water back into the tank---helping it along with a pitcher is not a bad notion. Turn ON your pump and autotopoff.
I like ur last one... catching a fish that don't wanna be caught is no fun... usually have to tear the tank down... Thank u for ur help...


NikkiCakes12 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 06/22/2015, 08:18 PM   #66
kenpau
Registered Member
 
kenpau's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: South Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 844
I had 4 anthias in my tank that I could not catch, they'd just dive into the rockwork and I wasn't prepared to rip my reef apart to try and get them out.
I watched this video:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gKizvpGKPk

Made the trap and the next day when I got home from work......4 anthias in the trap! I couldn't believe I'd wasted hours standing there with a net when this option was out there!!


__________________
Current tank - 220 gallon mixed reef..Many thanks to Waterbox, Ecotech Marine, Neptune Systems, Pax Bellum, Nyos, Eheim and Hailea for creating my system..and making me poor!!

Current Tank Info: 220 Gallon mixed reef
kenpau is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07/28/2015, 07:51 AM   #67
mdelp
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Ann Arbor
Posts: 35
Whatever you do, DO NOT LEAVE A NET IN YOUR TANK UNATTENDED. I tried this yesterday in order to get the fish "acclimated to the net" so I could swoop them up. Found one of my banggai dead below the net in the evening, guts carved out, I'm guessing he got stuck in there and a shrimp attacked him though I don't really know.

As for catching the Yellow Tang:
I tried a homemade bottle trap with Nori. I didn't sew it together, the cut off end just sort of stuck there. However, the Tang was either too stupid or too smart depending on your perspective to swim inside, he just kept trying to get at it for the side. I only left it for 2 hours though, so maybe he would have gone in eventually. Ended up moving some rock. Tang went in a hiding place under one rock and I cornered it off with two nets. Then I dug the nets under the sand and he tried to escape straight into a net


mdelp is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/29/2015, 05:43 PM   #68
ReefABCs
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by 125mph View Post
The worse is when the clowns are hiding around my haddoni... they would even dive deep into the nem's mouth.. Very tough to get them out at that point lol.
Ok so this is my exact problem. I have one Sebae clown left to get out so I can let the tank go Fallow but it will dive into the Haddoi or rock work/corals any time I try and approach it with a net or Glass.
I used a Fish trap to catch all other fish including the sometimes difficult dart fish but this little guy has no interest in going in the fish trap. I have starved him for weeks now only adding food to the fish trap and doing everything not to let the food escape so he can eat it.

Frustrated here as its been weeks now trying to get him out waiting patiently to go in the trap.

What other ideas can anyone share? I have a 150 gallon mixed reef and do not want to try and pull everything out for this one little fish.


ReefABCs is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/29/2015, 05:57 PM   #69
Crackem
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Aventura
Posts: 896
Quote:
Originally Posted by ReefABCs View Post
Ok so this is my exact problem. I have one Sebae clown left to get out so I can let the tank go Fallow but it will dive into the Haddoi or rock work/corals any time I try and approach it with a net or Glass.
I used a Fish trap to catch all other fish including the sometimes difficult dart fish but this little guy has no interest in going in the fish trap. I have starved him for weeks now only adding food to the fish trap and doing everything not to let the food escape so he can eat it.

Frustrated here as its been weeks now trying to get him out waiting patiently to go in the trap.

What other ideas can anyone share? I have a 150 gallon mixed reef and do not want to try and pull everything out for this one little fish.
I'm in the same boat and I'm about to take out my rockwork in order to catch my blue tang. He wants nothing to do with a trap and he even left a frozen cube of mysis in the trap for over 4 hours without going near it. The way I see it, the only 2 options are take rocks out or take water out. In my case taking water out won't help because of my aquascape. I suppose I could try the small hook idea but he's way to shy.


__________________
120 gallon 48x24x24 controlled by Neptune Apex and 4 Tunze 6105's, Bubbleking Double Cone 180, 48" ATI 8 Bulb dimmable, 2 x 48" XHO Blue Reefbrites, 2x Neptune DOS, 40 Breeder Sump...
Crackem is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/06/2015, 01:12 PM   #70
ReefABCs
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 12
Thought I would share I finally caught my Sebae Clown early this morning. 
So happy now I can start the Fallow period. As mentioned this clown was difficult he would scamper behind the Handonni anemone or rockwork any time I tried to approach him.

This morning he was deep in the Haddoni. I grabbed a tall clear beer glass that was cleaned and wiped so it would not stick to the anemone. The room lighting was low as it was early am and only some sun light in the room just enough to see into the tank. The anemone was folded as it does during the night so I had to somewhat blindly and quickly push the glass down over where I thought he was in the anemone. I kept enough pressure on the glass so he would not escape under the glass lip but not enough to hurt the anemone. (Previous trials he escaped under the glass because I was scared to apply pressure). Once he knew he was in the glass he went crazy and tried to escape. I slowly slid /maneuvered the beer glass towards the sand, still maintaining enough pressure so he would not escape under the glass lip. When close to the sand, I quickly slide off the anemone and then I could insert the glass about a half inch into the sand. Got him, I could not believe it!
Now I took a net in the other hand and slowly dug it into the sand and under the glass. I then started to lift the glass and net up. As I got the top of the tank I inverted the glass with the top up. Some sand went to the bottom of the glass but no worries. Let some water out of the glass and presto had him. He is now safely in the QT tank with his paired girlfreind
It took me 4 weeks but finally figured out how to catch him. Thanks to a previous post that a clean glass does not stick to the anemone.


ReefABCs is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/11/2015, 08:50 PM   #71
tsunade
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Orange County - California
Posts: 60
The fish trap really worth it. Save me a headache. But your tips are very useful too. Thanks


tsunade is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 09/12/2015, 06:47 PM   #72
Crackem
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Aventura
Posts: 896
I also was able to get my blue tang out. I bought a 48"x24" piece of plexiglass from Home Depot. I had to have someone help me take the canopy off and only had to move 2 rocks out of the way. We did this before the lights came on, and I could see where the blue tang was hiding inside of one of my man made rocks. We put the plexiglass in the tank so in case he decided to make a run for it he would only have half the tank to hide in. I was able to pick the rock up that he was hiding in and put a big net underneath it and take the whole rock out with him in it. Now it's time to stock my tank with sps and add a bigger clean up crew. All fish will be qt'd before going in the display.


__________________
120 gallon 48x24x24 controlled by Neptune Apex and 4 Tunze 6105's, Bubbleking Double Cone 180, 48" ATI 8 Bulb dimmable, 2 x 48" XHO Blue Reefbrites, 2x Neptune DOS, 40 Breeder Sump...
Crackem is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 11/29/2015, 04:11 AM   #73
lqtien
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 1
Catching them in the dark or while they are feeding are the two easiest ways to catch difficult to catch fish.

Thanks for some of the heads up!


lqtien is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/14/2015, 09:44 PM   #74
fishy boy
Moved On
 
fishy boy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 98
I have used the plastic bottle trick works for me


fishy boy is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 12/15/2015, 05:35 AM   #75
redneckgearhead
Registered Member
 
redneckgearhead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Tulsa
Posts: 505
Quote:
Originally Posted by fishy boy View Post
I have used the plastic bottle trick works for me
Depends on the size of the fish.


__________________
Scott

75 gallon soon to be 90 gallon reef

55 gallon FOWLR
Life aint goin as planned? Look to the two things you can change...YOUR perspective and YOUR actions!

Current Tank Info: 75g reef
redneckgearhead is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
how the heck do you catch a damsel fish in a reef tank? fishfreak83 Reef Discussion 7 08/29/2006 06:15 AM
How do you catch small, quick fish in a reef tank?! ToTaLCHaoS13 Reef Discussion 12 05/20/2006 12:50 AM
Catch my own fish gohan3 New to the Hobby 5 04/24/2006 03:46 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.