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catch a wrasse in large sump ?
overflow screen moved and little bugger got from my tank to the sump.
Are there easy methods to catching return to the main tank? |
Nighttime would be easiest IMHO.
If you can form a barricade to decrease his area even better. |
not going to be able to do that .. it's a 220 sump and about 1/2 of it has live rock
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Bad news, you probably won't be able to catch it....good news, the wrasse will thrive in a sump full of live rock and all of those pods.
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What Adrienne said.
If the sump isn't covered, he'll find a way out himself. |
I hope he doesn't jump out... :fish2:
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If he were mine and it was just a rubble pile, I'd prepare a sufficient vessel with sump water, shut down the system, move all the live rock over there, and plant a cut-to-fit piece of plastic across the middle, then start squeezing the space until I had the rascal in one place or the other. It once took me an hour to catch an amazing red-stripe 2" goby in an 8" pump chamber, but I got him, undamaged. I'm stubborn that way.
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What does he eat? Would a fish trap not work, maybe some frozen food in there?
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Years ago, I had a similar issue w' a banana wrasse (but I was trying to remove it from my main tank for 'bad behavior'). It was very wily and evasive, burying in the sand if it felt threatened. So, I purchased the smallest fishing hook I could find, tying it to fishing line (which I attached to my 'fishing pole'- a pencil). I baited it with some shrimp meat, and it worked like a charm. I removed him (unharmed). Give it a try.
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