How Should I Catch My Fish?

kuzamu · 04/22/2010, 05:32 PM

i recently bought to many fish now i have to take out 8 chromis and 3-4 clown fish, question is how should i catch them, i have moon lighting built into my light so i see where they are when there sleeping so should i catch them then or get two nets and box them in or what?

Blakeup295 · 04/22/2010, 05:41 PM

all i can say is good luck..

kuzamu · 04/22/2010, 05:45 PM

lol thx.

75gsalt · 04/22/2010, 06:05 PM

Sometimes you have to take everything out of your tank, but there is a pop bottle trick somewhere on here that they say works. But ya Good Luck

larry joe · 04/22/2010, 08:31 PM

Lol

Shane Hoffman · 04/22/2010, 09:03 PM

Buy a fish trap.....it may take a few days, just bait it and wait. You will probably catch several a day.

stevek480 · 04/22/2010, 10:58 PM

Sometimes if the lights are out and it's dark, if you turn them on it will stun the fish for a second or two. You might be able to grab one then. It would probably take a while though.

capnfritz · 04/23/2010, 07:20 AM

Had to get an agressive damsel out and didn't want to tear down my reef, so
I tried the fishing method first, then net catching, then night and nothing worked.
then I built a trap out of acrylic scrap, 3 days and a lot of patience and the damsel
is back at the LFS.

crvz · 04/23/2010, 07:24 AM

the easiest solution is to catch them at night when it's dark and there caught unawares. If you can reach them while they sleep, i'd simply do that. If you can't manage that, a fish trap is the least intrusive solution, but that will certainly take a lot of patience with that many fish.

mcfeefer · 04/23/2010, 09:43 AM

A size 28 fly fishing hook with the barb smashed down baited with a small piece of shrimp. You can catch them without harm and release them .

saltcrazy · 04/23/2010, 03:23 PM

if you buy a trap, make sure the door is made of glass, its a bit heavier than the plastic one and slams shut when the opportunity arises. i bought a cheap one with a plastic door that took a body builder to close, ended up buying another one and caught every fish i wanted out of the tank. tried every tip, method, prayer, nothing worked but the last resort, fish trap.

travis32 · 04/23/2010, 06:02 PM

I know this question is on everyone's mind, and it's killing me, I have to ask it. Sorry if you didn't want to delve here. May I ask WHY, you have 8 damsels and 3 or 4 clowns? It's not important, but, just wondering.

Lannyrx7 · 04/23/2010, 09:53 PM

Was thinking the same thing..

BUT.. get a net and a specimen container. Chase them with the net into the container. Viola.

rayn · 04/23/2010, 09:55 PM

ditto, and good luck

Dont Ask Me · 04/24/2010, 01:24 AM

Ive always used 2 nets to catch anything i needed to, scare them with one net into the other takes time and patience, but it works, just like herding sheep.

04/22/2010, 05:32 PM	#1
kuzamu Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 33	How Should I Catch My Fish? i recently bought to many fish now i have to take out 8 chromis and 3-4 clown fish, question is how should i catch them, i have moon lighting built into my light so i see where they are when there sleeping so should i catch them then or get two nets and box them in or what?

04/22/2010, 05:41 PM	#2
Blakeup295 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: walnut creek Posts: 437	all i can say is good luck.. __________________ ~sit back relax and enjoy the ride~ Current Tank Info: 120 gal reef, with a 55 gallon sump. 400W MH soft coral and fish.

04/22/2010, 06:05 PM	#4
75gsalt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 286	Sometimes you have to take everything out of your tank, but there is a pop bottle trick somewhere on here that they say works. But ya Good Luck __________________ 75 ga. reef 20 gal. sump corals GSP assorted Polyps Zoos PomPom Xenia Waving Hand Xenia Blue Mushroom Toadstool Leather Current Tank Info: 75g. reef 125 lbs. live rock 90lbs. live sand 1 Clown small Regal Tang 20 Nass. Snails Turbos hermit

04/22/2010, 09:03 PM	#6
Shane Hoffman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 45 mins from Chicago Posts: 2,009	Buy a fish trap.....it may take a few days, just bait it and wait. You will probably catch several a day. __________________ A wise man once said "Never play leap frog with a unicorn" Current Tank Info: 150 gallon glass with 20 gallon sump, 175lbs of coraline covered live rock, EuroReef skimmer rated for 250gal, 25watt Aqua UV sterilizer, Fluval FX5, Hamilton 3x250watt MH, 160 watt Blue actinic....Mixed reef

04/23/2010, 07:20 AM	#8
capnfritz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cleveland Posts: 170	Had to get an agressive damsel out and didn't want to tear down my reef, so I tried the fishing method first, then net catching, then night and nothing worked. then I built a trap out of acrylic scrap, 3 days and a lot of patience and the damsel is back at the LFS. __________________ capnfritz Current Tank Info: 75 gal mixed reef,55 gal. Species

04/22/2010, 05:45 PM	#3
kuzamu Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 33	lol thx.

04/22/2010, 08:31 PM	#5
larry joe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 66	Lol

04/22/2010, 10:58 PM	#7
stevek480 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Flemington, NJ Posts: 605	Sometimes if the lights are out and it's dark, if you turn them on it will stun the fish for a second or two. You might be able to grab one then. It would probably take a while though.

04/23/2010, 07:24 AM	#9
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	the easiest solution is to catch them at night when it's dark and there caught unawares. If you can reach them while they sleep, i'd simply do that. If you can't manage that, a fish trap is the least intrusive solution, but that will certainly take a lot of patience with that many fish. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

04/23/2010, 09:43 AM	#10
mcfeefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: slippery rock, pa Posts: 80	catching fish A size 28 fly fishing hook with the barb smashed down baited with a small piece of shrimp. You can catch them without harm and release them .

04/23/2010, 03:23 PM	#11
saltcrazy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: North Bay Posts: 46	if you buy a trap, make sure the door is made of glass, its a bit heavier than the plastic one and slams shut when the opportunity arises. i bought a cheap one with a plastic door that took a body builder to close, ended up buying another one and caught every fish i wanted out of the tank. tried every tip, method, prayer, nothing worked but the last resort, fish trap.

04/23/2010, 06:02 PM	#12
travis32 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Fargo, ND Posts: 2,161	I know this question is on everyone's mind, and it's killing me, I have to ask it. Sorry if you didn't want to delve here. May I ask WHY, you have 8 damsels and 3 or 4 clowns? It's not important, but, just wondering.

04/23/2010, 09:53 PM	#13
Lannyrx7 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha,NE Posts: 96	Was thinking the same thing.. BUT.. get a net and a specimen container. Chase them with the net into the container. Viola.

04/23/2010, 09:55 PM	#14
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	ditto, and good luck

04/24/2010, 01:24 AM	#15
Dont Ask Me Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia, sunshine coast Posts: 234	Ive always used 2 nets to catch anything i needed to, scare them with one net into the other takes time and patience, but it works, just like herding sheep.

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