Catching a Tang?

All6Fish · 11/10/2012, 09:34 AM

Anyone have any ideas on how to catch a Tang without tearing down my tank?

bluewater921 · 11/10/2012, 09:43 AM

sorry to say but tear down is the only way cause trying to catch it with all the rocks in it is going to stress it out more and prob will not be a good result

RyanSweatt2004 · 11/10/2012, 09:45 AM

Get some really thin plexi glass or lexan from the hardware store. Its got to be a big enough piece to divide your tank. Best Idea if you have a lot of rock, is try and move a few rocks to make enough room to slide the sheet of lexan in to divide the tank. This will basically make it easier to catch the fish because you can corner the fish at one end of the tank. Hope this helps.

All6Fish · 11/10/2012, 09:52 AM

Thanks guys, appreciate the advice.......

(...not looking forward to the next few hours.

EllieSuz · 11/10/2012, 10:07 AM

Some good ideas here. My favorite is a fast drain of the tank. The fish (all of them) will try to stay in any spot with water in it, so you'll get them in a low place and scoop out the one you want. Nothing is harmed by being out of water for those few minutes; happens all the time in shallow ocean waters.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=707656

SkyJunkie · 11/10/2012, 11:36 AM

Fish trap?

bluewater921 · 11/10/2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyJunkie

Fish trap?

tangs are smarter then that to fall for the ol fish trap ..

Wade1 · 11/10/2012, 12:09 PM

In the pitch black with a red light

AliciaP · 11/10/2012, 12:23 PM

Make a fish trap. I did and after one day of it being there he went in. Everyone else would go in and eat the food, but he wouldn't the first day. He finally went in, piece of cake really. I made it out of 2 2 liter bottles. You can look it up on google or youtube even.

skykingcory · 11/10/2012, 12:36 PM

I would say a fish trap or countless hours with a net.

I know when my water tank levels got low during big water changes for 10-15 minutes the coraline would turn white and die. Guess it all depends on how bad you want it out.

MrTuskfish · 11/10/2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EllieSuz

Some good ideas here. My favorite is a fast drain of the tank. The fish (all of them) will try to stay in any spot with water in it, so you'll get them in a low place and scoop out the one you want. Nothing is harmed by being out of water for those few minutes; happens all the time in shallow ocean waters.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=707656

IMO, this is the easiest; you need a few brute garbage cans or other containers.

Just curious, why are you taking him out?

gmate · 11/10/2012, 02:21 PM

I got my yellow tang out about 8 months ago. Had to tear the whole tank down (55g corner) to remove him. Major pain.

t76mach · 11/10/2012, 08:19 PM

I sold two tangs today and I HAD TO TEAR down the tank, pulled out most of the live rock and it was still hard to catch them.

mtaquarist · 11/10/2012, 08:33 PM

I say try the catching him in the dark idea first then if it doesn't work try the more time consuming ideas.

11/10/2012, 09:34 AM	#1
All6Fish Moved On Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Meriden, Ct Posts: 532	Catching a Tang? Anyone have any ideas on how to catch a Tang without tearing down my tank?

11/10/2012, 09:43 AM	#2
bluewater921 Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: melbourne fla Posts: 605	sorry to say but tear down is the only way cause trying to catch it with all the rocks in it is going to stress it out more and prob will not be a good result __________________ if i was a fish i would play on the reef & swim in the surf Current Tank Info: 180 in the wall reef

11/10/2012, 09:52 AM	#4
All6Fish Moved On Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Meriden, Ct Posts: 532	Thanks guys, appreciate the advice.......(...not looking forward to the next few hours.

11/10/2012, 10:07 AM	#5
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	Some good ideas here. My favorite is a fast drain of the tank. The fish (all of them) will try to stay in any spot with water in it, so you'll get them in a low place and scoop out the one you want. Nothing is harmed by being out of water for those few minutes; happens all the time in shallow ocean waters. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=707656 __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

11/10/2012, 12:09 PM	#8
Wade1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 28	In the pitch black with a red light __________________ 92 gallon corner wanna be reef tank Aqua max am 350 protien skimmer 20 gal sump 110 lbs of live rock, crushed coral/ fine sand mix

11/10/2012, 09:45 AM	#3
RyanSweatt2004 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maine Posts: 590	Get some really thin plexi glass or lexan from the hardware store. Its got to be a big enough piece to divide your tank. Best Idea if you have a lot of rock, is try and move a few rocks to make enough room to slide the sheet of lexan in to divide the tank. This will basically make it easier to catch the fish because you can corner the fish at one end of the tank. Hope this helps.

11/10/2012, 11:36 AM	#6
SkyJunkie Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 159	Fish trap?

11/10/2012, 12:23 PM	#9
AliciaP Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Western NY Posts: 461	Make a fish trap. I did and after one day of it being there he went in. Everyone else would go in and eat the food, but he wouldn't the first day. He finally went in, piece of cake really. I made it out of 2 2 liter bottles. You can look it up on google or youtube even. __________________ 120g BB A few hammers, a few xenia, kenya and a mushroom. 1 foxface rabbitfish, 1 Y tang, 1 dusky jawfish, 1 bicolor blenny, 2 o. clowns, 2 snowflake clowns, 2 blue/green chromis, 2 brittle stars, l Current Tank Info: 120 gallon BB saltwater tank

11/10/2012, 12:36 PM	#10
skykingcory Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portageville, MO Posts: 54	I would say a fish trap or countless hours with a net. I know when my water tank levels got low during big water changes for 10-15 minutes the coraline would turn white and die. Guess it all depends on how bad you want it out.

11/10/2012, 02:21 PM	#12
gmate MASC Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 2,267	I got my yellow tang out about 8 months ago. Had to tear the whole tank down (55g corner) to remove him. Major pain. __________________ https://www.marinecolorado.org/ 180, 90 and 50 gallon reef ready systems. Fragging & trading since 2010. Current Tank Info: 180g, 90g & 50g frag tank

11/10/2012, 08:19 PM	#13
t76mach Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 33	I sold two tangs today and I HAD TO TEAR down the tank, pulled out most of the live rock and it was still hard to catch them.

11/10/2012, 08:33 PM	#14
mtaquarist Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Montana Posts: 93	I say try the catching him in the dark idea first then if it doesn't work try the more time consuming ideas.