Catching an uncatchable fish - Page 4

fishy boy · 12/17/2015, 10:15 PM

Yeah or a soda bottle
I used it for my six line

wesamazmy · 05/16/2016, 07:25 AM

I used bottle trap to catch many of damsel fishes and dottyback, it works every time when I want

https://youtu.be/1D2Sc303SY0

I just may not feeding my fish for a day and then put the food inside the bottle

kmbyrnes · 05/27/2016, 05:22 PM

My only fish experience is aquaria, not an outdoor type at all.
I had been trying to get a Clarkii out of my reef since Christmas.
Net: Nope. Missed him on the first try, never got a second chance.
2 Liter trap: Had him once, but he jumped out of the opening on the way up. Never went near it again.
Hook, Line & Sinker: The nice folks at Bass Pro got a me #24 fly hook, a couple feet of line and a sinker for about $5. Added a small piece of shrimp and had him out in less than a minute.

I don't advocate this as a preferred method, but it beats ripping a tank apart.

ReefTeacher · 07/03/2016, 10:15 AM

I hate being outsmarted by a fish. Skunk clown required night-time stealth operational tactics!

d2mini · 08/11/2016, 12:19 PM

I can vouch for the "lights" trick.
First thing in the morning, before the sun has come up, turn your lights on full blast and you can practically reach in with your hand and take out any fish you want.
As long as they are out of the rocks it's easy pickings!
And you have at least 5 minutes to find them. I have been surprised at how long they stay fairly disoriented.

pinnatus · 09/09/2016, 10:12 AM

I have 2 clowns living in my overflow. I have a royal gramma living in my sump. Cant get to any of them due to spatial constraints.

azsoccerpop · 01/02/2017, 04:48 PM

Had to tear my rockwork apart and use egg crate to split my 90G all for the last fish a BG Chromis that had a turbocharged tailfin. I tried multiple traps and baiting feeding and soad bottles... Finally went fallow 1 week ago only 10 more weks to go to get rid of a persistent Ich problem. 6 fish now in QT and doing great. Still trying to get my RBTA off the bootom of one piece of LR so I can put it all back together. She dig in pretty deep and I dont want to strees or damage her.

Terry Reefer · 11/01/2017, 07:02 PM

Thanks

natural reef · 12/07/2017, 04:35 AM

Sixline wrasse is pretty sharp and speedy. One of the hardest. My sixline was beating up on my new mystery wrasse, so I placed a suction trap and the mystery went in to hide. sixline couldnt resist went to the trap and caught.
For fish that dont hide in the rocks at night try this - wait until midnight, grab a reasonably bright torch, surprise the fish with torchlight and go in quick with a net. you might only get one chance but it works

Regal · 07/22/2021, 12:45 AM

A simple trick to catch fish, and dont wanna to disamble all the rock, what i do so far is drain the water completely, but this can be done when one have a container large enough to tackle the water from the tank, my DT only around 290 lt, so it t not too much water to drain. Just move some spot to let water settle in like in the low tide and most fish will try to fill the small pond.

05/16/2016, 07:25 AM	#77
wesamazmy ReefAmorous Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Jordan, amman Posts: 148	I used bottle trap to catch many of damsel fishes and dottyback, it works every time when I want https://youtu.be/1D2Sc303SY0 I just may not feeding my fish for a day and then put the food inside the bottle __________________ Regards, Wesam Azmy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoyASFPDOD8VOWBZ9eu0WvQ?sub_confirmation=1 Current Tank Info: 75g Reef tank, 30g sump, Radion G3 pro 30x lights, 20 KG live rocks, Tank setup date : 1-Aug-2019

05/27/2016, 05:22 PM	#78
kmbyrnes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 2,055	My only fish experience is aquaria, not an outdoor type at all. I had been trying to get a Clarkii out of my reef since Christmas. Net: Nope. Missed him on the first try, never got a second chance. 2 Liter trap: Had him once, but he jumped out of the opening on the way up. Never went near it again. Hook, Line & Sinker: The nice folks at Bass Pro got a me #24 fly hook, a couple feet of line and a sinker for about $5. Added a small piece of shrimp and had him out in less than a minute. I don't advocate this as a preferred method, but it beats ripping a tank apart. __________________ 125g Mixed Reef 5/26/2015; 350 Butterfly Dominated FOWLR 11/26/2015 - 11/17/20217 & 07/31/18 to ??? ; 100g Mixed Reef 11/16/2013 to 06/16/2017 Current Tank Info: Too small

08/11/2016, 12:19 PM	#80
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	I can vouch for the "lights" trick. First thing in the morning, before the sun has come up, turn your lights on full blast and you can practically reach in with your hand and take out any fish you want. As long as they are out of the rocks it's easy pickings! And you have at least 5 minutes to find them. I have been surprised at how long they stay fairly disoriented. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

09/09/2016, 10:12 AM	#81
pinnatus RIP Ludinano Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,572	I have 2 clowns living in my overflow. I have a royal gramma living in my sump. Cant get to any of them due to spatial constraints. __________________ - Ken Current Tank Info: 240 gal Fish-Only, 13-gal w/ clowns

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12/17/2015, 10:15 PM	#76
fishy boy Moved On Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 98	Yeah or a soda bottle I used it for my six line

07/03/2016, 10:15 AM	#79
ReefTeacher Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 358	I hate being outsmarted by a fish. Skunk clown required night-time stealth operational tactics!

01/02/2017, 04:48 PM	#82
azsoccerpop Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Gilbert, Az Posts: 232	Had to tear my rockwork apart and use egg crate to split my 90G all for the last fish a BG Chromis that had a turbocharged tailfin. I tried multiple traps and baiting feeding and soad bottles... Finally went fallow 1 week ago only 10 more weks to go to get rid of a persistent Ich problem. 6 fish now in QT and doing great. Still trying to get my RBTA off the bootom of one piece of LR so I can put it all back together. She dig in pretty deep and I dont want to strees or damage her.

11/01/2017, 07:02 PM	#83
Terry Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 21	Thanks

12/07/2017, 04:35 AM	#84
natural reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 10	Sixline wrasse is pretty sharp and speedy. One of the hardest. My sixline was beating up on my new mystery wrasse, so I placed a suction trap and the mystery went in to hide. sixline couldnt resist went to the trap and caught. For fish that dont hide in the rocks at night try this - wait until midnight, grab a reasonably bright torch, surprise the fish with torchlight and go in quick with a net. you might only get one chance but it works

07/22/2021, 12:45 AM	#85
Regal Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 90	A simple trick to catch fish, and dont wanna to disamble all the rock, what i do so far is drain the water completely, but this can be done when one have a container large enough to tackle the water from the tank, my DT only around 290 lt, so it t not too much water to drain. Just move some spot to let water settle in like in the low tide and most fish will try to fill the small pond.