Help Centropyge Has To Go !!!

trueblackpercula · 01/21/2007, 07:02 PM

My centropyge is out of control, she is eating my corals tonight. She has completly eaten a.tenius on me and has started to nip at my stags. Is there a way to add chemicals to put her to sleep an scop her out? or is there some thing i can do to get her out. Man i love this fish but she has to go.........anyone have any ideas?
Michael
P.S. there is always something in this hobby

JackKerouac · 01/21/2007, 07:21 PM

what kind of Centropyge do you have?
If you want to remove you can use a trap for fish,put some food inside and wait a long time till she feel confidente to eat inside....

trueblackpercula · 01/21/2007, 07:23 PM

Centropyge Aurantius

JackKerouac · 01/21/2007, 07:25 PM

I'm sorry about it!
I would try with a fish trap.....if you use chemicals you might hurt other inhabitants and invertebrates IMO

trueblackpercula · 01/21/2007, 07:27 PM

Ya she was good when i fisrt got her but now she is going crazy.
Michael

ReefWreak · 01/21/2007, 08:07 PM

If you can't catch her with a fish trap... last resort can be a de-barbed small fish-hook with bait. The old fashioned way...

Goodwood · 01/21/2007, 08:33 PM

Catch her at night after the lights go out. Wait till they have been out for a couple hours and then turn on the lights. Eventually she will come out and not even see the net coming. I have tried many dwarf angels with SPS and after a while they all start to nip a bit, but they never do for the first several months to a year.

Catching fish this way has worked for me at least the last 10 times tried.

Oh yeah it helps if you know where the fish sleeps,

Good Luck

Serioussnaps · 01/21/2007, 08:43 PM

Drain the tank....they cant move without water. If this is feasible it is surefire...otherwise try at night as suggested, or do it my way...two nets and skills.

SDguy · 01/21/2007, 08:55 PM

I feel your pain, but relax, a trap will work. I just caught two argi angels using one. Only took a couple days. Any quality trap with a sliding trap door will work. I used one manufactured by Ultralife Reef Products.

good luck.

Green Thumb · 01/22/2007, 05:32 PM

Id go with a barbless fish hook. They make realy small ones.

barjam · 01/22/2007, 06:06 PM

Lights out for an hour or so then use a red light to catch it. It seems like they can't see anything under (dim) red light.

01/21/2007, 07:02 PM	#1
trueblackpercula Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND Posts: 7,517	Help Centropyge Has To Go !!! My centropyge is out of control, she is eating my corals tonight. She has completly eaten a.tenius on me and has started to nip at my stags. Is there a way to add chemicals to put her to sleep an scop her out? or is there some thing i can do to get her out. Man i love this fish but she has to go.........anyone have any ideas? Michael P.S. there is always something in this hobby __________________ Life is to short to buy frags ! But for FREE I'LL take them ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> LIVE SAND ITS THE CURE........® Current Tank Info: 120 CUBE Live sand Mitras lx6100hv MRC MR 2 single becket MP40 power head Aquamedic dosing pump using B-ionic

01/21/2007, 07:21 PM	#2
JackKerouac Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 722	what kind of Centropyge do you have? If you want to remove you can use a trap for fish,put some food inside and wait a long time till she feel confidente to eat inside.... __________________ Oh God!Mrs.Robinson you are trying to seduce me !!! Current Tank Info: Skimmer H&S 150 af 2001 ,Calcium reactor Ocenlife B3 - 2x400 Giesemann+4PL neon

01/21/2007, 07:23 PM	#3
trueblackpercula Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND Posts: 7,517	Centropyge Aurantius __________________ Life is to short to buy frags ! But for FREE I'LL take them ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> LIVE SAND ITS THE CURE........® Current Tank Info: 120 CUBE Live sand Mitras lx6100hv MRC MR 2 single becket MP40 power head Aquamedic dosing pump using B-ionic

01/21/2007, 07:25 PM	#4
JackKerouac Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 722	I'm sorry about it! I would try with a fish trap.....if you use chemicals you might hurt other inhabitants and invertebrates IMO __________________ Oh God!Mrs.Robinson you are trying to seduce me !!! Current Tank Info: Skimmer H&S 150 af 2001 ,Calcium reactor Ocenlife B3 - 2x400 Giesemann+4PL neon

01/21/2007, 07:27 PM	#5
trueblackpercula Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: STATEN ISLAND Posts: 7,517	Ya she was good when i fisrt got her but now she is going crazy. Michael __________________ Life is to short to buy frags ! But for FREE I'LL take them ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> LIVE SAND ITS THE CURE........® Current Tank Info: 120 CUBE Live sand Mitras lx6100hv MRC MR 2 single becket MP40 power head Aquamedic dosing pump using B-ionic

01/21/2007, 08:07 PM	#6
ReefWreak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Astoria, NYC Posts: 10,159	If you can't catch her with a fish trap... last resort can be a de-barbed small fish-hook with bait. The old fashioned way...

01/21/2007, 08:33 PM	#7
Goodwood Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Destin, Florida Posts: 700	Catch her at night after the lights go out. Wait till they have been out for a couple hours and then turn on the lights. Eventually she will come out and not even see the net coming. I have tried many dwarf angels with SPS and after a while they all start to nip a bit, but they never do for the first several months to a year. Catching fish this way has worked for me at least the last 10 times tried. Oh yeah it helps if you know where the fish sleeps, Good Luck

01/21/2007, 08:43 PM	#8
Serioussnaps Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,703	Drain the tank....they cant move without water. If this is feasible it is surefire...otherwise try at night as suggested, or do it my way...two nets and skills.

01/21/2007, 08:55 PM	#9
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	I feel your pain, but relax, a trap will work. I just caught two argi angels using one. Only took a couple days. Any quality trap with a sliding trap door will work. I used one manufactured by Ultralife Reef Products. good luck. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

01/22/2007, 05:32 PM	#10
Green Thumb Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 476	Id go with a barbless fish hook. They make realy small ones.

01/22/2007, 06:06 PM	#11
barjam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,695	Lights out for an hour or so then use a red light to catch it. It seems like they can't see anything under (dim) red light.