Catching fish

Emmanuel.dam · 08/06/2013, 06:25 AM

Is there any stickies on catching fish in a reef aquarium :-/ I want 3 of my cardinals out so I can put a nice looking new fish in :-) any help would be appreciated

thegrun · 08/06/2013, 06:40 AM

Purchase or build your own fish trap. You cut the cone end off a clear plastic Coke bottle, turn it around and stuff it back into the main body of the bottle so you have a funnel leading back into the main body of the bottle. Place some food in the trap along with a rock as a weight and put it in your tank. Fish will swim into the bottle looking for the food but can't figure out how to get out. There is a thread with pictures if you do a search.

MacWilliams · 08/06/2013, 06:52 AM

Dont cardinals just sit in the mid water level? Just turn the lights off and net them out? They dont seem like they would be a very hard fish to catch.

But if they are really being a pain thegrun is right about the fish trap. Its very easy to make but i would use a water bottle instead of coke just to minimize what chemicals you put into the tank. also make sure you bury the bottle a bit cause when i caught a blenny a month back it had a hard time getting through the opening because it didnt know it was a clear bottle and just kept trying to swim through the side of the bottle. Good luck.

Emmanuel.dam · 08/06/2013, 07:07 AM

Thank you guys :-)

08/06/2013, 06:25 AM	#1
Emmanuel.dam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 435	Catching fish Is there any stickies on catching fish in a reef aquarium :-/ I want 3 of my cardinals out so I can put a nice looking new fish in :-) any help would be appreciated

08/06/2013, 06:40 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Purchase or build your own fish trap. You cut the cone end off a clear plastic Coke bottle, turn it around and stuff it back into the main body of the bottle so you have a funnel leading back into the main body of the bottle. Place some food in the trap along with a rock as a weight and put it in your tank. Fish will swim into the bottle looking for the food but can't figure out how to get out. There is a thread with pictures if you do a search.

08/06/2013, 06:52 AM	#3
MacWilliams Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 410	Dont cardinals just sit in the mid water level? Just turn the lights off and net them out? They dont seem like they would be a very hard fish to catch. But if they are really being a pain thegrun is right about the fish trap. Its very easy to make but i would use a water bottle instead of coke just to minimize what chemicals you put into the tank. also make sure you bury the bottle a bit cause when i caught a blenny a month back it had a hard time getting through the opening because it didnt know it was a clear bottle and just kept trying to swim through the side of the bottle. Good luck.

08/06/2013, 07:07 AM	#4
Emmanuel.dam Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 435	Thank you guys :-)