catching fish without removing rock

homestar · 02/15/2006, 10:00 PM

hey, i've been having some trouble keeping my inverts alive since the red spotted pseudochromis my friend gave me keep eating them. i've been trying to catch him without disturbing my LR. any tips on how to do this? thanks

marino420td · 02/15/2006, 10:15 PM

get a small, plastic soda bottle and cut the top off so it looks like a funnel. Now spin the top you just cut off and push it back into the body of the bottle. Place some food in and sink it into your tank. Now wait until your fish finds the food and goes inside.

Michael7979 · 02/15/2006, 10:24 PM

Ask a LFS if they have one you can borrow. Thats what I did.

saltybp · 02/15/2006, 10:26 PM

I have had success by feeding from my net for a week....

I put the food in the net, net in the tank while you hold the net in a position to catch a fish. If the fish want to eat they go in the net. At first the fish will be very nervous. By the end of the week every fish will be in the net

schmcc · 02/15/2006, 11:19 PM

Place a piece of plexiglass as close to the front of your LR as you can , then all the way to one end of the tank.Leave as much space between the plexiglass and LR as you can. Then put another piece about 6 or seven inches away.You can then feed in this new corner for a few days.When the fish are in that new corner simply slide the second piece of plexiglass to close the corner. Then you can select the fish for removal! in

corals b 4 bills · 02/15/2006, 11:30 PM

The way I do it works every time I have a small vase about 8-10 inches tall 4 inches wide (hour glass shaped), put a frozen cube (tie it to something so it won't float out) inside the vase, when the fish swims inside it will not know to swim up to get out and you will have your catch!

craigGP · 02/15/2006, 11:38 PM

http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66743

JC2005 · 02/16/2006, 06:39 AM

I concur with saltybp. I have done this twice with good results each time. I've caugt a copper band and blue face angel this way.

Pandora · 02/16/2006, 09:06 AM

This thread always gets inevitably linked, because it's one of the best on the subject; many techniques inside.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=707656

Steffish · 02/16/2006, 03:31 PM

I always use a flashlight to the eyes when the lights are off. When the net comes in behind them, they can't see it.

homestar · 02/16/2006, 10:07 PM

i started feedinf from the net today and i think i'm going to keep this up since 8 of my 10 fish went in it today. of course the one i'm trying to catch went no where close to it. oh well, when he gets hungry enough he will. thanks for all the ideas.

davocean · 02/17/2006, 12:32 PM

I've had best luck w/ flashlight in the middle of the night

02/15/2006, 10:00 PM	#1
homestar Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OC, california Posts: 182	catching fish without removing rock hey, i've been having some trouble keeping my inverts alive since the red spotted pseudochromis my friend gave me keep eating them. i've been trying to catch him without disturbing my LR. any tips on how to do this? thanks

02/15/2006, 10:24 PM	#3
Michael7979 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Keizer,OR Posts: 923	Ask a LFS if they have one you can borrow. Thats what I did. __________________ MIKE THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN!! 240 RE-build in progress!.....(slowly) Current Tank Info: 240g, 4- 400w Radiums on PFO HQI ballasts, 4- 110w VHO on IceCap 660 ballast, Euro-Reef Skimmer

02/15/2006, 11:19 PM	#5
schmcc Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: chicago Posts: 24	Place a piece of plexiglass as close to the front of your LR as you can , then all the way to one end of the tank.Leave as much space between the plexiglass and LR as you can. Then put another piece about 6 or seven inches away.You can then feed in this new corner for a few days.When the fish are in that new corner simply slide the second piece of plexiglass to close the corner. Then you can select the fish for removal! in __________________ And it all started with a small gold fish bowl! Current Tank Info: 210 gal reef/275 LBS LR/250 watt MH 20k 14k 10k + vho's/MRC 3R skimmer/MRC cr-2 ca reactor/ tunz turbelle's w dbl controller/ two 75 g sumps stacked / refguim/sea swirls/blue line 55 70's/ocean runner 4 carbon & phos reactors/2 ph & orp moni

02/15/2006, 11:30 PM	#6
corals b 4 bills Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Belmont). Posts: 2,381	The way I do it works every time I have a small vase about 8-10 inches tall 4 inches wide (hour glass shaped), put a frozen cube (tie it to something so it won't float out) inside the vase, when the fish swims inside it will not know to swim up to get out and you will have your catch! __________________ Reefkeeper - (ref-ke-per) n: Individual obsessed with placing disturbing amounts of electricity and seawater in close proximity for the purpose of maintaining live coral reef organisms. Current Tank Info: 29 gallon Bio Cube, HQI 150 watt Nanotuner~Vortech MP10W ES~Arctica Chiller~AC II~Tunze Osmolator ATO~ Tunze 9002 skimmer W/In Tank Cup~ Korallin Reactor W/PH Monitor~ Korallin Denitrator~APC Back-up~Phosban/Carbon Reactor.

02/16/2006, 09:06 AM	#9
Pandora Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland near DC Posts: 1,706	This thread always gets inevitably linked, because it's one of the best on the subject; many techniques inside. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=707656 __________________ Where are we going... And why am I in this handbasket? Current Tank Info: 75gal reef tank, 30 gal octopus tank, Other: 75gal planted Amazon tank

02/15/2006, 10:15 PM	#2
marino420td Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Posts: 2,529	get a small, plastic soda bottle and cut the top off so it looks like a funnel. Now spin the top you just cut off and push it back into the body of the bottle. Place some food in and sink it into your tank. Now wait until your fish finds the food and goes inside.

02/15/2006, 10:26 PM	#4
saltybp Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Matawan, NJ Posts: 216	I have had success by feeding from my net for a week.... I put the food in the net, net in the tank while you hold the net in a position to catch a fish. If the fish want to eat they go in the net. At first the fish will be very nervous. By the end of the week every fish will be in the net

02/15/2006, 11:38 PM	#7
craigGP Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: liberty, mo Posts: 32	http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66743

02/16/2006, 06:39 AM	#8
JC2005 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 107	I concur with saltybp. I have done this twice with good results each time. I've caugt a copper band and blue face angel this way.

02/16/2006, 03:31 PM	#10
Steffish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 175	I always use a flashlight to the eyes when the lights are off. When the net comes in behind them, they can't see it.

02/16/2006, 10:07 PM	#11
homestar Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OC, california Posts: 182	i started feedinf from the net today and i think i'm going to keep this up since 8 of my 10 fish went in it today. of course the one i'm trying to catch went no where close to it. oh well, when he gets hungry enough he will. thanks for all the ideas.

02/17/2006, 12:32 PM	#12
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I've had best luck w/ flashlight in the middle of the night __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD