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05/18/2008, 08:08 PM | #126 |
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The "drain the tank" method just worked for catching my elusive six-line wrasse. It took about 1 hour to complete the entire process.
I had been struggling to catch the wrasse for over three months. I was resigned to the fact a complete live rock tear down was in order. Thanks to this thread, my six-line is now going through hyposalinity. My tank should finally be ich free in another six weeks. Thanks Anthony! |
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05/20/2008, 01:55 PM | #128 |
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great ideas, I like the trap with the feeding tube. if that is not pattented it would be a good candidate for manufacturing. this is the best thread for capture traps
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06/04/2008, 10:32 AM | #129 |
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Divide and Conquer
I've used this a couple times. Obviously it's situational. Apologies if already mentioned. Get a piece of acrylic large enough to span the tank in its smallest dimension. Chase the target to one side of the tank or the other, and seal off the escape route to the other side of the tank with the acrylic. The larger space you can eliminate, the better this will work. Once placed, depending on your rockwork, you can transfer rocks, etc out and over the edge of the acrylic to the other side, and move the acrylic toward the edge until your target is helpless and exposed. Obviously with larger tanks and rocks not designed to be moved, this method can be tricky, but you can often isolate a corner and make the job a lot easier. I think what helps is the fish appear unable to see the acrylic in the water, so they can't avoid it. |
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Why can't my wife see this stuff as an investment? Current Tank Info: way too much to list, and still adding more! |
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08/27/2008, 05:59 PM | #132 |
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10/18/2008, 12:38 PM | #134 |
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Last night I caught one Damsel, one Blue Tang and one yellow Tang at the same time in less than one minute.
Well, the one minute took 4 days. One day to build the acrylic trap and 3 days just letting it hang in the tank. I built it with a solid feeding tube attached to the top rear of the box. For three days I would feed the tank thru the tube. On the fourth day I dropped in a spoonful of brine shrimp and the three fish were the first ones in eating. Just dropped the door closed. Worked great. |
10/20/2008, 08:59 AM | #135 |
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cool, Im glad it worked for you too. I got many pms over the last 3 years about it. Since I have this trap catching display fishes instead of frustration became fun to us.. Feeding tube is just so helpful, IME traps without it wont work nearly that good.
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10/20/2008, 09:13 AM | #136 |
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A trap with a feeding tube is the only way to go. Never have to spook the fish. Even made a feeding stick to put Nori in the trap.
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10/22/2008, 10:04 PM | #137 |
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The trap with the feeding tube is slick... I've used a specimen container that I have dropped in the tank and then chased the fish into but that sounds so much easier. Thanks for the great pics.
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06/02/2011, 05:16 AM | #138 |
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Just used the Blind 'N' Snatch method (thats what im calling it) on my 4inch Hippo Tang. It worked like a charm. I missed the first time with the net but she was still disoriented so i scopped her the second time only toppling my moti capricornis. It broke off the rock, gonna need some super glue. But I CAUGHT HER!!! Im going to have to invest in one of those fish traps or make one but if you dont have one this method works like a charm.. Thanks Anthony
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06/02/2011, 02:08 PM | #139 |
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One n Done!
All the previous methods are a waste of TIME! Sure if you have all day, every day, waiting and waiting the previous methods will work; but who has the TIME?
Simple Solution: Clean a Wet/Dry ShopVac, and place the business end in your tank, wait for the target species to swim past… all the while having a family member/friend on standby ready to flip the switch when you scream NOW! Wham-Bam Thankyou-Ma’am! |
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One thing that has worked quite well goes along the lines of night time. I have adjustable LEDs so this is easy, but i would guess you could buy some red LEDs and use them as a flashlight.
If you kill all the lights in the room so it is pitch black, the fish will go to their spots and all the inverts will start to come out. Throw on the red LEDs and you can see great but fish can't see red (or so i think). Now it is just a matter of getting the net near your fish or helping them with something to push them toward a container. When doing this, i have seen fish bump into rocks, the glass, and allow me to get right next to them and not know it. Also a decent way of pulling out inverts as they come out all over the rocks. Just figured i'd throw this out there. |
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Hate to drag out an old thread, but How big of a DT would you guys think is to big for the drain method? I have a 180DT and a rouge Powder Blue that needs to go.
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10/12/2015, 02:52 PM | #142 |
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This dude loves Nori. I put the trap in and each day for 3 days I moved the nori closer. On the day he was caught I put the nori in the trap.
Whammo....finally caught! Now the hippo is in a 260 gallon tank. The LFS sold me the Regal for my 90 gallon display. he was 3/4" in November. Now he's 4" and FAT. Good luck! |
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I'd like to try and catch out a pistol shrimp and goby from my 56 to put in a smaller tank.
I'm tired of having to force ahrimp pieces and turn everything off so they can get food. Best way to trap them? Doesn't help that my goby lost one of its eyes and only has one to see food.
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i agree divide works awesome
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11/04/2016, 09:04 AM | #145 |
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planning to do this sat
The DRAIN METHOD + dividing the tank
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11/21/2016, 08:11 PM | #146 |
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I've used a fishing hook (size 26 - aka extremely small) and a chunky Mysis shrimp to catch a 5" foxface that all of a sudden started to consume 25 polyps of zoanthids a day. He was the largest fish in the tank and I selectively targeted him with his favorite food. It worked extremely well and once I had the foxface in the sump he was eating again in a matter of minutes.
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Lol glad to see I'm not the only one who has tried a small hook and bait... I have used 2 liter to trap them also.
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To catch crabs and shrimp I use a tall glass vase with some enticing pedals at the
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12/22/2016, 01:40 AM | #150 |
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oops enticing vittlesLOL
I have also constructed my own fish traps out of egg crate and zip ties if you starve the fish out and leave the trap in there then introduce food to the Trap after a few days they will usually be had quite quickly :-) Sent from my SM-J700T1 using Tapatalk |
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