any one have a fish trap???

[slipknot23]

I need to get my three striped out ?? can some help me out

 

[rickyfins]

Hehehehe, what kind?

I use frozen krill or shrimp, a fishing hook of appropriate size and fishing line.

Easy and effective. They will keep trying till they get it most times. Unless you yank and they feel it, then they hide real good for an hour or so, then you can usually try it again.

Thanks,

Rick

 

[Critter]

When I wanted to get my blue damsel out, I tried all kinds of things inverted bottles etc etc, fish was too smart for all the tricks so I finally removed all the rock from a 1/8th area of the corner, and chased him to that area and placed a tank devider in, then I was able to get him with a net. good luck.

 

[bmkindig]

hey
if your tank is as full as mine good luck,i had a thread about a year ago where i had the same issuse.i had a damsel that had been moved though my tanks and wised up to a net so i took the advice i got from that thread and completely drained my tank so the fish couldn't swim and picked it out with my hands then refilled my tank. your corals should be fine for the short time there out of the water.

 

[jamal-188]

I'd drain the tank as Brad mentioned, I've done that a couple times and it is the easiest/quickest way IMO. I just used a mag 9.5 and a couple of my 32g WC trashcans, took 10-15 minutes I've spent hours before with traps and chasing fish around the tank with nets....never again!!

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

I just caught a trigger with an inverted bottle in two minutes on monday...it's sooo easy to do it's worth a try - imo

 

[poconofishy]

I've also read that light shocking can work. Turn the lights off one day when they would normally be on. Leave the fish in the dark for several hours. Then when the fis is in a decent loactiona nd your ready turn the lights back on and sometimes you can just reach in and grab the fish. Good luck with whatever you do!

 

[picassomike]

I have a trap that I use,that is made out of acylic.Its basically a round tube,with a trap door that you slide shut,when the fish is in the trap.Its not the quickest way sometimes,but it hasnt failed me yet.

Basically what I do first is put the trap in,and I always let it in the tank 24/7 when I need to catch a fish.Now,once you have the trap in,ALL food you normally feed needs to be put in the trap only.This gets them used to having to go into the trap to get food,and basically if they dont go into the trap to get food,they simply dont eat.Some fish take longer than others to go in,and be able to trap them.I've caught fish within 20 seconds of me putting the trap in,and others have taken a couple days.The key is being patient.

Mike

 

[slipknot23]

I got him out today and may fish are out more now I got him out way he was sleepping.