how do i catch an angel fish?

[Fphipps]

i posted this in the FOWLR forum, but figured id see what reef keepers have to say also.
i purchased a small potters angel from a LFS about 2 weeks ago. it ate at the store but has not eaten for me in the 2 weeks. it picks at the rocks and seems interested in food, but wont eat. i noticed it becoming less and less active, and tonight upon closer examination, i notice its left fin is torn and the left side of the face is pale, almost like that part of the fish has a film on it. i want to relocate this fish into my 40 breeder just to be safe. but my problem is...HOW DO I CATCH THIS DARN THING?! i have not attempted yet because i didnt want to startle it yet. i like to think that 4 years of working aquatic department gives me very good net skills. but my problem is that it stays in my rocks. do i really have to tear down my tank to catch this fish?

 

[GoTRiCe19]

How I caught my potter is leave a net the there for a day. In the morning. Leave for work and at night try to catch him. That's how I did it. Might work. Good luck.

 

[bullitr]

Do it at night when the lights are off and the fish are sleeping in less than 30 seconds you can catch it.it's less stressful for the fish and for you too

Anyway I am catching a yellow tang tonight too.


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[bullitr]

Just catch a large yellow tang by hand on a full reef

In less than a minute without destroying my tank.



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[michael_cb_125]

This is how I catch my fish if needed.



~Michael

 

[A sea K]

This is how I catch my fish if needed.



~Michael

Micheal. Thats a pretty good idea but his fish is not eating. That will work for me though, I need to remove a largish fish that wont fit in my trap but I have a container that will work. How long did it take to acclimate your fish to feeding that way?

 

[michael_cb_125]

Once I got the fish well acclimated and eating (about three weeks) they readily accepted the container. I would say it took a little less than two weeks to get them to this point.

~Michael