in need of

eyebedam

eyebedam

Is Sailing the Seas
Does anyone in the club have a fish trap I could borrow or rent? I have to catch a engineer goby and I really don't want to have to take out all my rockwork to do so. I will return it as soon as I catch him.
Thanks.
 
Jach has one I borrowed with no luck. if that thing loves shrimp, I can show you how to catch it very quickly. I had a spoted hawk that never took to Jacks trap. so I got a very tiny hook and some coctail shrimp and some fine florocarbon line and caught him on the 2nd try. didnt hurt him a bit. if i know those gobies well enough, they will take the bait.
 
you think the bottle method that some use for shrimp might work? You would probably need a 3 liter bottle though. Is it a big goby?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11702841#post11702841 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishdoc11
This might help if you don't find one:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=707656
good luck, Chris
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Chris Thanks for that link


Steve im gonna try to bottle method with a 2 liter bottle & hope for the best. Hes close to 12 inches long.


Lindsey As far as catching him with a hook. That would be fun only problem is I would have to take the hook out its mouth & I dont want to touch him if I dont have to. The fish creeps me out he looks to much like a snake. Gives me the heebie jeebies. I def would have to have a drink or three to do that & I think I may just cut back on my beverage consumption for awhile.
 
aw he wont hurt you. I took the barb off so the hook just comes off when you release pressure. Ifn all else fails, I will give you a hook and some line.
 
Thanks I may take you up on it. I really got to catch this fish by next weekend so I guess I got something to do for the next few days when I get off. Livingroom fishin. I cant wait to hear the jokes start when my wife sees me doing that.
 
I'll tell you the easiest way to do it. If you enough trashcans/rubbermaid containers or whatever to siphon all the tank water out you can then just go in and pick him up. I did this just this week to catch a couple of angels that were picking at my sps. It seems like a lot of work but it isn't.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11703245#post11703245 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by eyebedam
Chris Thanks for that link


Steve im gonna try to bottle method with a 2 liter bottle & hope for the best. Hes close to 12 inches long.


Lindsey As far as catching him with a hook. That would be fun only problem is I would have to take the hook out its mouth & I dont want to touch him if I dont have to. The fish creeps me out he looks to much like a snake. Gives me the heebie jeebies. I def would have to have a drink or three to do that & I think I may just cut back on my beverage consumption for awhile.
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Don't listen to me next time :O
 
Ryan did suggest the bottle trick last week. I don't want the fuzzy little man peach to think I didn't listen to his suggestion.
 
i have one that might help

i have one that might help

I built a semi large one to get a 5-6" tall fish out with it took some time but it worked, my gobies kept going in and out of while i was waiting for the tang. i have a food shute on it thats what drew the gobies in. call me

bob
 
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