What's the best way to remove a fish from your tank?

[serkel]

Ok like the title says. What's the best way to remove a fish from my tank with out taking the whole tank apart? I need to get this purple tang out. Thing is is that my aquascape is a bunch of rocks but glued together so can't really pull that out with out breaking all my SPS in pieces.

Any ideas would be great.

 

[rovster]

Fish trap and patience. Get the biggest trap you can fit. It's basically an acrylic box with a trap door. Feed in they trap so all fish get comfortable goin in and then drop the door when you've got him. Some fish are harder to get than others. Tangs are such aggressive waters they are usually easy.

 

[Coastie5685]

Line and hook.

 

[mrx66699]

Drain the water reach in and take them out lol

 

[serkel]

Ok trap sounds like a good idea. Anyone have a fish trap I can borrow???

 

[Manfredo]

Without a fish trap, what I've done is use pieces of egg crate to create corrals and slowly make the space smaller for them. Takes a lot of patience though. Sorry, I don't have a fish trap

 

[serkel]

Anyone interested in a purple tang once I get him out lol. I've had him for at least a year and a half super healthy and big. He eats everything I throw in the tank.

 

[doggydoc]

Drain the water reach in and take them out lol

Same here. Works in like 5 mins

 

[jonnyu]

Hook and line. Take them all out in 5 min no patience needed.

 

[rovster]

How about a castnet, I have a 10 footer you can borrow, lol

 

[serkel]

Fine draining it it wil be

 

[sonic]

I've had luck at night, all lights off except a flash light

 

[I take Cars]

Where r u?

 

[ghstrider]

Nice trap man...

 

[Lacy]

I'm interested. pm sent.

 

[mrx66699]

Im telling you for a smaller system just drain water reach in pull out .....will only take mins and no trying this or that that may or may not work... if its small system this is the best way and done in 30 min

 

[jcreeftankguy]

Diy fish trap and a 5g bucket to hold all other fish that were dumb enough to go in till you get him out! It's always worked for me and fast. No need to go stirring up anything in your tank trying to empty it abs fill it.

 

[serkel]

Think I'm going to drain it tomorrow and get him out. Lacy I'm going to pm you.

 

[mrx66699]

I have some containers if you need to borrow. .....just like doing a waterchange drain it and refill it ......

 

[serkel]

Ok I've got a big brute container and 5g buckets. Will do this on Friday so if anyone is interested in him let me know. Super healthy and strong.