Smart fish, dumb keeper needs your help!

[Awibrandy]

Hi guys/gals, I need some help catching my engineer neon gobie! I did the bottle trap thing, and actually caught him 2 days ago. Stupid me accidently set him loose, now he is not going in the bottle. What to do short of taking my tank apart? I have the bottle pointed into his cave for the past two days, and nothing.

 

[WLDSHARK]

Do not feed for a day or two... and re use the bottle with food...

 

[Awibrandy]

Thanks WLDSHARK! Hopefully he'll go back in today.

 

[Awibrandy]

Any thoughts, recommendations? The starfish are/is stealing the bait.:grumpy:

 

[h20 freak]

Get a harlequin? lol jk,ummm just try when the starfish are not in that part of the tank.

 

[KathyC]

Use 2 bottles & double your chances?
Oh, and if you catch a star..do make a wish before you let it go

 

[tunicata]

aw that was cute...