cant catch them!

[mike90]

i have 4 damsels in my tank that i want to get out but i can't seem to catch them with the net due to all my live rock in there. does anyone have any tips on how to get them out in a tank full of rock?

 

[Anonymous]

Take out the rock.

You could try a trap, but that could take a while and in my experience not all fish will go into a trap (though Damsels are usually pretty bold). Taking out the rock and catching the fish won't take as long as you'd think, and its a good chance to blow out any accumulated detritus in your rock work.

Thats probably not what you wanted to hear, maybe someone more creative will respond.

 

[Anonymous]

Somebody trained there fish to eat in a net. Then would just pull them out at feeding time.

 

[NMreefer]

I trained mine to eat at the same spot in the corner of my tank. I fed them religiously with flake food at the same time everyday for about a week. Scooped em up like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

[Anonymous]

1 - Drain all the water into large containers, pick up the fish, pump the water back in.

2 - A baited size 22 hook with the barb flattened on a short rod.

 

[dave_atl]

I've had really good luck with a clear trapdoor style fishtrap with live brine shrimp. I've used it a bunch of times in my 180 after making a few bad choices 8)

 

[mike90]

did you make the trap yourself? if so, how did you make it?