Best way to capture a fish in my tank!!

[jess]

I want to put some corals in my tank. So I would have to get rid of my 2 triggers. Man those guys are fast. What is the best why to capture them? THANKS
[ May 11, 2001: Message edited by: Jess ]

 

[shel]

At the lfs they have these clear plastic containers, you know the ones they hang on the side of the tank. You put that in your tank on its side and chase them into it with your net. That way nobody gets hurt, you or the fish. Good luck!
Shel

 

[robbytt]

TWO Nets. It took me 1.5 hours last week to capture a 4 stripe damsel from my tank..It's hard!

 

[bobj]

Nets can alter the fish's protective coating. This can leave the fish more susceptible to disease. I agree with Shel.

 

[robbytt]

Then how do you get the fish INTO the tank from the bag they come from?

 

[jess]

The prob is that I got over 100lbs of live rock. I really don't want to take any out it get the fish. As a very last resort, I will jest BLOW the tank up
[ May 11, 2001: Message edited by: Jess ]

 

[shel]

Robby
To but the fish into the tank, you dump most of the water from the bag into something else other then your tank, then add a little of your water from the tank to the bag with the fish in it. The bag is sitting in your tank getting the temp the same, you keep adding a little of your water. Do this for 30-40 min. Then slowly dump the whole thing into your tank.
Jess, you will have to probally remove some lr. It is a @#*%$. It took us 3 hours to catch 2 tangs, and another 2.5 hours to try to put the lr back the way it was.
I have 150lb of lr. Good luck
Shel

 

[saltwater marauder]

What about snagging them when they are eating. Lure them out with food, sneak the net in underneath them and usher them into a plastic container, milk jugs (clean ofcourse) with the top third cut off work well. The net being behind them will snag them if they try to retreat back to the rock. Or you can use the cherry bomb method.