Help me stay sane

[srt8]

What is the easiest way to get a fish out of the reef tank without tearing the tank up ? Another mistake by a rookie,we purchased a sweet lips and now I find out the fish needs a large tank and I have a 75 gallon.Right now the fish is small and young, so my friend said he would take him,I'm in no hurry, maybe a fish trap? I swear those fish read my mind, they start acting different as soon as I think net.

 

[slice]

Here is a thread on using a fish trap, I've had great luck with it and have loaned it out to others who also had great luck:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/384147/remove-a-six-line-wrasse

 

[snazzywhiskers]

If the fish trap doesn't work I've been able to catch quite a few fish by feeding the tank and scooping the fish out when it swims to the top. Good luck fishing!

 

[snakeblitz33]

blow dart gun. hehehe

 

[srt8]

Thanks,I have not had time yet to try,I will try these methods and if all else fails,I can try the blow gun dart,lol.well,my wife probably won't allow that one

 

[sweatervest13]

I always feed my tank with a net. This makes the fish very comfortable seeing it everyday. Try that for a week or two and then just scoop the guy you want out up. The blow dart gun does work but the fish do take a while to get back to normal. J/K. LOL.

 

[srt8]

Well the fish I was going to trap didn't make it,my first casualty, I noticed since I bought it that it didn't acknowledge when I fed,I tried different ways to no avail, I read clown sweet lips are sometimes hard to get to feed,the only good thing about any of it is now I don't have to try and catch him. I'm still bummed though.

 

[acrylic51]

Does suck loosing any fish!!!!!

 

[srt8]

Trying to decide what fish I will go with next, I may not add any more or just wait a while.As of now I have 5. And they all pretty much get along. 1.Black Occelarius Clown 2.Yellow Tang 3.Banggai cardinal 4.Blue Dot Jawfish 5.Klauswitz Blenny (I like this fish more and more ) Any one have some ideas for a community,smaller interesting fish?

 

[florida joe]

Can you post a picture of your tank? Now is the time to set up the ******** of your tank to facilitate the removal of a fish if there is a need