Tried to catch sugarlips and naso

[marie1101]

This weekend I tried with all my might to catch sugar lips and naso to take them to the LFS. Without having to take all the live rock out of my aquarium (50-60 lbs) is there an easier way to catch them. Also a days worth of trying, sugar lips is now picking up the gravel and moving it around, which he has never done before. Is this normal? Thanks for the tip on the book. Once I pick what I would like I will run them by this forum. Oh another question, Since my fish are already larger, the LFStores around here sell just babies. Is it safe to order the medium fish on line and if so, how do you acclaimate them to the tank. I usually do the float method, but worried with them being in the bag so long during shipping it would hurt them. Any helpful ideas would be appreciated.

 

[florida joe]

Ok this is my method and it works. First post a pic of your tank. Now this is what I did to remove my jewel damsel out of my 110g I divide my tank in to fourths in my mind at one forth from the right I moved my LR so I had a clear shot of pushing a piece of acrylic I had cut a little smaller than the size of my tank front to back and about six inches taller than the height of my tank. I then did not feed for a day. After not feeding for a day I was ready to spring my trap I placed some nori in a veggie c lip placed the clip in my tank on the adjacent side of my quartered tank as soon as my damsel was eating eagerly I pushed down the acrylic divider and trapped him in the small area is was then a simple matter of netting him.

 

[marie1101]

Here is the tank. They hang out in the right hand corner, there is a set of caves made with the rocks. Where do I get the acrylic?

 

[florida joe]

You can get the acrylic at Lowes or home depot. Take an inside measurement of you tank front to back. Have the acrylic cut one inch smaller than the front to back measurement and six inches more than the height of your tank. If cost of the acrylic is a factor you can also use “egg create” . You will need to remove the canopy. Move the rocks in the ¼ of the tank you are going to set the trap so you have a clear shot to the bottom. Use two veggie clips or anything else you can come up with that you can attach to whatever material you are using. You will attach the clips to the material so that it suspends it about ¼ of the way down your tank. Let the fish get used to it being in the tank. (1hr) now you are ready to spring the trap. Remove the clips place food in your tank at the side you are trying to catch the fish. When they are busy eating lower the material quickly and trap the fish. They are now in a small area and you should be able to remove them easily

 

[marie1101]

Thank you. I am agian going to attempt to do this on Sunday. I went and got the acrylic. I am thinking about these fish for choices to add: Please let me know what anyone thinks:
Mandarin Dragonet gobie
Yellow pygmy angelfish
Longnose Hawkfish
Clown, false percula
anemone
Keep in mind I will still have the dog face puffer, fox face, dusky jaw fish, and my urchins. It is a 55 gallon aquarium. What would be the best suggestions?