talkalot82 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 So at one point my reef tank use to be a fish only tank. My dad decided he loved damsels. now he has corals in it his one black giant dansel keeps eating all his corals.. he thinks xenias are lunch. Our tank is a 90 gallon closed top acylic tank. the fish is huge and we cant catch him. any suggestions? we arent willing to take out rocks.. but the fish has to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayTheSavageFraser Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I had an elusive hawkfish!! I got an eggcrate divider and divided my tank with it! I put some food on the side I could most easily catch him and sure enough! He came on the side that I could trap him!! Minimal rock movement worked great!! Have fun!! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 very small fish hook. You can also get a fish trap from a LFS and trap it. This never worked for me when I had a bad fish but I know that it worked for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I placed net in tank toward corner and baited the corner. When fish went to get bait, POW!, pinned against glass. I just said pow for a dramatic responce. It was actually quite easy and stressfree, now fishy resides in one of Dsoz's tanks... take care of Pedro D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 what is it with dsoz getting all of our fish we dont want. I gave him to damsels to use for test subjects after I removed them from my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I had to take out some of the rock when trying to catch my Rabbitfish, just so the corals on it wouldn't get damaged. Then I placed a net into the tank for the fish to get used to the sight of it. At feeding time the next day, I managed to net him! If all else fails, get a few large tubs and out your rock and enough water to cover it in, then catch the fish. It's a pain, but you'll be glad to get the fish out. Is a store taking it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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