fishmanmike01 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Does anybody have any ideas on how to catch a firefish??Without haveing to dismantle everything. Is there some sort of trap i can make?(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I used the inverted soda bottle method over the Firefish's hidey hole. 30 minutes later I had a firefish in a bottle. What you do is chop off the top of a 2 litre bottle of soda, turn it over and stick it into the rest of the bottle. Use superglue so it stays together. The fish has a large area to enter but usually can't find the way out. I had this in the tank a few days with no luck, put it over his hole and bam, one firefish, no dismantle necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I have heard and like that idea only problem is his hidey holeis in the back of the tank and i cannot get at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Is it possible to get the bottle in his general path? That's what I did for the midas blenny - same problem you have; so I put the bottle near the hole so he'd have to go at least near it, it took a few hours but he did go in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Possibly,obviously he can get to his hole from multiple angles but i will give it a try.Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 It's something that's cheap and easy to do until someone else comes around with an idea. there is a 27 or so page thread on reefcentral with ideas as well, though I don't have the link at the moment. Good luck =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I feed my fish in a net, that way you can acclimate them to the net and it makes them much easier to catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Just leave the top of your tank off. It should take about two weeks, then the fire fish will end up carpet surfing. Probably not the solution that you are looking for but at least it will be out of your tank... dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I must have the odd ball mine never tries to jump,however ive lost two blue spot jaws for that reason(sad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 put some food in the 2 liter trap to entice him in!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LisaJill Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 That food theory didn't work with mine; just meant that the food would rot if not removed. My firefish, at least, had very little interest in exploring so I had to make sure I got his normal route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Traps are slod for this. Go to Upscales he had one Saturday for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Traps are slod for this. Go to Upscales he had one Saturday for sale. Did you happen to notice how much it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 i i'm thinking they are around 40-50, they are nice though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Did you happen to notice how much it was? No I didn't notice, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 No I didn't notice' date=' sorry.[/quote'] Thats allright,I appriciate your input anyway.i suppose i could stop being lazy and just call themDOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I had a damsel that I ended up catching in a ziploc bag. Had even tried fishing for him before trying the ziploc (smallest hooks i had and salmon eggs, no luck). put a large ziploc in tank, rocks to weight it down, and food in it. Did this a few times and damsel charged in, blockd his exit with net. Recently caught a yellow tang with an open plastic jar. put jar in tank, fed only in jar for three or so days, tang started eating in jar, blocked exit with a net. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Just leave the top of your tank off. It should take about two weeks, then the fire fish will end up carpet surfing. Probably not the solution that you are looking for but at least it will be out of your tank... dsoz I had firefish in an open tank for four years before my first one jumped. I didn't even know a fish could jump at the time. I was really pissed at my cat though. (laugh) Poor cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ok its been about a month now and nothing is working (flame)smart little bugger ill tell you what. now a days it hides as soon as i walk up to the tank,Doesent anybody have a firefish eating nudi?(naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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