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brotherd
11-02-2013, 10:38 PM
Need some help here folks.I screwed up and introduced 2 butterflies into my reef.I know,I know! I need them out asap! Suggestions without taking the reef apart to get them would be greatly appreciated.

rival10
11-02-2013, 10:50 PM
Had a wrasse I wanted out. The only way to catch him was to put food in a net and wait. He swam in pretty much right away.

brotherd
11-02-2013, 10:57 PM
What kind of food?They are ignoring everything so far.I'm seriously considering putting live corals in the net as a sacrifice.I've been at this all day.

spit.fire
11-02-2013, 11:07 PM
If you can get them out in the open, turn all your powerheads and return pump off

Slide an acrylic sheet down as a divider so you don't have such a large area to chase them through

They don't usually see the divider either so it makes it easier to trick them

brotherd
11-03-2013, 01:20 AM
the fish win.i'm gutting the 180 gal tank to get them out.end game.

Madreefer
11-03-2013, 01:31 AM
Get a red net and wait till lights out

Aquattro
11-03-2013, 01:36 AM
the fish win.i'm gutting the 180 gal tank to get them out.end game.

Just drain it. Pick up fish, put water back. Easy :)

Taipan
11-03-2013, 01:44 AM
I've had great success catching fish that I wanted out of my display with an Aqua Medic Fish Trap. It's a simple but effective concept. Perform a query via your search engine and you'll find more info on the product and videos of it. Good Luck with whatever method you choose.

Craigdillman
11-03-2013, 04:01 AM
Try to catch it at night man its like 100%, all fish sleep usually in the same spot at night find it and come back at like 12 am and grab them