Help me catch this fish.

[tim the toolman]

Anyone have advice on the best way to catch a sand sifting goby in a 180. This thing is just covering everything in my tank with sand and I'm over it.

[gregzz4]

Just surfed the web a bit on this. There's a youtube video of a guy actually fishing in his 210 for his Watchman. Cruel.
There were a couple of suggestions to siphon him out with 1" hose.
Have you tried a bottle trap, or maybe you could borrow a fish trap?

[tim the toolman]

tried a bottle trap but i just catch everything else. i have heard of the fishing thing as well but i was unaware that there had been much success with this technique.

[gregzz4]

Err, I meant Engineer Goby fishing
Don't watch the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC0Hp18hB5o) if you don't like the idea of it

[reefwars]

Just surfed the web a bit on this. There's a youtube video of a guy actually fishing in his 210 for his watchman. Cruel.
There were a couple of suggestions to siphon him out with 1" hose.
Have you tried a bottle trap, or maybe you could borrow a fish trap?



people use hooks to catch fish in their tanks all the time its nothing new, they use barbless hooks that are very small and the fish is unharmed.

if you want to catch your goby do it at night when hes settled in its alot easier:ppp

[gregzz4]

Ya I figured they'd be barbless, but lip piercings for ornamental fish just bothers me in some way.
I have no trouble catching Trout though :wink:

[Proteus]

What I did

The gobie has a main cave that they sleep in. I put the net where 9/10 times he enters and exits. Then I poked a plastic stick into his cave from the opposite side. The gobie bolted out right into the net

[ponokareefer]

When all other methods failed me, I go fishing. It's the way I've caught almost all fish that I have taken out of my 125 gallon.

[tim the toolman]

Should I just make a hook or does anyone have any technique info.

[gregzz4]

I think you'd be best to pick up a proper hook from a store. They are sharp but hardened. Make sure you get barbless and small. Grab a small spool of fishing line and ask the vendor to show you how to tie a proper knot. Then you can use the spool as the 'rod', like jigging

[toxic111]

Go to the fly fishing section of the store, thats where the small hooks will be foind

[tim the toolman]

Thnx for the tips everyone I will post back if I have any success in catchin this bugger. Also anyone wanting a sand sifting goby let me know. Though he may have a hole in his lip. Free of course lol.

[gregzz4]

Will he come with the lip ring installed, or would the new owner have to do that themselves ? :lol: