Fish going missing

[burrows14]

Originally Posted by naesco

When the lights go out and the fish go to sleep, the lobster, a predator, finishes them off one by one.

+1

I had one come with a tank I purchased and one night when I was watching my tank I saw it catch my copperband butterfly and pull him into a cave. I also had a mantis take out my gobies. After the mantis and lobster were gone I lost a clown tang without a trace.... still never know what happend to him

[dunkliss]

thanks any ideas on how to get trap the lobster.
idealy with out ripping the reef apart


and there was no sign of any bodies or anything just vanished

[burgerchow]

purple reef lobster for sure is the culprit. Had one in a tank for about 3 years before. Every fish I put in would eventually disappear. Smart buggers too, tried to trap him many times, but to no avail. Finally got rid of him when I took down that tank. Time for some new aquasculpturing...lol

[Wayne]

Maybe possible to put a peice of raw shrimp or fish out and draw him out that way...