Full sps reef, how to catch a powder blue?

[apexifd]

time to go fishing!! barbless fishing hook...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by apexifd

time to go fishing!! barbless fishing hook...

Ever try that?? It never works

[Lampshade]

Originally Posted by apexifd

time to go fishing!! barbless fishing hook...

That would end up just like when I go fishing in a lake or river. I'd end up with 4 chromis and no tangs .

[tang daddy]

Originally Posted by apexifd

time to go fishing!! barbless fishing hook...

Easy for you to say Peter, I will make you a deal, help me catch both my tangs and I will help you carry your new 220 into your house, deal?

[tang daddy]

I am leaning toward draining the tank, that is going to be the easiest and least stress on both the fish and I....

[Skimmerking]

Tang that is a excellent idea about draing the tank like doing a huge water change

[reefwars]

little bit of nori on a hook should work good.i also liked bretts idea as ive done similar and stuffed the holes so he couldnt escape


are you familiar with " the jedi mind trick" ?? also works well and minus a pierced lip hehe

[Reef Pilot]

I caught my Yellow Tang once in a trap, only took a few days to lure him in. I started with placing the nori at the entrance, and then gradually further inside. After a couple days, he was waltzing right inside after it, and just closed the trap door to catch him. Needless to say, he wasn't happy about that, and not sure if he would ever fall for that again. They sure do like their nori, though.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

I am leaning toward draining the tank, that is going to be the easiest and least stress on both the fish and I....

I would try the fish trap first, most fish will swim into them to get food. I like the draining of the tank idea but sounds like a lot of water to move around.

When I had to catch an angelfish out of my 230g (naturally the only fish that wouldn't go into the trap) it took 3 people to catch him and many nets to block off enterances into the rock work.

[lastlight]

What I have done before is wash clean a bunch of plastic grocery bags and then bunch them up and insert them into all the nooks and crannies to essentially simplify your scape. I blocked all passageways that went front to back and catching the fish was then easy.