Catching a tang...

asylumdown · #1 07-16-2012, 09:45 PM

I know this has probably been discussed to death, but does anyone have any suggestions on how to catch a wiley tang? It's 275 gallons and full of rock, so I'm not really thrilled about the idea of taking it all apart.

Do these guys get fooled by traps? he's a blue eyed bristle tooth tang, and he's about full grown.

MarkoD · #2 07-16-2012, 09:51 PM

I've caught tangs in a trap. Just don't feed anywhere but in the trap

Dr_Hicks · #3 07-16-2012, 09:54 PM

There is always old fateful

Borderjumper · #4 07-16-2012, 10:03 PM

I've caught any tang I've tried to catch in a fish trap.. Just be patient for a day or two and they will go in. If its a nori eater put the algea clip inside, if it's a mysis eater superglue a big blob onto a disk or rock and put that inside.

Coralgurl · #5 07-16-2012, 10:08 PM

I did the same thing with a big net to catch a red coris wrasse. Dropped the net in to let them get used to it for a day, then started putting food in it. Caught the wrasse within an hour.

Borderjumper · #6 07-16-2012, 10:42 PM

I've used a mirror as bait for aggressive wrasses before.. They go in to pick a fight and badaboom!

asylumdown · #7 07-17-2012, 12:09 AM

I think I'll try the trap route. Lord it will nice for him to be gone...

fishytime · #8 07-17-2012, 12:11 AM

What's his issue Adam?

sweet ride · #9 07-17-2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr_Hicks

There is always old fateful

Am ready to give this one a try myself. I also need to get a few tangs out.

asylumdown · #10 07-17-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

What's his issue Adam?

Since i never learn, he was the first fish that went in the tank. When I got him, he was all sickly and skinny and timid and I didn't think he was going to make it, but I had an algae explosion I wasn't patient enough to let die down on it's own and I figured if he died of some disease I could just let the tank be fallow before adding more fish...

Needless to say he recovered completely, bordering on overweight now. Problem is, he's not the prettiest specimen of his species, he only looks good when he's being a dick and puts on his "i'm gonna shank you" colours. The rest of the time he's a rather drab browny/purple.

I recently got my hands on a much, MUCH nicer tang (an achilles to be exact) and while the aggression directed towards the achilles went from 'moderate' to 'barely' after about 5 hours, it's still low grade enough that I think the achilles is having a harder time acclimating. The achilles is showing a few spots of ich and if the bristle tooth catches him grazing on the rocks he'll take a run at him.

So, $40 fish vs. $350 fish. Guess who goes... To the sump anyway, I'll decide if I'm going to try re-introducing them after the achilles is as fat as he is.