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06-13-2005, 07:35 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
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 |  How do I catch my fish
I have this Christmas Wrasse that folks have said is bad, and I think perhaps he's taken out my peppermint shrimp, and maybe even hurt my clown, so I want to take the guy back to the store (yes, I've already been scolded for the purchase without the prior planning and research). However, I tried catching him tonight with no success - tried luring out with food, "herding" into a net and had no success. He eventually buried himself under the live rock. Was wondering, with the live rock, does anyone have any good suggestions on getting him caught and out without having to dismantle the tank and without stressing the other guys too bad? I've had using a red container somehow in the tank as I guess fish can't see red and I've had putting in a bottle with food and hoping he swims in then yank it up. Any other thoughts?
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55 gal glass tank, 2 power heads, wet/dry filter, protein skimmer, 50 lbs live rock, pair of tomato clowns, 1 royal gramma, 1 coral beauty angel, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 12 assorted snails (astrea/turbo), 15 assorted hermit crabs, green bubble tip anemone, red mushrooms, yellow polyps, 1 green leather, green star polyps, yellow toadstool | 
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06-13-2005, 07:45 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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| Re: How do I catch my fish
ya sry to hear...yup catching fish can really be a b#$ch ....really its luck, if the fish makes a stupid move and lands in ur net lol....  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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06-13-2005, 08:25 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: How do I catch my fish
As far as I know, fish can see red. Now using a red lens on the flashlight to look in at night is another story...that you can do without startling the fish.
As for the removal of the fish....you have two options..
Take out most of the rock and try again to catch him
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Drain most of the water out, remove the fish, and put the water back in.
Good Luck! (I had to do that twice...I took the rock out, as I did not have anything large enough to contain the water...) _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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06-15-2005, 07:39 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
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| Re: How do I catch my fish
Hello everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I caught the guy and he is happily (well, I hope at least) back at the fish store. Thanks for all your help and suggestions!! | |
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06-15-2005, 09:40 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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| Re: How do I catch my fish
So, how did you catch him?
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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06-17-2005, 09:02 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
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| Re: How do I catch my fish
Ended up just luring him with some food to a side of the tank with little rock and got a big net in so he couldn't get back to the rock, then "reeled" him in with a small net. Had to do a bit of tank re-arrangement to do it, but it worked... | |
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