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03-28-2006, 05:37 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Guam
Posts: 15
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How do you catch em?
Hello all and greetings from Guam!!! I just moved here from the states (US Navy) and am starting my reef tank. I have it all set up, but I've been out diving/snorkeling twice and have come back with a little orange starfish that my son thinks is from Spongebob! Our reefs have every fish imaginable, and they're all fast as hell. I'm going to pick up a bigger net, but other than that, any suggestions??
Oh, btw, it's legal here to catch fish off the reef so the local fish stores don't really stock saltwater fish.
thanks in advance,
Justin
Your never gonna catch me!
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03-28-2006, 09:01 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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Welcome to TRT!!!
very open aquascaping helps a lot. you can also get small fish traps, but they are marginally usefull depending on the intelligence of the fish. sometimes at night you can sneek on them while they are sleeping.
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03-28-2006, 09:49 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: NC
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dinamite and a dream
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03-28-2006, 02:54 PM
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Always First
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Long Island, NY
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Can't you go down with bait. Feed them and slowly net them.
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03-28-2006, 05:58 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Guam
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Thanks for the info. I've heard locally the evening is the best time because they're pretty easy to catch while sleeping. I'll keep you guys updated and send some pics once I do.
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04-08-2006, 12:45 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 59
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Catching
Build a "Slurp" Gun out of acrylic. It is basically a larger acrylic syringe. I've seen them made only once. It was used on smaller fishes like gobies and wrasses. It was a 24" rectangular gun that was 4" wide and had a 2" circular intake. The plunger had a handle on it. It was a simple build project.
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04-08-2006, 06:58 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Good luck, and welcome aboard!! w00000000000000t!!! 
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04-09-2006, 06:17 PM
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squid
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: WA
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NICE! Reefs over there are amazing I've heard!
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04-09-2006, 06:21 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Welcome aboard to you too, Jet!! w000000000000000t!!!
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04-09-2006, 06:22 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Welcome to TRT!
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04-12-2006, 02:49 PM
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Stinky Slimey FEESH
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Antonio
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Welcome to TRT - - listen to me, I'm a greenhorn myself - - my brother-in-law is from Guam, says to rig a small crab net with even smaller bait, catch them at dusk......
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04-12-2006, 08:42 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: .
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Please post pics!
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04-13-2006, 04:37 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Guam
Posts: 15
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Caught a Naso Tang in a tide pool last week. It's a juvenile and doesn't come out much but I'll try to get a pic. So far I have the Tang, a little pinkish grey guy with big eyes, a brittle star, 3 regular star fish, a sea urchin and a sea cucumber. I'll post pics when I can get the tang to come out.
Thanx for the input, I'll keep you guys posted.
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04-13-2006, 04:52 AM
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RIP Steve Irwin
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Whereva
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So do you just bucket the water from the ocean?
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04-13-2006, 05:50 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Guam
Posts: 15
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Yeah, I get the water from the ocean and about twice a week I go snorkeling and get some algae covered rocks for my tang to munch on. On the weekends I get some fresh water and change out about 5 gallons or so. I have a 55 gallon tank and thought I would have to change out more often, however the tank is doing really well right now, so I'm not going to mess with it.
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