stupid cherub angel

hink · 10-09-2004, 10:38 AM

well my cherub went off the deep end. he must be on pcp. it has decided to beat up all my other fish. i wish i knew this a couple weeks ago when i tore my rock work apart to re-aquascape. any ideas or experiences on catching fish in a reef tank. i've tried chasing the darn thing all over with the net, yeah right like ima catch it that way lol. vertical dont tell me how you caught yours with your hand either lol. i suppose i can try out my new shotgun

otolith · 10-09-2004, 10:44 AM

Feed some food to the tank in front of a powerhead, and have the food directed into your net. Hopefully the fish will come up to feed on the food, and you'll be able to catch him. I was able to catch a purple tang this way, but my flame angel was too skittish to catch this way, although I bet that if I did this over and over I'd be able to catch him...

clownfishcrazy · 10-09-2004, 12:06 PM

Go buy a koi net that is 12" and feed the tank and catch all of your fish.

hink · 10-09-2004, 02:31 PM

the more i try the better the shotgun idea sounds

Jive Turkey · 10-09-2004, 02:48 PM

I once had to snatch up a pygmy angel also, a C. flavicauda. It took quite a while to give the net idea up, because I had it in there a few times.
Tried to hook it, got the clown twice instead.
Trap it...lol

Finally, I removed 2/3 of the rock, darkened the room, and put new batteries in the Maglight. Then I hit the lights, blinded the fish with the Maglight, and caught it by hand.

Just what you wanted to hear, right?

hehehe

joe

hink · 10-09-2004, 03:07 PM

lol vertical caught his by hand too. how much does a spear gun cost?

manderson0805 · 10-09-2004, 03:09 PM

i like the sound of the shotgun idea..hehe....from my experiences, just time and patience, although I seem to run out of both, is all it takes to catch a fish. I've had to work at it several times a day for a few days, but eventually you'll get it.

Jive Turkey · 10-09-2004, 03:15 PM

How big of a tank, and approx how much LR do you have?

You may need to remove rock, the Pygmys are clever little bastids.

clownfishcrazy · 10-09-2004, 04:19 PM

Here is a thread with pics of his tank. http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=39706
Just remember some of those BB are going to want to bounce off of the water if you decide to use your shotgun.

hink · 10-09-2004, 07:24 PM

tank is a 4' 120g.

hink · 10-09-2004, 07:29 PM

forgot one thing...wife HAD him in the net twice which is more than i can say. at least i got her interested now.

vertical · 10-10-2004, 04:03 AM

See if you can catch him sleeping with the lights out. Or the food in front of your stream at 100% with a big net sound fun

I dont know think I just got lucky.