Catching a fish from your tank

[bombero11]

Need to get a purple dottyback out of my tank without moving rock, I have a Red Sea 350. he’s bullying most of my fish into hiding
Any tips tried w a net and not much luck

 

[ndrwater]

Fish traps work well. Many different sizes are available from sponsors here like @MarineDepot

 

[CC13]

Need to get a purple dottyback out of my tank without moving rock, I have a Red Sea 350. he’s bullying most of my fish into hiding
Any tips tried w a net and not much luck

I had to buy a fish trap; NONE of the other methods worked for me.

I have a Blond Naso that was bullying everything in the tank. Tried seaweed with a fish hook, tried a large clear container - nothing worked and I tried for over a week and a half.

Bought this and caught him in 2 hours:

https://www.marinedepot.com/Aqua_Me...uariums-Aqua_Medic_USA-AQ20460-FIMISC-vi.html

 

[MarineDepot]

Many different sizes are available from sponsors here like @MarineDepot

Bought this and caught him in 2 hours:

https://www.marinedepot.com/Aqua_Me...uariums-Aqua_Medic_USA-AQ20460-FIMISC-vi.html

Good looking out, guys! Much love!

 

[408Dartfish]

+1 marine depot fish trap.

 

[pickupman66]

+1 on the fish traps. However, some fish do get wise to them. I had a butterfly that I didnt QT get sick and I noticed my Potters angel with the same. The butterfly was an easy net catch but the potters is so high strung. I have been trying for 3 days to trap him. I almost got his twice with some nori but now he does not go inside. just hangs outside until the tang destroys the sheet and bits come out.

 

[CC13]

Good looking out, guys! Much love!

Can't reply deny what I tried to accomplish over a 10 day period, your trap did in 2-hours lol

 

[bombero11]

Thankyou fellas going have to try that out then

 

[cracker]

agreed with a fish trap.

 

[JollyReefer]

Do it at night when they're sleeping. (Unless, of course, this fish sleeps hidden.)

 

[niQo]

Feed your fish and have the net in the water. That's how I caught my purple dottyback. If it an aggressive feeder it might work. May need some patience still though.

 

[KrisReef]

Hope the trap works for you as it has for others.
An alternative method that can also work, especially if you have a couple of empty 55 gallon barrels or a large empty tank or other container(s) that can hold your tank water. Drain the tank and pick the fish off the bottom. It is kind of drastic, but it can work very quickly if you have a place to store the DT water. Once the dottyback is removed, use a submersible pump (or bucket) and return the tank water back into the tank without the dottyback. If you work fast, the water swap can be done inside of 20 minutes. (Every time I start to think that I want another flame angel again I recall watching all of the fish flopping around in an inch of water while I netted the flame and I'm over that urge.)

Sometimes fish are trap shy, hope yours isn't.

 

[sergifed91]

I had to get my neon dotty back out. I just put some food in the water with the net. and bam. got it. the longnose hawk fish was the toughest to catch. I tried the net. a bottle, a work on a fish hook. even a plan old fish trap. didn't work. so I move the fish trap towards the outer part of the tank. and put a mirror in the back of the fish trap on the out side. it didn't tell the difference. and thought there was a second hawk fish in the tank. and bam. got it.