Fish trap

[LIreefguy]

Every tang I have has gone in but the tang I want to catch

 

[Bob Weigant]

happens to me a lot

 

[LIreefguy]

This guy isn’t going 1 feet near trap

 

[ca1ore]

Patience. Let them, including the ‘victim’, get used to it. If you spring the door and it escapes, you may not get a second chance. I caught a rogue purple with this exact trap. I let it go in and out of the trap for a few days before triggering the door.

 

[LIreefguy]

I did catch it 2 weeks ago but escaped. So your telling me I am doomed.
When I lifted the trap it got out

 

[LIreefguy]

 

[ca1ore]

What kind of fish we talking about? You could try hooking it. Otherwise just wait it out with the trap.

 

[LIreefguy]

Sohal tang

 

[ca1ore]

Ahh, yes, often problematic. If it’s a very aggressive eater then you could hook him. I caught a sohal years ago that way. Seems cruel, but getting the hook out is pretty easy and doesn’t do any long term damage. Hook only works if it’s an aggressive feeder though; you dont want to hook all your other fish instead.

 

[LIreefguy]

I’ll try this a few more days then will try hooking him

Yes he is an aggressive eater but I have like 5 aggressive eaters lol

 

[sean rand]

Love ur fish selection. It looks crowded

 

[LIreefguy]

Thanks
And That’s only half of them.
Have about 50 fish in the tank

Sohal isn’t that bad he chases the other tangs but no damage yet. But it’s only 6 inches

 

[sean rand]

Thanks
And That’s only half of them.
Have about 50 fish in the tank

Sohal isn’t that bad he chases the other tangs but no damage yet. But it’s only 6 inches

Send some pictures of ur tank

 

[tgp4274]

good luck....
i have a convect tang i want out
he keeps my sailfin stuck in a corner and have seen marks on her too
where you get the trap??
lmk how it work out as i have tryed to hook him to but i have to many other fish that want to go after it too

 

[Wolf89]

How big is your tank?

 

[LIreefguy]

My tank is a 7 foot 265

 

[cracker]

gotta wait it out. You could start feeding all food from the trap. Greed & hunger will take over.

 

[LIreefguy]

 

[LIreefguy]

 

[LIreefguy]

good luck....
i have a convect tang i want out
he keeps my sailfin stuck in a corner and have seen marks on her too
where you get the trap??
lmk how it work out as i have tryed to hook him to but i have to many other fish that want to go after it too

Got the trap off a fellow reefer
Trap worked great. Caught it in first 30 mins. But my tank is 30 inches deep and when I went to go lift trap the gate lifted and it came out. So second time catching it is proving much harder. I wish the gate would of locked closed