Has anyone tried this?

[ZoWhat]

We all know uneaten fish food leads to water quality problems.

Anyone ever try putting fish food in a tall clear container.... where the food lays on the bottom but DOESNT float around the tank?

Fish are smart hunters. It may take them a few days, but once the container is "accepted" by them as part of their environment and it's THE PLACE to get food..... they could freely swim in and out of the TOP of the container to eat off the bottom.

This leaves uneaten food at the bottom of the container and the container can be pulled, rinsed, cleaned and put back.

No more free floating food getting into LR cracks and dead spots in the tank.

THOUGHTS?

of course in the illustration the top would be OFF





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[Hemmdog]

I want the food floating around, it feeds your coral and inverts.

 

[Silver14SS]

Fish aren’t that bright, my guess is some would swim in and not be able to get out.

My DIY fish trap is a gallon square jar turned on it’s side with no lid. A rock keeps it from floating, frozen food cube is the bait. Used it to remove some damsels but the blenny and dottyback couldn’t resist it either. Even with a 4" opening they’d just bang against the sides trying to get out.

 

[MTBake]

I agree with hemmdog. I also want the food floating around to feed everything.

If there is a lot of uneaten food left after feeding, reduce the amount you feed in one feeding. I prefer to feed smaller amounts more frequently throughout the day.

Adding more clean up crew would be the next thing I would look into. If a piece of food hits the sand bed in my tank, it's taken care of quickly. Either by hermits, bristle worms or amphipods.

 

[ZoWhat]

Fish aren’t that bright, my guess is some would swim in and not be able to get out.

My DIY fish trap is a gallon square jar turned on it’s side with no lid. A rock keeps it from floating, frozen food cube is the bait. Used it to remove some damsels but the blenny and dottyback couldn’t resist it either. Even with a 4" opening they’d just bang against the sides trying to get out.

I must have Ivy League fish then....

I have a fishtrap like this

While waiting on that one fish to trap, With the side open....all my fish come and go in and out like they're visiting a coffee shop. Lol. But only after it's been in the tank for a few days and they "accept" it being there

Which led me to think if i could CONTAIN my feedings, how great would my water be (?)

Just thinking outside the box..... (theres a pun there somewhere)


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[Hemmdog]

I must have Ivy League fish then....

I have a fishtrap like this

With the size open, triggered to close when I want 1 fish out of 8 to swim in.... all fish come and go in and out like they're shopping a coffee shop. Lol.

Which led me to think if i could CONTAIN my feedings, how great would my water be (?)

Just thinking outside the box..... (theres a pun there somewhere)


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Dang! That’s like the Bugatti of fish traps!

 

[ZoWhat]

Dang! That’s like the Bugatti of fish traps!

Not cheap but effective.

The sliding trap is heavy glass....so once triggered, BAM!

I actually DONT set up the triggering mechanism. I use fishing line and make a very tight fishing line with that once I cut it with scissors the glass slams shut. It's a matter of waiting a few days so that the fish that you want to catch freely goes in there, cut the fishing line, then BAM!

WELL HELLO FISHY...

The bottom is heavy glass so it stays put

Fish Trap

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