Anyone have any tips or tricks they recommend or any devices/ gizmos you use to catch fish? Trying to catch a dwarf flame angel that I put in my tank about a month ago. I was hopeful that he wouldn’t nip at corals after observing him for a while in a tank that had coral in it. Unfortunately for me that has not been my experience and he is constantly nipping at my SPS which is causing no polyp extension of said SPS. The corals themselves outside of the lack of PE seem to be doing just fine as they are continuing to grow at the base and shooting out new branches.
Tips or tricks to catch a Flame Angel?
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I've had good luck with fish traps generally in nonurgent situations. I think that's going to be your best option. Some fish are more amenable then others to swimming into the trap. Sometimes it helps not to feed the tank for a short period of time to get them a bit hungry. Some foods may work better for some fish.
I had a gem and yellow tang that started battling after a year together peacefully and need more urgent removal. Here is what I did to remove. It took a friend, but I was able to remove the tang from the 330 gallon reef in 30 minutes.
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I had a gem and yellow tang that started battling after a year together peacefully and need more urgent removal. Here is what I did to remove. It took a friend, but I was able to remove the tang from the 330 gallon reef in 30 minutes.
Large Build - SDReef's 330G CDA Acropora Dominant Mixed Reef
So I'm considering tapping out on the phosphates and considering using TM Elimi Phos as @ScottB had suggested at one point. I had one millie frag RTN last month. This particular frag had been puttering along since I dipped all the corals all summer and I didn't make too much of it. Then this...
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That’s not a bad idea will give it a shot. It’s not urgent as he’s been in there picking at them for a while. Is there a trap that you have used in the past that you like?I've had good luck with fish traps generally in nonurgent situations. I think that's going to be your best option. Some fish are more amenable then others to swimming into the trap. Sometimes it helps not to feed the tank for a short period of time to get them a bit hungry. Some foods may work better for some fish.
I had a gem and yellow tang that started battling after a year together peacefully and need more urgent removal. Here is what I did to remove. It took a friend, but I was able to remove the tang from the 330 gallon reef in 30 minutes.
Large Build - SDReef's 330G CDA Acropora Dominant Mixed Reef
So I'm considering tapping out on the phosphates and considering using TM Elimi Phos as @ScottB had suggested at one point. I had one millie frag RTN last month. This particular frag had been puttering along since I dipped all the corals all summer and I didn't make too much of it. Then this...
I used a bubble magus / seaside aquatics fish trap. Overpriced and not constructed for durability, but got the job done. They have different sizes.
https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/m...01WVCShiZlEBvs1dACYm0QGJB9d5oi60aAoxkEALw_wcB
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How did this work out , I have a flame angel picker....
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Haha nice!
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I think I'm going to leave mine im just going to put allot of coral in there, he doesn't touch anything but the acros it appears, im still in denial I was hoping it was the cleaner shrimp messing with them but I've seen the angel nipping 
they are so pretty but so nippy...
they are so pretty but so nippy...
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I'm wondering how much longer it will add to grow out coral, I dont believe they will kill the coral, atleast not right away with the actual nip. Maybe with stress over time it could not survive. I've had this flame in here for over a month and while day time P.E is not much night time is full and im seeing it encrusted on the rock in New places. All the birds nest are unaffected and the montipora dont seem to mind either, its just the acros that seem more irritated.
Has anyone had them in a SPS tank with slowed growth or any success?
Has anyone had them in a SPS tank with slowed growth or any success?
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build a cheap trap w/ the plastic mesh you use for crossstich in craft section and nylon fishing string and build a box with flip lid. Put Feed inside it and wait with string. Caught tangs easy this way but angels will be tougher. May take a few days to a week for it to get comfortable with the box. Wait till it has no fear and boom
