How to catch elusive fish in tank

[stetan]

Can anybody share with me effective method to catch fast elusive fish out of the tank?

i am having great problem catching a neon blue damsel. Thanks！

[tuajia]

This is the method I used for my damsel. First I waited till it was night and the tank has been in total darkness at least two hours. Then I turned on super bright lights and started knocking the rocks with a net to scare the damsel out. It rushed out but was very blur and couldn't focus and was easily scooped out with my net.

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[kohanson]

That is one of the hardest fish to remove from your tank. The only way I did was to remove all the rocks and get him out. You can also try to catch him when your lights are out and remove the rock where he sleep. Other than that, it is really tough.

[alons]

Step 1: insert the net inside the tank, try an area with no rock interference, turn off pumps so the net will not move (as it scares the fish)

Step 2: lower a piece of Nori, attached to a wire you can move around (can be other type of food)

Step 3: as the fish come, move the nori close to the net and grab the one you want

May take several tries, but worked for me several times..

Good luck.

[Lenny]

Wow alons that's interesting.

I just caught my clownfish last night with lights off and using a glass cup. It didn't know what hit it cause it couldn't see the glass.

The damsel will be tough though. Night time is the best I agree.

[leejwa]

Or use a similar fish trap that gemsurfs is selling. Feed inside the box for a few day after which when the fish get used to it then is easy to trap it inside.

[alons]

Try to Nori thing before buying traps, with a little bit of patience and practice, you'll get your fish..

 

[monkeysee]

The "lights off "" method is the best method I use to stun the fish and catch it

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[stetan]

On April 26, 2016 at 11:42 PM, alons said:

Try to Nori thing before buying traps, with a little bit of patience and practice, you'll get your fish..

 

Tried your method for the past 2 days but the damsel is damn smart and super fast

if i bring the noni too close to the net, he will not come close at all

[alons]

Sorry for that, as I said, required some practicing, maybe different kind of food, either way good luck

[alons]

Which net are u using?, take the big one if it can fit in, I

Was able to catch 4 dominos damsel this way, don't give up

[kenyee]

Light on after at least 4 hours of darkness is the most effective way..using clear acylic/glass like divider can trap/push him to a corner too..can use your hand too..good luck 

[stetan]

Just want to give an update. I caught my damsel at last. Bought a fish trap and lure the damsel into the trap with a piece of seaweed.  Caught it within the first try

[tuajia]

Just want to give an update. I caught my damsel at last. Bought a fish trap and lure the damsel into the trap with a piece of seaweed.  Caught it within the first try

Congrats bro. What trap design was it? Can share? Thanks

[alons]

Congrats..

[stetan]

The fish trap was from Gemsurfs that one bro recommended earlier. It is shown in their website. Have video too

[stetan]

14 hours ago, alons said:

Congrats..

Thanks for your help too....but this damsel was very very wary of nets so quite difficult to catch

[alons]

Yes, maybe it works better on bigger, Nori like fish