Is using fish hook to hook fish out a good option?

[DeadmanZ]

Hi bros, i have a crazy blue tang in my tank, it has been nibbling at my brain coral. Getting really piss off with it liao, set up fish trap and it dun even wanna go near! its been 2 weeks. And i dun wanna remove my rocks, so is using a hook a good option?? Really ran out of ideas le.. hope u guys can help mi out!!! Thanks...

[Alvin Tan]

Hi bros, i have a crazy blue tang in my tank, it has been nibbling at my brain coral. Getting really piss off with it liao, set up fish trap and it dun even wanna go near! its been 2 weeks. And i dun wanna remove my rocks, so is using a hook a good option?? Really ran out of ideas le.. hope u guys can help mi out!!! Thanks...

you can try placing the brain coral inside the trap and see whether the blue tang gets in?..

[DeadmanZ]

Tried that method too, but that tang die die also dun wanna go near the trap..

[Alvin Tan]

Tried that method too, but that tang die die also dun wanna go near the trap..

hmmz....u gotta leave the coral inside for a few times for the fish to familiarise with the environment then he dare to go inside the trap.....u can try seaweed too...

last resort...fish him out wif a very tiny hook?..

[Achilles Tang]

You can try it as I've done it before. Go to the angling supplies shop, buy the smallest possible hook used for baitfishing... tamban hook.... in local terms.... make sure that you crush the barb so the fish's mouth will be untraumatized. It should be fun!

[fishtalk1517]

A.T is right. Try getting the Tamban hook as it is small. Hook a tiny piece of prawn meat to entice the fellow to eat. I have tried this method, and successfully fishes out 4 fishes at one go. Solved all my big small headaches

[kelstorm]

i need to catch out my bristletooth and foxface... if it works, i dun mind giving it a shot. how much is the tamban hooks? i only seen those with several hooks in 1 line.. how to catch this with so many? cut the rest?

[Achilles Tang]

Yes the tamban hooks come in multiples.... you may have to modify a little to get a long enough line if you only want to use one ie. cut the rest out. Its cheap.

[DeadmanZ]

Hmmmmm, Guess its the only way now... Time for some fishing

Thanks for the advises boss

[fishtalk1517]

Er... come to think of it, I actually uses prawn fishing hook to catch all the buggars out. But tamban hook could be used too, jus one hook will do, else u got a string of ur fishes all hooked to the tamban hooks

Try to attach a weight so tat the hook can sink down swiftly, if not the hook with the prawn meat will sure be snap up by other fishes tat u dun intend to fish out. Maybe I will try to upload a pix to show how I do up a hook with the weight for clearer illustration

[kelstorm]

better still.. lend me ur fishing hook.. hahaha..

[fishtalk1517]

Can... after catching ur fish, can go prawning liao Then use the prawn meat to feed ur meaty LPS

[DeadmanZ]

LolZ! HAve Yet to buy the hook... dunno where to find fish shop selling hooks... Need to get it out real fast man, its really crazy, starting to nip at other corals liao. ITS MAD!!!! Argggggg.... oh ya, after hooking it out, will its mouth got a hole? loL.. and will it recover? Never fish b4..so not really sure how to do it.. and ya, how do i remove the hook from its mouth... hahah

[burnerj]

bro, if you really need the hook i can go and find my tackle box. i think i got couple unused give you FOC for you onli... but need to collect in hougang.

[fishtalk1517]

Hi all, this is the prawn hook with the weight and clip attached to the fishing line. As the hook is quite small, therefore injuring the fish's mouth is quite minimum. It is also quite easy to remove the hook from the mouth so I dun foresee any problem

[DeadmanZ]

Thx bro fishtalk for the pic.. and thx bro burnerj for the offer, but im staying in the west.. too far le.. tink i will go buy tomolo.. thanks bros for the advises!

[JADIS]

hi DeadmanZ make sure u r fast enough to pull up the hook when this fellow grab it or else this fellow swallow the hook ...........then will have a problem to take out. just sharing my pass experience only.

[DeadmanZ]

Haiz Bro, mission failed... Guess i have to rescape le....... Thx to the bt.. Anyway, thx alot for all the advises Bros!! Cheers!!!

[DeadmanZ]

Oh yea bros, and webby to recommend that got pic of rock scaping to give mi some ideas?? Thanks in advancE!

[Homer]

WAIT!!!

one last matter:

use a mirror,

i believe you have a beta box,leave it in your tank for afew days,let the tang get use to it.then put a mirror in the beta box standing up right..

trust me it works,your blue tang will go in.

reasons:they like to attack their own kind.get the picture?

the rest you know what to do...

cheers-Homer

[DeadmanZ]

hhaha bro, the method u mentioned i also tried le... dunno y this fellow so smart... anyway, i juz rescaped my tank... for the mr blue tang... spend 8 hours rescaping(but still look bad)... juz bath come out.. hahaha... Finally!!! mr blue is caught =/

[Alvin Tan]

hhaha bro, the method u mentioned i also tried le... dunno y this fellow so smart... anyway, i juz rescaped my tank... for the mr blue tang... spend 8 hours rescaping(but still look bad)... juz bath come out.. hahaha... Finally!!! mr blue is caught =/

congratulations..!!