HELP. I have a yellowtail coris in a REEF tank.

[girlanimated]

I don't keep a FOWLR but I need help trapping a fish out of my reef tank, and i thought this might be a good place to seek help.

Does anyone have experience in trapping Yellowtail Coris? Need to get it out before it destroys my reefscape.

disclaimer: i wasn't the one who put it in.

[vt_snowman87]

im not sure abt a coris wrasse, but i think they are quite safe to a large extent.. with the exception of small inverts, and toppling small rocks..

anyway, here's how i usually catch fishes, especially wrasses:

you can try putting live brine shrimp into a ziplock bag (make sure its transparent), and then placing the bag inside the fishtrap box.. this makes sure that the live brine dun flow out of the box, yet remain visible to entice the fishes..

usually curious and greedy fishes can't resist live brine, and will swim into the box to try eat the live brine.. placing the trap near the fish's hangout usually increases ur chances..

good luck!

[LaW]

sometime they dun stand another of its own: mirror trick. i caught mine with that.

[LaW]

and i have seen my friend keeping it in a reef tank together with shrimps. perhaps it depends on luck. do try to do more research next time.

[DUCADOS]

Ya do more research.

Research will make u headache free n wun get the wrong fishes to put in the wrong tank.

Put a transparent acrylic to part corner of tank. Open slight gap big enough for fish go in.

Put for days till fish get use n dare swim close to it then u throw so sinking pallet into the parted place. Fish swim in u close it.

[girlanimated]

im not sure abt a coris wrasse, but i think they are quite safe to a large extent.. with the exception of small inverts, and toppling small rocks..

anyway, here's how i usually catch fishes, especially wrasses:

you can try putting live brine shrimp into a ziplock bag (make sure its transparent), and then placing the bag inside the fishtrap box.. this makes sure that the live brine dun flow out of the box, yet remain visible to entice the fishes..

usually curious and greedy fishes can't resist live brine, and will swim into the box to try eat the live brine.. placing the trap near the fish's hangout usually increases ur chances..

good luck!

Thanks!

sometime they dun stand another of its own: mirror trick. i caught mine with that.

and i have seen my friend keeping it in a reef tank together with shrimps. perhaps it depends on luck. do try to do more research next time.

Thanks. Read carefully, I did mention I was not the one who put it into the tank. I'm just doing damage control....

Ya do more research.

Research will make u headache free n wun get the wrong fishes to put in the wrong tank.

Put a transparent acrylic to part corner of tank. Open slight gap big enough for fish go in.

Put for days till fish get use n dare swim close to it then u throw so sinking pallet into the parted place. Fish swim in u close it.

Thanks. As mentioned, I wasn't the one who put it into the tank. But i still get the headache in the end.

[LaW]

Thanks. Read carefully, I did mention I was not the one who put it into the tank. I'm just doing damage control....

my bad, always a problem with my speed reading.

tell that partner of yours what i mentioned, thats for him/her.

[DUCADOS]

Another good way to trap your fish as I've just used it to trap my 4' domino damsel.

Get 1 of those plastic tank with vent n opening at top center type.

Hang tank using fishing line,put some stone in tank make sure sink.(5'' below water surface will do.keep top center opening open)

feeding time throw food in plastic tank.

My domino damsel gets in exactly n immediately the food sinks in lol.

[sanhas]

Hi all. Another query. What if the fish that I want to catch is not the greedy type. The one that just relax even during feeding time. Thanks.

[hahaha]

Hi all. Another query. What if the fish that I want to catch is not the greedy type. The one that just relax even during feeding time. Thanks.

Then I think mirror trick is your last option.