chark Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I have a flame angel I added to my reef and it is picking on the corals and causing the corals not to extend their polyps. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to catch it without tearing up the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I had an Eibli that did the same. I noticed that he always raced to the surface when I put food in, so I used his greediness against him. I put the net into the tank for ~5 min. Dropped some flake in, scooped him up when he turned his back to the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Feed in a coke bottle trap for about a week until the fish are comfortable eating out of it. Then when the opportunity arises, remove the trap with the fish in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I have borrowed a real fish trap from River City before. You might want to give them a call and ask if they have the loaner trap available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I tried the Coke bottle method. It seemed to me that the Coke bottle was to flimsy and fell apart whenever I put it in the tank. Maybe I wasn't building it right, but I used the same method that is all over the net. I agree with calling RCA or one of the other sponsors. I think they all rent out traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Daniel Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 If you're desperate, you can wait for the lights to turn off and catch it using the light from your cellphone to see... worked for me at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Well I did go to one of the local stores and they did not have a loaner fish trap. They did not think they worked. I did end up buying a bigger net at only $4. My wife and I caught the fish without tearing apart the tank. We did it with 3 nets and a scraper and only 10 minutes. I feel we were very lucky. The flame angel is in the sump awaiting departure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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