A better fish trap needed

[DYIguy]

I've watched a bunch of videos on youtube and tried the one with a 2 liter soda bottle and the pink damsel won't go in- too skittish- it spends most of it's time hiding- just darts out to harass the other fish or to grab a bite to eat- suggestions?

 

[brokereefer]

Fishing line, tiny hook, and a piece of mysis. That's probably the only way other than emptying the tank if it won't go in the fish trap.

 

[DYIguy]

Should I get the boat and a six pack yoo

 

[redfishbluefish]

Here's the trick about bottle traps.....you cut a small hole in the side to fit the end of a turkey baster. Put the trap in your tank....actually leave the trap in your tank so the fish become use to it. Now fill the turkey baster with some delicious food.....I use mysis. Put the turkey baster in the hole and squirt in the food. Leaving the baster in the hole, every so often (especially if the subject fish is close), give the baster a squirt causing the food in the trap to spin around.....almost like a snow-globe. The fish will see this and dart in. I've had good success with this method.

 

[Mark_C]

Damsels are suckers for card tricks. While mesmerized they can easily be netted.

 

[ericrodriguez]

If you get a clear container and add a mirror at the button or side. Put it almost at the button with fishing lines and as soon as it go fight the reflection brings him up

 

[MadReefer]

Maybe this but pricey but they have one that's a globe with magnetic. Fish goes in globe and you remove external magnetic it floats to the top with fish inside.

The bottle trap work; I had to wait a week for the one fish to in before catching it.

 

[MadReefer]

Floating globe looks like this.

 

[Mark_C]

THAT
IS
GENIUS.

 

[DangerDave]

Damsels are suckers for card tricks. While mesmerized they can easily be netted.

You never fail to amuse me. Ever.

 

[ericrodriguez]

I used this and every single fish got in there but the flame angel .
The yellow tang
Dancel
Wrasses
Cardinal
Any food container from the super market would work

 

[bigyankfan]

I have one of these that you can borrow - I'm Holmdel, right off Exit 114.

Eric

 

[DYIguy]

I've come with my own way to catch fish. I use the plastic mesh knitting sheet you can buy at any craft store/ walmart to divide the tank- water flows easily through it- you don't have to turn off any pumps. It's flexible so you don't have to cut it. it took me 5 minutes to get a fish out of the tank- only downside is if you have your base rock glued- I don't so I just moved my rock to the other side until I could catch it/them