Does anyone have a fish trap I can borrow?!

[saltkreep88]

I need to catch a chromis and cannot catch him with a diy bottle trap or with a net. Does anyone have a fish trap I can borrow?? It would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks, Joe

 

[dougc]

I have one that I could lend you. It is the kind with a sliding door that must be manually released, so it can require some time, depending on how cagey the fish is. I'm in Cherry Hill and it looks like you are, too. Lmk if you want to stop by and pick it up.

 

[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.

 

[hjp109]

Try this turn off all your lights... at nite time of course. ..wait a few hours... and turn on the light on high..this will temporarily blind the fish and give an upper hand. Works great if you have lights that can be set to instant on.