fish catching.

[stephenamsler]

does anyone know and easy way to catch a fish out of a large tank without removing the rocks. ive tried several traps but my fish are to smart

 

[johnr2604]

Fishing pole? LOL. Actually there is thread on R2R where somebody did exactly that with a barbless trout hook.

 

[jessezm]

I've had success with a size #22 barbless fly hook on 6X tippet, baited with PE mysis shrimp. I've caught everything from clowns to a flame angel to a 10" tang that way. But I've accidentally hooked the wrong fish a few times, too...

 

[rickey]

John,
I read that thread awhile back. Hilarious. I guess you do what you have to do.lol

stephen,
I put a small collapsable cooler in my tank once to catch a fish. I had to wait until he went in but I got him.

 

[ldybkr]

You know, it's never a good day when you have to go fishing in your own tank.....

 

[tebriel]

I've read that if you shine a bright light at your fish in the middle of the night they get stunned and are super easy to catch, might be less traumatic than a fishing pole

 

[grouper]

Try the bright light trick and let us know. That should work.

 

[FutureInterest]

I usually sit there and send negative mental energy at the fish I want to remove. The fish then usually jumps out when I'm around to save them... or become a cracker if I'm not around. It doesn't work on my maroon clowns as they're made of sterner stuff but it did work on 4 other fish...