FLEXIBLE DIY fish trap!

[MO~IDOL]

A: poly bag poke few small holes for air bubbles and flow to go through...

B: a string or fishing line(better) sew through the bag opening

C: a magnet float to hold

side view

D: cut a bigger hole on top to spray food

pull the string to close

 

[autoponicz]

great idea...nice tank!

 

[grknyer]

Nice easy,cheap and mess free DIY trap. I made one out of plexiglass. What a pain in the A.....:irked:!!

 

[DaddyReefer13]

Great idea and timing . . will definitely try this to catch my chromis

 

[MO~IDOL]

thanks guys!
most of my fishes went it but the DAMSEL:ANYWORD:
anyone have any idea to catch it?

 

[Bob 1000]

Damsel are way to smart to get caught in a trap. He probably watched you make it,,,lol... Going to have to take the tank apart... I do this twice a year,, what a pain..
Good luck keep trying..

 

[MO~IDOL]

Damsel are way to smart to get caught in a trap. He probably watched you make it,,,lol... Going to have to take the tank apart... I do this twice a year,, what a pain..
Good luck keep trying..

lol maybe it did haha. i did that few years back but stupid me added 2 DEVILS few months back :ANYWORD:i hope i dont have to take the tank apart. if i do u'll c me offer deep fire DAMSELs...:sgrin:

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Ok now....dont laugh and please dont think Im that cruel but I had a similiar situation a few years back in a rather large setup...tried traps...baited with every type of food but was never able to get this f***** out. I didnt want to drain my tank out....so I had an idea...I knew where the little guy lived and retreated at night to. So i took my brand new 15 gallon shop vac and put the small claw adapter on it and put it right next to his lovely hideaway/home. At first he ran then attacked it...well i let it sit in there for a while until he sort of got used to it...then the next day I decided I waited long enough..fed the tank and after feeding he tends to retreat to his hideaway...well thats when i turned it on.....well....i got the little basterd!!!! and about 2 -4 gallons of water as well....and he was just fine....A little unorthodox but worked well....

 

[Bob 1000]

LMAO,,,, that's crazy but hey it worked....

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

:splitspin

 

[Pinkheine]

Damsels are always the fish we have had that never fall for the trap. We ended up opting for a fish big enough to make them a snack to get them "out" when we had them. I thought that better than C's idea of a mini spear he wanted to build out of a pin and whatever else.

That is an awesome DIY fishtrap. We have the one they sell and it has worked many many times when we needed, though I've sat for hours upon hours with the string in hand waiting to close the door on the "right" fish. Always the ones we want to stay go in first. :tongue1:

 

[Vic8361]

nice and simple trap.
Vic

 

[rudy16189]

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That great idea

 

[samksy]

bump for an awesome idea!!!

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Great idea.... Gonna try it today

 

[samksy]

Great idea.... Gonna try it today

Give it a few days for the fish to get use to with the bag in tank. GL!

 

[Tonyscoots84]

yea def. will do. My egg crate fish trap isn't working as well as the first time. It took about 3 days for them to get use to it and then they jumped right in for some nori

 

[mrdobie]

thanks guys!
most of my fishes went it but the DAMSEL:ANYWORD:
anyone have any idea to catch it?

Put a mirror inside the bag or just outsde and the damsel will try to atack itself and you can catch him her it..

 

[Jazeel55]

Half of a soda bottle worked well for me

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Half of a soda bottle worked well for me

Heard about this method...the bag looks easy too