Fish trap???

[STHILL]

Is there any such thing as a fish trap? i need to get the damsels out of my tank 1 blue and 1 yellow they are terrors to everything i put in there.... just put in a purple pseudo and his tail is nipped badly already ugh!!!!

 

[anthony27]

I bought a trap from the lfs


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[Chiefmcfuz]

You can make a trap out of a soda bottle.

 

[STHILL]

how? i dont think the damsels will fit in the neck of it

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

How big are they?

 

[STHILL]

How big are they?

yellow damsel is about the size of a 50 cent piece round and 2 long the blue would probally fit in a bottle

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

They both would probably fit, and it is better to spend nothing and make your own trap then to spend quite a few dollars on one of those store bought traps especially when damsels are so smart they tend to elude traps.

 

[ming]

If you think they're too big, use those 3 liter soda bottles if you can find them.
btw, you need to cut the top portion off and invert it so its like a funnel into the bottle. Once in, its harder for them to go out because they are more likely to dart into a corner where the exit is a circle in the middle

 

[STHILL]

If you think they're too big, use those 3 liter soda bottles if you can find them.
btw, you need to cut the top portion off and invert it so its like a funnel into the bottle. Once in, its harder for them to go out because they are more likely to dart into a corner where the exit is a circle in the middle

good idea ill have to look for a 3 liter .... i guess just put food in it and put it in tank?

 

[Imbarrie]

You can cut the neck portion off a two liter to widen the hole.
I would feed lightly for a couple days before you try it that way the fish will be hungry.


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[DREUTZ]

If you think they're too big, use those 3 liter soda bottles if you can find them.
btw, you need to cut the top portion off and invert it so its like a funnel into the bottle. Once in, its harder for them to go out because they are more likely to dart into a corner where the exit is a circle in the middle

Do you glue the inverted opening into the inside of the bottle? If its glued what happens when other fish are trapped instead of the target fish do you have to keep cutting the glue and reassembling?

 

[ming]

No glue, it should fit snugly and you can pull it out with a little force.

 

[DREUTZ]

Thanks ming. Is it best to have the bottle standing or laying on its side? Or does it just depend on what would fit in your tank?

 

[ming]

Fish usually swim side to side instead of up to down, so it would probably be easier for it to enter it when laying the bottle on its side

 

[DrHarryLopez]

I put a fish trap I borrowed from Anthony27 n caught my fish in less then 15 mins. Here you can see my Hawkfish on the outside of the fishtrap. If you look closely you can see him laughing at the Lemon Peal angel inside the trap!

 

[TangCity]

yea isgon sells them for good price check him out

 

[bigyankfan]

First, go to a housewares section and buy a metal tea strainer ball. Do not feed your tank for a couple of days and then put a cube of frozen food in the tea strainer and put that in the trap. The scent of the food which escapes from the holes in the strainer and their hunger trumps the fish's distrust of the trap.

 

[STHILL]

thanks everyone im gonna give it a try need to get these damsels out of this tank they are terrors

 

[Imbarrie]

I wouldn't put metal in the tank. Use a bio ball packed with fresh seafood.


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