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cracker · 03-23-2006, 02:26 PM

I just trapped a fish ! I built a plain ole box trap out of acrylic scraps. I had to make a few changes in design and it took a while to get the fish used to it but it worked! I kinda copied a trap I saw here. Miss Woodstock posted a good pict somewhere.The acrylic was easiest to work with but I think any larger clear plastic container would work. The trick is to design a trap door that will close quickly and to keep the food in the trap.so the fish have to enter it. Again it takes a while for the fish to get used to the trap. And I bet the fish you want is the last one to enter it! What type of problem fish are you wanting out? Also draining the tank works well and I understand most corals will be ok if exposed for a short while.

03-23-2006, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,788 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: netting fish I just trapped a fish ! I built a plain ole box trap out of acrylic scraps. I had to make a few changes in design and it took a while to get the fish used to it but it worked! I kinda copied a trap I saw here. Miss Woodstock posted a good pict somewhere.The acrylic was easiest to work with but I think any larger clear plastic container would work. The trick is to design a trap door that will close quickly and to keep the food in the trap.so the fish have to enter it. Again it takes a while for the fish to get used to the trap. And I bet the fish you want is the last one to enter it! What type of problem fish are you wanting out? Also draining the tank works well and I understand most corals will be ok if exposed for a short while.