Swallowtail!

[pnoyreefer]

Hey guys I am really pist off lastnight lookin at my zoa collection 40% of them has a f@$#$ skirt. I am thinking he is the one muching on the skirts. He has a good taste as he goes after my rainbow, PPE and some nice ones.. I snap some pics lastnight but unfortunately forgot to upload it. I transfer some of my zoas in the frag tank to help them get better but for sure will lose some colors to it....

Acros and LPS are fine guess its not his taste. If you have the same fish pls post on the feedings and behavior. I really like that fish and I don't feel like breaking down the tank !! My corals have been in so much stress already when I did the plumbing and Re-aquascape my tank. Is there any other trick to catch a fish without tearing the system down? any help will be much appreciated and I hate to see my nice zoas goin downhill


Steve

 

[marrone]

My Rabbit fish eat all my mushrooms and a lot of my zoa's, and yes it was all the fancy ones. I had to pull him out of the tank after he started to pick at my Blasto Merletis.

Zoa's seem to be the big thing that most Angels go for. Once they start to pick at them the best bet is to remove the Angel from the tank. You want to get a trap, if you don't have one I'm sure someone on the board can lend you one, and then remove him from the tank.

 

[EmilyT]

*burp* that was me sorry

 

[pnoyreefer]

Thanks Phyl from NJRC gave me a good advise about introducing the net in my tank and also when feeding so fish can be confortable with it then once the fish are confortable I can just snap and catch them..


If anyone has any a fish trap or advise pls feel free to post. I need other options and the more time i wait the more my zoas will suffer...

This is his favorite dish...I have about 15-20 polyps and maybe 6 of them has a damaged skirt

 

[jf2381]

Steve try the soda bottle fish trap.

 

[pnoyreefer]

Steve try the soda bottle fish trap.

I wish you can elaborate more on that jose.. is there any link?

 

[Chongpark27]

dont feed fish for a couple of days and then try the soda bottle trick

 

[Deanos]

is there any link?

There's no direct link here, but there's a SEARCH

 

[Chongpark27]

call my cell steve, i'll explain it to you over the phone.

 

[pnoyreefer]

The link is a hint for you to chime here since you are the LINK king here in MR...

 

[Deanos]

The link is a hint for you to chime here since you are the LINK king here in MR...

Sorry!

LINK

 

[jf2381]

http://www.aquariumlife.net/projects/diy-aquarium-tools/32.asp

Cut the opening big enough that the fish will fit. You will probably catch every other fish before you catch the angel.

 

[pnoyreefer]

Ok just went to the LFS and bought a big net and the guy who was there also made me a hook with a nylon thread just like when you go fishing and he told me thats what they used to catch small fish in their big tanks and alway works.

ill keep you guys updated

 

[Craig]

get a hold of a TINY fishing hook. cut off the barb. take a piece of mysis, hook it, and go fishing.

 

[pnoyreefer]

get a hold of a TINY fishing hook. cut off the barb. take a piece of mysis, hook it, and go fishing.

I will :biglaugh:

 

[lazibonez]

Pnoyreefer, can I ask you which swallowtail angel that you have? is it the japanese one?

 

[pnoyreefer]

Yes

 

[MO~IDOL]

Sorry about your lost Steve...my flame & sexy shrimps did the same to one of the zoas I got from u. it's been recover though.

 

[pnoyreefer]

did you take them both out?

 

[MO~IDOL]

I tried no luck...I moved the zoas to a difference location(same tank) so far it's ok.