GZ_Loach Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I need to catch 4 clown loaches and its near impossible trying to net them as they spend most of their time in a small tunnel in my rock background or in cave :nilly: Any ideas on how to catch them? I can't scare them out of the tunnel and its not very easy to get to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 you could put a prawn in a big juice bottle and wait for them to go inside it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'll give that a go, they only come out to eat in the morning and evening so hopefully they'l swim in and eat the prawn :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 lol, I was going to advise you to strip the tank, but if they're hiding in the background... :facepalm: (I think they know where the safe house is.) :lol: If you're really desperate and baiting them doesn't work, you could always try to scare them out of the cave by prodding the entrance gently with the net, sometimes they freak out and swim frantically around the tank (at which point you need to be one step ahead). Not ideal, but hey, they chose the hard road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 you could put a prawn in a big juice bottle and wait for them to go inside it? This is how I catch my shy fish. Big glass jar and some food. Helps if you stack rocks/wood around outside and to the back of it so they think its a nice safe place to hide. Once they are in, cover the opening and take all the rocks off. This also works for fast schooling fish that try and hide from the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 use two nets have caught rainbows and sharks that way which imo are quicker than loaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Leave the nets in there and hope you catch them just keep an eye on it and hopefully they are used to and sitting in the net when you walk past.. You can also catch fish at night so go in there with minimal light while the fish are asleep (the loaches might be out and about then). Failing that strip the tank down and get 2 nets (at least one that is fairly big) and catch them that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 GZ, just remember it's $1 for every swear word you say while trying to catch them :gigl: :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I just looked at the background and thought "who's great idea was it to make caves and tunnels?" :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I put a gee-minnow trap in my tank overnight to catch a particularly timid fish. (trap has same principle as a hinaki eel trap) I caught every fish in the tank, including the cray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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