Catching a tricky clownfish

[SD_Reefer_Madness]

I have a smart, fast, and small clownfish I’m having trouble catching. Lights just went out, so I’m gonna wait a few hours and try and hit it with the surprise attack. I’ve already tried leaving the net in with mysis for awhile. I swear it was just messing with me and swimming close then dipping out. Tried a clear container with some TDO pellets in it, and it just swam next to it to push the pellets out to eat them. Gonna head to the LFS tomorrow if the night mission doesn’t work and try a fish trap. Does anyone have any recommendations on fish traps? Or any other methods for catching this guy?

 

[KrisReef]

Drain the tank.

 

[patrick886]

Try red light? At least you can see where it is in the tank better.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,dark,wiggle flashlight to distract and freeze ,slowly swoop up;)good luck:)

 

[SD_Reefer_Madness]

Caught it by renting a trap from the LFS, just took a few days