Remove rock to remove fish?

[ChromeSplat]

I have a yellow clown goby and I want to move him to my 10 gallon softie tank as he ticks off all my corals. I haven’t had any luck trying to catch him. Is it okay to remove my rocks during a water change to catch him? I would most likely take the corals off and re attach them after the rocks are back or is this a bad idea

 

[ScottJ]

I have a yellow clown goby and I want to move him to my 10 gallon softie tank as he ticks off all my corals. I haven’t had any luck trying to catch him. Is it okay to remove my rocks during a water change to catch him? I would most likely take the corals off and re attach them after the rocks are back or is this a bad idea

Removing everything makes catching a fish a whole lot easier, that's for sure. and if you're doing a water change, all the better because there will be less water in the tank! You can stash the rock and corals in a bucket of tank water while you do it. Also, the rock itself can be out of water for quite a while and it will be fine. Corals can be out of the water for a few minutes also. But don't leave them long at all.

 

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Should be fine, if you want after you reattach the corals and reassemble your rocks you can throw in a little activated carbon in case any of them are ticked off, and to help clear up the water faster. Also make sure to wear gloves in case there's bristle worms

 

[ChromeSplat]

Should be fine, if you want after you reattach the corals and reassemble your rocks you can throw in a little activated carbon in case any of them are ticked off, and to help clear up the water faster. Also make sure to wear gloves in case there's bristle worms

All the stores are only opened on the weekend, maybe I could check out a pet smart though. I have a bit of bubble algae so I might as well scrape the rocks also! Haha