Catching an engineer goby

[InCheyenne]

Does anyone know of a way to catch an engineer goby without removing the rock? He's about 12'' long and is becoming a real pain in the butt. He came with this 60g tank I purchased and is constantly burying frags and I'm pretty certain he ate a clownfish. Anyone know of a good way to get him out without disrupting everything else?

 

[FinsUp]

fish trap?

 

[InCheyenne]

fish trap?

I'll have to give it a try. I was reading about a FIY trap with a soda bottle.

Side note: anyone want an engineer goby?

 

[InCheyenne]

DIY*

 

[FinsUp]

The DIY ones work great.

 

[InCheyenne]

I just have a feeling I'm going to catch every other fish first.

 

[FinsUp]

LOL. possibly. it does seem to depend on the intelligence level of the fish you're trying to catch.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Shoot a 60 gallon just get a trash can drain it and catch the bogger refill wala done!

 

[InCheyenne]

I built the bottle trap. If it doesn't work I'm draining the tank tomorrow.

 

[SkyShark]

There was a Reef Builders article last week about the various strategies to catch fish. Might be some ideas there for you.

 

[InCheyenne]

I GOT HIM! Moved him to the refugium until I find him a new home. I ended up using a sheet of nylon stencil paper to section the tank in half, then in 1/4s then used a chopstick to scare him out from under the rocks and just scooped him up with a net. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[FinsUp]

Excellent!! Clearly, there's more than one way to catch a fish.

 

[InCheyenne]

The soda bottle trap was kind of funny to watch. He just grabbed the food and backed out. They're excellent at swimming backwards.

 

[FinsUp]

oh yeah- you have to snatch that out of the water really fast once they get in there. They're not gonna hang out at all. For an engineer goby, you need a really long bottle (like smartwater or something similar).

 

[timnem70]

12"? That's a HUGE goby

 

[InCheyenne]

Best pictures I can get. He doesn't come out for very long at once.

 

[FinsUp]

Engineer gobies are not like other gobies...
They're smarter and cooler, but they are socially awkward.

 

[zombie]

Engineer gobies are not like other gobies...
They're smarter and cooler, but they are socially awkward.

Rofl

 

[SynDen]

Engineer gobies are not like other gobies...
They're smarter and cooler, but they are socially awkward.

+1 mine is very awkward and blind but still a great fish imo.

 

[InCheyenne]

I really enjoyed him, cool fish. He's just throwing around too much sand and burying frags so he's got to go.