Are tangs smarter than the average fish?

[RayAllen]

Not a serious question, but man is my yellow tang driving me bananas.:hypnotyized:

I decided I wanted to go a different route with the larger fish in my tank so I decided the Yellow tang had to go.

I made a DIY fish trap from a 3liter bottle, the kind where you cut the end off and place the cone on the inside.

I started yesterday and caught my Clarkii clown within 2hrs or so. Reset the trap and caught the yellow clown goby within a hour. By now the tang is staying well away from the trap.

This morning I reset the trap and not to long after I caught my 4 line wrasse. Reset the trap and not even 15min go by and I catch my freaking snowflake eel.

Thats four fish, all within no more than 2hrs or less of setting the trap.

The tang acts interested and pecks at the out side of the trap, even looked like it was going to enter a couple of time, I had to make the hole large enought for a 4inch tang to fit through.

Do not really expect any advice since im not sure there is any to be give, just venting my frustration:mad:

I guess its telling me it wants to stay, my plan is to replace it with a pink tail trigger and a harl. tusk eventually.

[Scream311]

Lmfao ! Sorry Ray I only Laugh because I'm doin the same trying to catch a Yellow Wrasse with a Diy 20pz Bottle

[Scream311]

and so far all ive managed to Catch is a Few Nasarius Snails hahaha

[RayAllen]

LOL, I REFUSE to take apart the rock work. It may take days, but I will win!

[Scream311]

Yea i know the feeling. once you have the perfect rock scape it sucks to have to move anything

[robalv]

They can be a little tang natious..

[RayAllen]

They can be a little tang natious..

lol Thats funny.

I actually have 2 pugs as well that are Pugnacious

[alton]

I swear it is always that way, every fish goes in but the one you want. Some how they just know something is wrong.

[Mr Cob]

I swear it is always that way, every fish goes in but the one you want. Some how they just know something is wrong.

EXACTLY! My last Yellow Tang was in and out of the trap and of course the cleaner wrasse I was trying to catch would go nowhere near it!

[RayAllen]

Well Jose (Z28pwr) trapped several it weeks ago and thats how I got it. Maybe it has memories of the last time...

[Scream311]

Lol yea that sounds more like it. Maybe you should try a different colored coke bottle. See if the color throws off his traumatized mind

[ErikH]

cleaner wrasse was the devil for me.

[Regric25]

get a fishing pole and a tiny tiny hook :) JK

[RayAllen]

Caught my red corris tonight, you should have seen it trying to figure out how to get out. Was going nuts!

[ramsey]

My Yellow Tang is smart. I had a DYI fish trap trying to catch another Tang that was causing havoc. My Yellow would go in the trap, eat a ton of food, then back out of it. He barely fit in the trap but would still squeeze in. It was entertaining to watch. He went from being skeptical, to going part of the way in, getting spooked and backing out, to "HAI GUISE, THIS IS MY NEW BUFFET RESTAURANT!". By far my favorite fish.