I have three problem fish, red lyretail hawkfish that did not turn out the way I wanted and are now limiting the kinds of fish I can add to my tank so they gotta go.
The problem is I have fairly extensive rock work with lots of hiding places and these guys are smart and super skittish of the net. They are very bold fish but as soon as the net comes near the tank they are like houdini's. I have gotten up in the middle of the night a few times hoping to catch them sleeping out and no such luck so I have no choice but take all the rocks out.
My question is should I get tubs or totes big enough to hold the rocks and make sure they stay submerged in tank water while I work on catching the fish? I am guessing some of the rocks could be out for about an hour depending on how hard the fish are to catch. I have some corals LPS, mushrooms, ricordea and such that I will make sure are submerged buts lots of rock is just rocks but I have lots of critters in them like those little brittle stars and small hermits etc.... I am thinking yes keep them submerged but sometime I make so much work for myself just making sure it is really necessary.
On a side note anyone with a predator tank interested in some Lyretail Hawkfish
The problem is I have fairly extensive rock work with lots of hiding places and these guys are smart and super skittish of the net. They are very bold fish but as soon as the net comes near the tank they are like houdini's. I have gotten up in the middle of the night a few times hoping to catch them sleeping out and no such luck so I have no choice but take all the rocks out.
My question is should I get tubs or totes big enough to hold the rocks and make sure they stay submerged in tank water while I work on catching the fish? I am guessing some of the rocks could be out for about an hour depending on how hard the fish are to catch. I have some corals LPS, mushrooms, ricordea and such that I will make sure are submerged buts lots of rock is just rocks but I have lots of critters in them like those little brittle stars and small hermits etc.... I am thinking yes keep them submerged but sometime I make so much work for myself just making sure it is really necessary.
On a side note anyone with a predator tank interested in some Lyretail Hawkfish