Tankmatez is a company promoting a new kind of fish trap which is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. The Tankmatez ‘Bubble Trap’ uses a combination of unique attributes to trap fish safely & carefully in a manner which appears…
Genious! Origami ‘Trap’ used to Catch Delicate Deep Sea Creatures
For researchers, snaring delicate sea creatures such as invertebrates without causing any damage is a big hurdle to overcome to better study them in a more hospitable environment. Some thoughtful people turned to Japanese origami for inspiration to develop this…
How to Remove Unwanted Fish from a Reef Tank
Okay let’s admit it, we all make mistakes. And sadly I must admit that I probably make more than most. As we all know there are two types of mistakes: omission where we don’t do something we should have, and…
Diary entry 1: Fighting fire with fire, chronicles of Pseudochromis tonozukai
Dear diary, i’m at my wits end. It has been three days since I’ve initiated my plan to remove a male Pseudochromis tonozukai from my reef. I’ve tried everything, but this fish is no ordinary dottyback. Highly intelligent, careful and…
Is this the best aquarium fish trap?
There’s so many ways to build a fish trap for removing problem fish from an aquarium, all of them a minor PITA to use, operate, and only marginally efficient at catching fish from the aquarium. Enter this simple beauty of…
