bergshawn
Member
Think I'm gonna have to go fishing tonight. My yellow-tailed Damsel keeps charging after my two new Mated Perc. Clowns. The male (the smaller of the two) is finally getting some balls and swimming amongst the tank, but the Female (the bigger one) will not move far away from the one corner of the tank. I am trying to get them to find the Anemone but it is on the other side of the tank from where they are at. The Damsel calmed down a bit last night after a while but then this morning the percs were still at the one end of the tank. The male will sometimes make a quick lap around the tank but thats it. Think they're afraid of the Damsel. Don't want a $2 fish stressing and killing my $60 pair of mated percs. Here is an excerpt from a post I found on the newsgroups about an idea to get the damsel out. Tried with a net for about 1.5 hrs. last night and got nothing 
You think this will work (below)? Let me know and give me some suggestions!
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I had some private responses to my message wanting details on my trap so
here it is. I used a 1 liter clear plastic bottle, cut the drinking end
out making the opening about 3" in diameter, punch (2) or (3) 1/4" holes
in the bottom to let water circulate thru it, next punch a very small hole
at the 3" opening end and tie monofillament fishing line thru the hole,
take a large "ziplock" baggie and place it over the open end of the bottle
leaving at least 3" hanging over the open end of the bottle, secure the
baggie using another length of fishing line very tight to the bottle, cut
the end out of the baggie, use the line tied to the bottle and tread it
around the perimeter of the baggie, stiches should be 1/2" to 1" appart
and about 1/4" from the edge. Place a rock in the bottle to hold it
horizontal on the bottom of the tank, I used frozen brine in the bottle as
bait. Let the target fish go at least half way inside the bottle and yank
on the string! The end of the baggie should be like a "drawstring" and
close the end so they cant escape. It helps if you melt the small hole
where you tie the line so it doesn't rip thru. Heat a nail or similar to
make the hole.
I hope this helps, I caught 3 Damnsels using this, 1 on the first try and
the other 2 at the same time on the second! Happy fishing
Bret
bbrewer@contelec.com
You think this will work (below)? Let me know and give me some suggestions!
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Newsgroup Post Below
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I had some private responses to my message wanting details on my trap so
here it is. I used a 1 liter clear plastic bottle, cut the drinking end
out making the opening about 3" in diameter, punch (2) or (3) 1/4" holes
in the bottom to let water circulate thru it, next punch a very small hole
at the 3" opening end and tie monofillament fishing line thru the hole,
take a large "ziplock" baggie and place it over the open end of the bottle
leaving at least 3" hanging over the open end of the bottle, secure the
baggie using another length of fishing line very tight to the bottle, cut
the end out of the baggie, use the line tied to the bottle and tread it
around the perimeter of the baggie, stiches should be 1/2" to 1" appart
and about 1/4" from the edge. Place a rock in the bottle to hold it
horizontal on the bottom of the tank, I used frozen brine in the bottle as
bait. Let the target fish go at least half way inside the bottle and yank
on the string! The end of the baggie should be like a "drawstring" and
close the end so they cant escape. It helps if you melt the small hole
where you tie the line so it doesn't rip thru. Heat a nail or similar to
make the hole.
I hope this helps, I caught 3 Damnsels using this, 1 on the first try and
the other 2 at the same time on the second! Happy fishing
Bret
bbrewer@contelec.com
